Manipulation of window controls in a popup window

• US 8,762,883 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2009
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Kumar, Darshan, Sudhi, Ambili, Achar, Govindraja, Jhaveri, Pankesh, Kumar, Prasanth
• Primary Examiner(s): PITARO, RYAN F
• Application Number:
  US12/363,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20100199199A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,971 Days
• Field of Search: 715/808, 715/795
• US Class Current: 715/808
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided that manipulating popup window controls. A popup window includes a presentation applet running in the popup window that collects data regarding the presentation. In order to save data collected by the applet before the popup window is closed, a control container embedded in the popup window disables the close window button of the popup window. The control container also maximizes the popup window to full screen for a more functional user interface.

Claims

1. A method for manipulating a popup window, comprising:

loading a presentation applet within the popup window, wherein the presentation applet runs in the popup window and dynamically collects analytical data regarding a presentation that comprises one or more messages, wherein the analytical data comprises time spent on each message of the presentation, and a sequence of the one or more messages of the presentation;

receiving, by a control container embedded in the popup window, a notification to disable a close window button;

calling a system menu of the popup window; and

disabling the close window button of the popup window, wherein collected analytical data is written to a database by the applet before the popup window is closed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the close window button is an “

X”

button of a window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the control container is an ActiveX control container.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the control container embedded in the popup window, a notification to maximize the popup window;

calling the system menu of the popup window; and

maximizing the popup window.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the close window button of the popup window prevents a loss of data collected by an application running in the popup window.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to manipulate a popup window by:

loading a presentation applet within the popup window, wherein the presentation applet runs in the popup window and dynamically collects analytical data regarding a presentation that comprises one or more messages, wherein the analytical data comprises time spent on each message of the presentation, and a sequence of the one or more messages of the presentation;

receiving, by a control container embedded in the popup window, a notification to disable a close window button;

calling a system menu of the popup window; and

disabling the close window button of the popup window, wherein collected analytical data is written to a database by the applet before the popup window is closed.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the control container embedded in the popup window, a notification to maximize the popup window;

calling the system menu of the popup window; and

maximizing the popup window.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the close window button is an “

X”

button of a window.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the control container is an ActiveX control container.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein disabling the close window button of the popup window prevents a loss of data collected by an application running in the popup window.

11. A system for manipulating popup window controls, comprising:

a memory configured to store one or more software modules;

a processor configured to execute the one or more software modules;

a popup window that is created by the processor when executing the one or more software modules;

a presentation applet running in the popup window that dynamically collects analytical data regarding a presentation that comprises one or more messages, wherein the analytical data comprises time spent on each message of the presentation, and a sequence of the one or more messages of the presentation; and

a control container embedded in the popup window that disables a close window button of the popup window, where collected analytical data is written to a database by the applet before the popup window is closed.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control container maximizes the popup window.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the close window button is an “

X”

button of a window.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the control container is an ActiveX control container.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the control container receives a notification to maximize the popup window, calls the system menu of the popup window, and maximizes the popup window.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein disabling the close window button of the popup window prevents a loss of data collected by an application running in the popup window.

17. A system for manipulating a popup window, comprising:

means for loading a presentation applet within the popup window, wherein the presentation applet runs in the popup window and dynamically collects analytical data regarding a presentation that comprises one or more messages, wherein the analytical data comprises time spent on each message of the presentation, and a sequence of the one or more messages of the presentation;

means for receiving, by a control container embedded in the popup window, a notification to maximize the popup window;

means for calling a system menu of the popup window; and

means for maximizing the popup window, wherein collected analytical data is written to a database by the applet before the popup window is closed.