Providing data resource services within enterprise systems for resource level sharing among multiple applications, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media

• US 9,531,808 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2014
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Singh, Kundan, Krishnaswamy, Venkatesh
• Primary Examiner(s): Donabed, Ninos
• Application Number:
  US14/174,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058418A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

Providing data resource services within enterprise systems for resource level sharing among multiple applications, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing a data resource service within an enterprise system is provided. The method includes receiving a user data request from a web application having application logic located outside of an enterprise system to access user data stored in memory within the enterprise system. The method further includes accessing the user data stored in the memory within the enterprise system in response to the user data request from the web application. The method also includes providing access to the user data stored in the memory within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the user data request.

Claims

1. A method for providing a data resource service within an enterprise system for resource level sharing among multiple applications, comprising:

maintaining, by a processor executing the data resource service, a single, centrally managed instance of a set of user data stored within the enterprise system, the set of user data comprising, at least in part, data received from a user;

receiving, by the processor executing the data resource service, a request from a web application having application logic located outside of the enterprise system to access user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system;

accessing, by the processor executing the data resource service, the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system in response to the request from the web application;

reviewing, by the processor executing the data resource service, at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data;

providing, by the processor executing the data resource service, access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the request while maintaining only the single, centrally managed instance of the set of user data stored within the enterprise system if the at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data allows the web application to access the set of user data;

not providing, by the processor executing the data resource service, access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the request if the at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data does not allow the web application to access the set of user data;

receiving, by the processor executing the data resource service, a request from an enterprise application having logic within the enterprise system to access user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system;

accessing, by the processor executing the data resource service, the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system in response to the request from the enterprise application; and

providing, by the processor executing the data resource service, access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the enterprise application in response to the request while maintaining only the single, centrally managed instance of the set of user data stored within the enterprise system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the data resource service, an update of user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system; and

storing, by the data resource service, the received update of user data in the single, centrally managed set of user data stored within the enterprise system.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

notifying, by the data resource service, a plurality of subscribers to the set of user data of an update to the set of user data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the requested user data was created for a different web application than the web application providing the request.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing the set of user data stored within the enterprise system as a hierarchical resource via paths or Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) associated with the set of user data.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the hierarchical resource is transient.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a plurality of Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) applications, wherein each WebRTC application to functions as the web application.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a plurality of widgets, wherein each widget comprises a collection of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript, or Cascading Style Sheets code, and implements at least one web application.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising using the plurality of widgets, wherein each widget interconnects to one or more of the remaining widgets in order to implement the at least one web application.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising using the plurality of widgets, wherein each widget comprises a WebRTC widget.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein each widget further:

establishes a connection with the data resource service within the enterprise system;

requests access to the set of user data stored within the enterprise system;

accesses the set of user data stored within the enterprise system in response to the access request;

provides updates to the set of user data stored within the enterprise system; and

terminates the connection with the data resource service within the enterprise system.

12. A system for providing a data resource service within an enterprise system for resource level sharing among multiple applications, comprising:

a memory within an enterprise system that maintains a single, centrally managed instance of a set of user data within the enterprise system, the set of user data comprising, at least in part, data received from a user; and

a data resource server that;

receives a request from a web application having application logic located outside of the enterprise system to access user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system;

accesses the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system in response to the request from the web application;

reviews at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data;

provides access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the request while maintaining only the single, centrally managed instance of the set of user data stored within the enterprise system if the at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data allows the web application to access the set of user data;

not providing access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the request if the at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data does not allow the web application to access the set of user data;

receives a request from an enterprise application having logic within the enterprise system to access user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system;

accesses the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system in response to the request from the enterprise application; and

provides access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the enterprise application in response to the request while maintaining only the single, centrally managed instance of the set of user data stored within the enterprise system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the data resource server further:

receives an update of user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system; and

stores the received update of user data in the single, centrally managed set of user data stored within the enterprise system.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the requested user data-was created for a different web application than the web application providing the request.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the data resource server is further accesses the user data stored as a hierarchical resource via paths or Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) associated with the user data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the hierarchical resource is transient.

17. The system of claim 12, further comprising a plurality of Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) applications, wherein each WebRTC application functions as the web application.

18. The system of claim 12, further comprising a plurality of widgets, wherein each widget comprises a collection of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript, and Cascading Style Sheets code, and implements at least one web application.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising the plurality of widgets, wherein each widget interconnects to one or more of the remaining widgets in order to implement the at least one web application.

20. The system claim of 18, further comprising the plurality of widgets, wherein each widget comprises a WebRTC widget.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device cause the electronic device to implement a method for providing a data resource service within an enterprise system for resource level sharing among multiple applications, the method comprising:

maintaining a single, centrally managed instance of a set of user data stored within the enterprise system, the set of user data comprising, at least in part, data received from a user;

receiving a request from a web application having application logic located outside of the enterprise system to access user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system;

accessing the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system in response to the request from the web application;

reviewing at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data;

providing access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the request while maintaining only the single, centrally managed instance of the set of user data stored within the enterprise system if the at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data allows the web application to access the set of user data;

not providing access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the request if the at least one access privilege associated with the set of user data does not allow the web application to access the set of user data;

receiving a request from an enterprise application having logic within the enterprise system to access user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system;

accessing the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system in response to the request from the enterprise application; and

providing access to the requested user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system to the enterprise application in response to the request while maintaining only the single, centrally managed instance of the set of user data stored within the enterprise system.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving an update of user data in the set of user data stored within the enterprise system; and

storing the received update of user data in the single, centrally managed set of user data stored within the enterprise system.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the requested user data was created for a different web application than the web application providing the request.