Method and system for programming portal applications

• US 20060168595A1
• Filed: 11/18/2004
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: McArdle, James M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,509,659 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/328
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/544 Remote
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/545 Gui
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for enabling dynamic graphical interfacing with a server from a client. A method includes receiving at a portlet, a plurality of user-generated drawing location identifiers, mapping the user-generated drawing location identifiers to an Applet function via an Applet application programming interface (API), and generating a drawing using a drawing method with the user-generated drawing location identifiers. After the drawing is generated a drawing is returned to a user associated with the user-generated drawing location identifiers. The user-generated drawing location identifiers can be one or more of mouse clicks, taps, and tablet PC drawing indications via a pen. The portlet enables a graphical interface via the Applet API and the Applet API is stored in a Java Archive file (JAR). The JAR file enables multiple users to view the drawing without requiring local files.

Claims

1. A method for enabling dynamic graphical interfacing with a server from a client, the method comprising:

receiving at a portlet, a plurality of user-generated drawing location identifiers;

mapping the user-generated drawing location identifiers to an Applet function via an Applet application programming interface (API); and

generating a drawing using a drawing method with the user-generated drawing location identifiers.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising returning a drawing to a user associated with the user-generated drawing location identifiers.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the user-generated drawing location identifiers are one or more of mouse clicks, taps, and tablet PC drawing indications via a pen.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the portlet enables a graphical interface via the Applet API.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the Applet is written using Java programming language commands.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the Applet API is stored in a Java Archive file (JAR).

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the mapping includes mapping Applet methods to portlet methods.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the Applet API enables multiple users to view the drawing without requiring local files.

9. A computer program product comprising code for performing acts for enabling dynamic graphical interfacing with a server from a client, the acts including:

receiving at a portlet, a plurality of user-generated drawing location identifiers;

mapping the user-generated drawing location identifiers to an Applet function via an Applet application programming interface (API); and

generating a drawing using a drawing method with the user-generated drawing location identifiers.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the wherein the Applet API is stored in a Java Archive file (JAR).

11. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the user-generated drawing location identifiers are one or more of mouse clicks, taps, and tablet PC drawing indications via a pen.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the portlet enables a graphical interface via the Applet API.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the portlet and the Applet function are configured to be stored in the server.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein Applet API functions to map portlet methods to Applet methods.

15. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a portlet operable via the processor, the portlet configured to receive a plurality of user-generated drawing location identifiers;

an Applet application programming interface (API) coupled to the portlet, the Applet API configured to map the user-generated drawing location identifiers via the portlet; and

a drawing function within the portlet, the drawing function configured to generate a drawing using a drawing method with the user-generated drawing location identifiers.

16. The computer system of claim 15 wherein the portlet enables a graphical interface via the Applet API.

17. The computer system of claim 15 wherein the Applet API is stored in a Java Archive file (JAR).

18. The computer system of claim 15 wherein the user-generated drawing location identifiers are one or more of mouse clicks, taps, and tablet PC drawing indications via a pen.

19. The computer system of claim 15 wherein the drawing is via a paint method.

20. The computer system of claim 15 wherein the Applet API is configured to map Applet methods to portlet methods.