Systems and methods for a collaboration messaging framework

• US 20050262185A1
• Filed: 02/10/2005
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Frender, Kevin Blair, Beartusk, Brodi, Jolley, Christopher, Smith, Gregory, Devgan, Manish, Pearson, Shane, Olander, Daryl B., Cook, Thomas A., O'Neil, Edward K., Feit, Richard, Breeden, Timothy, Stamm, Thomas Carl, McCauley, Rodney
• Application Number:
  US11/055,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20050262185A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

A system and method comprising, conveying information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and exposing a set of functions that enable a process take part in the collaboration, the set of functions comprising: first functions to facilitate sending and receiving messages; and second functions to facilitate propagation of user presence information and determination of user presence.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

conveying information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and

exposing a set of functions that enable a process take part in the collaboration, the set of functions comprising;

first functions to facilitate sending and receiving messages; and

second functions to facilitate propagation of user presence information and determination of user presence.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the set of functions further comprises:

third functions for monitoring communication activities.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a message; and

invoking at least one of the first and second functions.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the first functions include one or more functions for registering a message listener to receive notification of asynchronous message receipt.

5. The Method of claim 1 wherein

the second functions include one or more functions for determining user presence based on a role, wherein the role can be dynamically evaluated.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein:

a role is a dynamic set of users.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the first and second functions are implemented by one or more communication provider modules that conform to a Service Provider Interface (SPI).

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:

user presence information includes user status.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the collaboration is coordinated by a business process.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the set of functions are part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more plug-in provider components that implement a compatible Service Provider Interface (SPI).

11. A software architecture comprising:

an application configured to handle one or more requests submitted by one or more processes; and

an application programming interface (API) coupled to the application wherein the API can expose a set of functions used by the application to access a collaboration, wherein the set of functions include;

first functions to facilitate sending and receiving messages; and

second functions to facilitate propagation of user presence information and determination of user presence.

12. The software architecture of claim 11 wherein the set of functions further includes:

third functions for monitoring communication activities.

13. The software architecture of claim 11 wherein:

the first functions include one or more functions for registering a message listener to receive notification of asynchronous message receipt.

14. The software architecture of claim 11 wherein

the second functions include one or more functions for determining user presence based on a role, wherein the role can be dynamically evaluated.

15. The software architecture of claim 14 wherein:

a role is a dynamic set of users.

16. The software architecture of claim 11, further comprising:

one or more communication provider modules that conform to a Service Provider Interface (SPI) and that implement the first and second functions.

17. The software architecture of claim 11 wherein:

user presence information includes user status.

18. The software architecture of claim 11 wherein:

the collaboration is coordinated by a business process.

19. The software architecture of claim 11 wherein:

the set of functions are part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more plug-in provider components that implement a compatible Service Provider Interface (SPI).

20. A system comprising:

a plurality of processes configured to communicate in a collaboration; and

wherein each process includes a set of functions that enable each process take part in the collaboration, the set of functions including;

first functions to facilitate sending and receiving messages; and

second functions to facilitate propagation of user presence information and determination of user presence.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the set of functions further includes:

third functions for monitoring communication activities.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein:

the first functions include one or more functions for registering a message listener to receive notification of asynchronous message receipt.

23. The system of claim 20 wherein

the second functions include one or more functions for determining user presence based on a role, wherein the role can be dynamically evaluated.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein:

a role is a dynamic set of users.

25. The system of claim 20, further comprising:

one or more communication provider modules that conform to a Service Provider Interface (SPI) and that implement the first and second functions.

26. The system of claim 20 wherein:

user presence information includes user status.

27. The system of claim 20 wherein:

the collaboration is coordinated by a business process.

28. The system of claim 20 wherein:

the set of functions are part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more plug-in provider components that implement a compatible Service Provider Interface (SPI).

29. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause a system to:

convey information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and

expose a set of functions that enable a process take part in the collaboration, the set of functions comprising;

first functions to facilitate sending and receiving messages; and

second functions to facilitate propagation of user presence information and determination of user presence.

30. The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein the set of functions further comprises:

third functions for monitoring communication activities.

31. The machine readable medium of claim 29, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

receive a message; and

invoke at least one of the first and second functions.

32. The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:

the first functions include one or more functions for registering a message listener to receive notification of asynchronous message receipt.

33. The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein

the second functions include one or more functions for determining user presence based on a role, wherein the role can be dynamically evaluated.

34. The machine readable medium of claim 33 wherein:

a role is a dynamic set of users.

35. The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:

the first and second functions are implemented by one or more communication provider modules that conform to a Service Provider Interface (SPI).

36. The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:

user presence information includes user status.

37. The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:

the collaboration is coordinated by a business process.

38. The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:

the set of functions are part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more plug-in provider components that implement a compatible Service Provider Interface (SPI).

39. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:

a code segment including instructions to convey information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and

a code segment including instructions to expose a set of functions that enable a process take part in the collaboration, the set of functions comprising;

first functions to facilitate sending and receiving messages; and

second functions to facilitate propagation of user presence information and determination of user presence.