Identity Based User Interface

• US 20140143722A1
• Filed: 01/24/2014
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Pabla, Kuldipsingh A., Sasaki, Curtis J., Ludoph, Frank E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,067,639 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A method, system, and computer accessible medium for an identity based user interface. An identity based user interface may display user interface elements including communication-related information for a plurality of identities. The communication related information may indicate multiple communication mechanisms for each identity. In response to selection of one of the communication mechanisms, an identity based user interface may initiate communication with the corresponding identity using the selected mechanism. An identity based user interface may also display information regarding the presence, reach-ability or future availability for one or more of the identities and may request and receive such information from an identity framework. An identity based user interface may utilize shared identity objects to store and maintain the communication related information. Additionally, an identity based user interface may fill in user interface elements of communication applications with communication related information for a selected identity or mechanism.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying one or more user interface elements comprising communication-related information for a plurality of identities, wherein the communication-related information indicates a plurality of different communication mechanisms for each corresponding identity; and

in response to selection of one of the communication mechanisms, initiating communication with the corresponding identity using the selected mechanism.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said initiating comprises programmatically filling in one or more user interface elements of a communication application with communication-related information for the corresponding identity according to the selected mechanism.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to receiving input selecting one of the identities, displaying additional user interface elements presenting additional communication related information for the selected identity.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying additional user interface elements comprises receiving the communication related information from a shared identity framework.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying additional user interface elements comprises loading the communication related information from one or more shared identity objects.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying communication related information for an additional identity.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing the communication related information corresponding to one or more deleted identities.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the communication related information for one or more of the identities.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying comprises displaying an image associated with one of the identities.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying comprises displaying a nickname associated with one of the identities.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication related information includes one or more email addresses for the corresponding identity.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication related information includes one or more telephone numbers for the corresponding identity.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication related information includes one or more instant messenger screen names for the corresponding identity.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting communication awareness information for the selected identity from an identity framework; and

in response to receiving the communication awareness information for the selected identity from the identity framework, displaying the communication awareness information in additional user interface elements.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication related information includes communication related preferences for the selected user.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input requesting the future availability for a selected one of the identities;

requesting the future availability from a remote system associated with the selected identity;

receiving the future availability of the selected identity; and

displaying the future availability of the selected identity in additional user interface elements.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication-related information includes an indication of whether one or more of the identities is currently reachable.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

detecting a change in availability for one of the identities; and

updating one or more of the user interface elements to reflect the new availability of the identity.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication-related information comprises an indication of a preferred one of the plurality of communication mechanisms for communicating with one of the corresponding identities.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the communication-related information includes an indication for whether the corresponding identity is currently reachable using the preferred communication mechanism.

21-60. -60. (canceled)