Adaptive UI regions for enterprise applications

• US 8,769,436 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2009
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Haire, Michael John, Bhowmick, Arin, Mochel, Kari, Danielson, David, Musa, Rami
• Primary Examiner(s): HAILU, TADESSE
• Application Number:
  US12/368,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20100205567A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,967 Days
• Field of Search: 715/765, 715/789, 715/840, 715/241, 715/253, 715/762, 715/764, 715/778, 715/794
• US Class Current: 715/840
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

An adaptive region system can include an adaptive region module and a display module. The adaptive region module can include a mini region button panel module capable of generating a mini region button panel having multiple mini region buttons, a view panel module capable of generating a view panel having multiple view buttons, and a region panel module capable of generating a region panel having multiple mini regions. The display module can visually display the mini region button panel, the view panel, and the region panel.

Claims

1. An adaptive region system, comprising:

a processor configured to control;

an adaptive region module comprising;

a mini region button panel module operable to generate a mini region button panel, wherein the mini region button panel comprises a plurality of mini region buttons;

a view panel module operable to generate a view panel, wherein the view panel comprises a plurality of view buttons; and

a region panel module operable to generate a region panel, wherein the region panel comprises a plurality of mini regions corresponding to a Sales Opportunity, wherein a layout of said mini regions is automatically determined based on strength values attached to said mini regions, and wherein a position of a mini region having the highest strength value in the layout is permanent;

a summary module operable to provide a summary section comprising information pertaining to the Sales Opportunity, said information comprising a group consisting of;

Primary Owner, Territory, Revenue, Win Probability, Status, Creation Date, Close Date, and Lead Quality; and

a display operable to visually display at least some of the mini region button panel, at least some of the view panel, and at least some of the region panel.

2. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mini region buttons corresponds to one of the plurality of mini regions.

3. The adaptive region system of claim 1, further comprising a storing module operable to store settings information pertaining to at least one of the mini region button panel, the view panel, and the region panel.

4. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mini region buttons comprises at least one of a mini region maximize/minimize button and an add button.

5. The adaptive region system of claim 4, further comprising an add module operable to, responsive to an action performed in connection with the add button, invoke a user interface comprising multiple data fields, wherein each data field is operable to receive input.

6. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mini regions comprises at least one of a mini region maximize/minimize button, a minimize-to-button button, and an add button.

7. The adaptive region system of claim 6, further comprising an add module operable to, responsive to an action performed in connection with the add button, invoke a user interface comprising multiple data fields, wherein each data field is operable to receive input.

8. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the mini region button panel further comprises a mini region button panel maximize/minimize button.

9. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of view buttons corresponds to an arrangement of at least one of the mini region button panel, the view panel, and the region panel.

10. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the view panel further comprises a Save View button operable to invoke a view storing module to store a customized configuration of a view.

11. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a monitor.

12. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the layout specifies that the mini regions are to be displayed in a descending order of the strength values.

13. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the position of the mini region having the highest strength value in the layout is permanent so long as the strength value remains the highest among the mini regions.

14. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the position of the mini region having the highest strength value in the layout is within the uppermost, leftmost portion of the layout.

15. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein a position of a mini region having the highest strength value in the layout is permanent.

16. The adaptive region system of claim 15, wherein the position of the mini region having the lowest strength value in the layout is permanent so long as the strength value remains the lowest among the mini regions.

17. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein a position of a mini region having the lowest strength value in the layout is within the lowermost, rightmost portion of the layout.

18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

displaying a region panel comprising a space operable to hold multiple mini regions corresponding to a Sales Opportunity;

attaching a strength value to each of the multiple mini regions within the region panel;

automatically arranging the mini regions in accordance with a layout based on the strength values of the mini regions, wherein a position of a mini region having the highest strength value in the layout is permanent;

displaying a mini region button panel comprising a plurality of mini region buttons, wherein each of the plurality of mini region buttons corresponds to one of the multiple mini regions;

displaying an adaptive region view panel comprising a plurality of adaptive region view buttons, wherein each of the plurality of adaptive region view buttons corresponds to an arrangement of the multiple mini regions within the region panel; and

displaying a summary section comprising information pertaining to the Sales Opportunity, said information comprising a group consisting of;

Primary Owner, Territory, Revenue, Win Probability, Status, Creation Date, Close Date, and Lead Quality.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, further comprising editing the layout.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising storing the edited layout as a second layout.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein editing the layout comprises at least one of adding at least one of the multiple mini regions to the region panel and removing at least one of the multiple mini regions from the region panel.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein editing the layout comprises switching a first position of a first one of the multiple mini regions with a second position of a second one of the multiple mini regions.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, further comprising adding content to one of the multiple mini regions responsive to an action corresponding to an add button.

24. One or more tangible computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:

generating a mini region button panel having mini region buttons;

generating a view panel having view buttons;

generating a region panel;

placing multiple mini regions within the region panel as part of a first arrangement, wherein each mini region pertains to a Sales Opportunity, and wherein the first arrangement comprises a summary section comprising information pertaining to the Sales Opportunity, said information comprising a group consisting of;

Primary Owner, Territory, Revenue, Win Probability, Status, Creation Date, Close Date, and Lead Quality, wherein said first arrangement is automatically determined based on strength values attached to the mini regions, and wherein a position of a mini region having the highest strength value in the first arrangement is permanent;

editing the first arrangement; and

storing the edited first arrangement.