Summarizing portlet usage in a portal page

• US 8,788,953 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lauridsen, Christina K., Ong, Malcolm C., Wilcox, Lauren G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Matt
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pan, Yongjia
• Application Number:
  US13/420,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20120204121A1
• Time in Patent Office: 860 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications

Abstract

A portal summary controller stores detected usage of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within at least one portal page at each of a plurality of different times. The portal summary controller dynamically creates a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the detected usage separately stored at each of the plurality of different times, wherein the summary portal page provides a summary of at least a selection of a previous usage of the at least one portal page comprising each separate instance of the at least one portlet application that functions as if placed on the at least one portal page.

Claims

1. A system for creating a portal page summarizing previous portal page usage comprising:

a portal status recorder comprising a processor connected to a memory and operative to store detected usage of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within at least one portal page separately at each of a plurality of different times;

the at least one portlet application operative to dynamically generate content for each of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application based on a first data option selected from among a plurality of data options selectable within the at least one portlet application from a first selection of separate data accesses to at least one data storage system delivering a first selection of data for each at least one portlet application;

the portal status recorder operative to store the detected usage of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application by storing the dynamically generated content for each of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application and the first data option;

a summary portal generator operative to dynamically create a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the detected usage separately stored at each of the plurality of different times, wherein the summary portal page provides a summary of at least a selection of a previous usage of the at least one portal page comprising each separate instance of the at least one portlet application that functions as if placed on the at least one portal page;

the summary portal generator, responsive to a user selection to generate the summary portal page, operative to dynamically create the summary portal page displaying at least one first instance of the at least one portlet application specified according to the stored detected usage comprising the dynamically generated content and displaying a second instance of the at least one portlet application specified with a second selection of dynamically generated content generated based on the first data option in the detected usage from a current data access to the at least one data storage system delivering the second selection of data different from the first selection of data and not previously stored in the detected usage; and

the summary portal generator, responsive to detecting the dynamically generated content from the current data access, operative to graphically distinguish the second selection of dynamically generated content from the dynamically generated content to visually distinguish the second selection of dynamically generated content from the dynamically generated content within the summary portal page.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

the portal status recorder operative to monitor for the dynamically generated content comprising separate dynamically generated HTML fragments for the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application; and

the portal status recorder operative to store the dynamically generated content by at least one of capturing data points from the separate dynamically generated HTML fragments and storing the data points, storing the dynamically generated HTML fragments, and capturing a snapshot of the displayed HTML fragments and storing the captured snapshot.

3. The system according to claim 1 further comprising:

the portal status recorder operative to monitor at each of the plurality of different times for the usage comprising user selection of a particular data option from among a plurality of data options within at least one instance of the at least one portlet application, wherein each of the plurality of data options is linked to a different type of data access from at least one data storage system.

4. The system according to claim 1 further comprising:

the portal status recorder operative to enable a selectable option within a particular instance of the at least one portlet application to save the usage of the particular instance; and

the portal status recorder, responsive to detecting a user selection of the selectable option within the particular instance, operative to store the detected usage of the particular instance.

5. The system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a portal summary selection interface controller operative to facilitate an interface through which a user designates a selection of records from among a plurality of records representing a selection of the detected usage to include in the new portal page; and

the summary portal generator operative to dynamically create the summary portal page displaying separate instances of the at least one portlet application for each portlet application usage recorded in the selection of records and specifying the separate instances of the at least one portlet application according to at least one of a data option selection and previously generated content within each of the selection of records.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

the summary portal generator, responsive to detecting a user selection of an updated data option from among the plurality of data options selectable within the separate instance of the at least one portlet application from among the first instance and the second instance, operative to update at least one selection of content within the separate instance with updated dynamically generated content from current data accessed from the at least one data storage system delivering a third selection of data for the updated data option different from the first selection of data and the second selection of data; and

the summary portal generator, responsive to detecting the updated dynamically generated content from content data accessed for the updated data option, operative to detect a selection of records in the first selection of data, the second selection of data, and the third selection of data that are redundant and to graphically distinguish the redundant selection of records from the remaining content currently displayed to visually distinguish the redundant selection of records from the remaining content within the summary portal page.

7. A method for creating a portal page summarizing previous portal page usage comprising:

dynamically generating content for each of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within at least one portal page based on a first data option selected from among a plurality of data options selectable within the at least one portlet application from a first selection of separate data accesses to at least one data storage system delivering a first selection of data for each at least one portlet application;

storing detected usage of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application within the at least one portal page separately at each of a plurality of different times by storing the dynamically generated content for each of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application and the first data option;

responsive to a user selection to generate the summary portal page, dynamically creating a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the detected usage separately stored at each of the plurality of different times, such that the summary portal page provides a summary of at least a selection of a previous usage of the at least one portal page comprising each separate instance of the at least one portlet application that functions as if placed on the at least one portal page, by dynamically creating the summary portal page displaying at least one first instance of the at least one portlet application specified according to the stored detected usage comprising the dynamically generated content and displaying a second instance of the at least one portlet application specified with a second selection of dynamically generated content generated based on the first data option in the detected usage from a current data access to the at least one data storage system delivering the second selection of data different from the first selection of data and not previously stored in the detected usage; and

responsive to detecting the dynamically generated content from the current data access, graphically distinguishing the second selection of dynamically generated content from the dynamically generated content to visually distinguish the second selection of dynamically generated content from the dynamically generated content within the summary portal page.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

monitoring for dynamically generated content comprising separate dynamically generated HTML fragments for the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application; and

storing the dynamically generated content by at least one of capturing data points from the separate dynamically generated HTML fragments and storing the data points, storing the dynamically generated HTML fragments, and

capturing a snapshot of the displayed HTML fragments and storing the captured snapshot.

9. The method according to claim 7 wherein storing detected usage of at least one instance of a particular portlet application within at least one portal page separately at each of a plurality of different times further comprises:

monitoring at each of the plurality of different times for the detected usage comprising user selection of a particular data option from among a plurality of data options within at least one instance of the at least one portlet application, wherein each of the plurality of data options is linked to a different type of data access from at least one data storage system.

10. The method according to claim 7 wherein storing detected usage of at least one instance of a particular portlet application within at least one portal page separately at each of a plurality of different times further comprises:

enabling a selectable option within a particular instance of the at least one portlet application to save usage of the particular instance; and

responsive to detecting a user selection of the selectable option within the particular instance, storing the detected usage of the particular instance.

11. The method according to claim 7 wherein dynamically creating a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the detected usage separately stored at each of the plurality of different times further comprises:

responsive to a trigger to create a summary portal page, accessing stored detected usage of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet at at least one of the plurality of different times, wherein the stored detected usage comprises at least one selection of at least one data option from among a plurality of data options within the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application;

accessing current data for the at least one data option for the at least one portlet application; and

dynamically generating content for display within the separate instance of the at least one portlet application from the current data.

12. The method according to claim 7 wherein dynamically creating a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the detected usage separately stored at each of the plurality of different times, such that the summary portal page provides a summary of previous usage of the at least one portal page further comprises:

facilitating an interface through which a user designates a selection of records from among a plurality of records representing a selection of the detected usage to include in the new portal page; and

dynamically creating the summary portal page displaying separate instances of the at least one portlet application for each portlet application usage recorded in the selection of records and specifying the separate instances of the at least one portlet application according to at least one of a data option selection and previously generated content within each of the selection of records.

13. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

responsive to detecting a user selection of an updated data option from among a plurality of data options selectable within the separate instance of the at least one portlet application from among the first instance and the second instance, updating at least one selection of content within the separate instance with updated dynamically generated content from current data accessed from the at least one data storage system delivering a third selection of data for the updated data option different from the first selection of data and the second selection of data; and

responsive to detecting the updated dynamically generated content from content data accessed for the updated data option, operative to detect a selection of records in the first selection of data, the second selection of data, and the third selection of data that are redundant and to graphically distinguishing the redundant selection of records from the remaining content currently displayed to visually distinguish the redundant selection of records from the remaining content within the summary portal page.

14. A computer program product for creating a portal page summarizing previous portal page usage, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to store detected usage of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within at least one portal page separately at each of a plurality of different times;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to dynamically generate content for each of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application based on a first data option selected from among a plurality of data options selectable within the at least one portlet application from a first selection of separate data accesses to at least one data storage system delivering a first selection of data for each at least one portlet application;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to store the detected usage of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application by storing the dynamically generated content for each of the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application and the first data option;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to dynamically create a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the detected usage separately stored at each of the plurality of different times comprising each separate instance of the at least one portlet application that functions as if placed on the at least one portal page;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, responsive to a user selection to generate the summary portal page, to dynamically create the summary portal page displaying at least one first instance of the at least one portlet application specified according to the stored detected usage comprising the dynamically generated content and displaying a second instance of the at least one portlet application specified with a second selection of dynamically generated content generated based on the first data option in the detected usage from a current data access to the at least one data storage system delivering the second selection of data different from the first selection of data and not previously stored in the detected usage; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, responsive to detecting the dynamically generated content from the current data access, to graphically distinguish second selection of dynamically generated content from the dynamically generated content to visually distinguish the second selection of dynamically generated content from the dynamically generated content within the summary portal page.

15. The program product according to claim 14, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to monitor for the dynamically generated content comprising separate dynamically generated HTML fragments for the at least one instance of the at least one portlet application; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to store the dynamically generated content by at least one of capturing data points from the separate dynamically generated HTML fragments and storing the data points, storing the dynamically generated HTML fragments, and capturing a snapshot of the displayed HTML fragments and storing the captured snapshot.