Computing system and method to perform run-time extension for world wide web application

• US 20070250840A1
• Filed: 09/28/2001
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siebel Systems Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Mukundan, Anil, Coker, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,533,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/320
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

A computing system including a script module to perform a run-time extension to modify the functionality of a corresponding World Wide Web (WWW) application object is described. The script module modifies the functionality of the corresponding WWW application object without modifying the functionality of other WWW application objects of the same class. The computing system further includes an input device for inputting a script for the script module. The script is coupled to the corresponding WWW application object when the corresponding WWW application object is instantiated.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising:

a first World Wide Web application object and a second World Wide Web application object, wherein the first World Wide Web application object is a proxy of the second World Wide Web application object;

a script module to perform a run-time extension to modify the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object without modifying the functionality of one or more other World Wide Web application objects of a same class as the first World Wide Web application object; and

a synchronization mechanism to allow mirroring of the modification of the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object onto the second World Wide Web application object.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the script module includes a JavaScript module.

3. The computing system of claim 22, wherein the script is coupled to the first World Wide Web application object through an object hook.

4. The computing system of claim 1, wherein a script written through the script module is stored in a client memory.

5. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising:

an external application coupled to the first World Wide Web application object;

wherein the run-time extension is transparent to the external application.

6. The computing system of claim 5, wherein the external application includes a user interface.

22. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising:

an input device for inputting a script for the script module, wherein the script is coupled to the first World Wide Web application object when the first World Wide Web application object is instantiated.

23. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising:

an execution module for modifying the functionality of the second World Wide Web application object in accordance with the modification of the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object.

24. The computing system of claim 23, wherein, as part of modifying the functionality of the second World Wide Web application object, said execution module is configured to modify a base behavior of a class of objects having the same class as that of said second World Wide Web application object.

7. (canceled)

8. A method comprising:

providing a first World Wide Web application object and a second World Wide Web application object, wherein the first World Wide Web application object is a proxy of the second World Wide Web application object;

performing a run-time extension to modify the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object without modifying the functionality of one or more other World Wide Web application objects of a same class as the first World Wide Web application object; and

modifying the functionality of the second World Wide Web application object in accordance with the modification of the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object.

9. The method of claim 25, wherein a JavaScript module is used as the script module.

10. The method of claim 25, wherein the script is coupled to the first World Wide Web application object through an object hook.

11. The method of claim 25, further comprising storing the script written through the script module in a client memory.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

coupling an external application to the first World Wide Web application object;

wherein the run-time extension is transparent to the external application.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising using a user interface as the external application.

25. The method of claim 8, wherein said performing said run-time extension includes executing a script using a script module, wherein the script is coupled to the first World Wide Web application object when the first World Wide Web application object is instantiated.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising inputting said script for said script module.

27. The method of claim 8, wherein said modifying the functionality of the second World Wide Web application object includes:

modifying a base behavior of a class of objects having the same class as that of said second World Wide Web application object.

14. (canceled)

15. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions to translate instructions, the set of instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

providing a first World Wide Web application object and a second World Wide Web application object, wherein the first World Wide Web application object is a proxy of the second World Wide Web application object;

performing a run-time extension to modify the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object without modifying the functionality of one or more other World Wide Web application objects of a same class as the first World Wide Web application object; and

allowing mirroring of the modification of the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object onto the second World Wide Web application object.

16. The medium of claim 28, wherein the method further comprises using a JavaScript module as the script module.

17. The medium of claim 28, wherein the script module is coupled to the first World Wide Web application object through an object hook.

18. The medium of claim 28, wherein the method further comprises:

allowing inputting of the script for the script module; and

storing the script written through the script module in a client memory.

19. The medium of claim 15, further comprising:

coupling an external application to the first World Wide Web application object;

wherein the run-time extension is transparent to the external application.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises using a user interface as the external application.

28. The medium of claim 15, wherein said performing said run-time extension includes executing a script using a script module, wherein the script is coupled to the first World Wide Web application object when the first World Wide Web application object is instantiated.

29. The medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

modifying the functionality of the second World Wide Web application object and a base behavior of a class of objects having the same class as that of the second World Wide Web application object in accordance with the modification of the functionality of the first World Wide Web application object.

21. (canceled)