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Management and generation of dashboards

  • US 8,869,027 B2
  • Filed: 08/04/2006
  • Issued: 10/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • identifying, by a computing device having a desktop, a plurality of widgets for installation in a dashboard environment based on a user selection of widgets, where the plurality of widgets comprise separate applications, an installed widget presently executes an associated function including providing a presentation aspect associated with the executing function, and the desktop is inactive when the dashboard environment is active;

    determining whether installing any of the plurality of widgets in the dashboard environment violates any rules that prevent installation of at least one of a specific widget or widgets that provide access to a specific type of information;

    associating the plurality of widgets with the dashboard environment;

    installing the dashboard environment in a display environment including displaying the plurality of widgets executing in the dashboard environment, wherein, when the dashboard environment is active, a desktop environment is temporarily inactive; and

    wherein determining rules includes;

    determining a rule for managing the dashboard environment;

    evaluating the identified widgets to determine if each satisfies the rule; and

    installing only identified widgets in the selected dashboard environment that satisfy the rule.

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