SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OBJECTS USING AN OBJECT MAP

• US 20140189557A1
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ip Ot Sub Ulc
• Original Assignee: Open TEXT SA (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: O'Connell, Conleth S. Jr., Shepstone, Lee, Martins de Souza Filho, Marceu
• Granted Patent: US 10,387,524 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/767
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection

Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for mapping objects. One embodiment can include a server providing an object management system managing objects in a repository and an application program interface for interfacing with the object management system. The system can also include an object mapping system configured to provide an object map of the objects in the repository in a manner that allows a user to easily navigate and take actions on the objects.

Claims

1. A system for managing objects comprising:

a server providing an object management system managing objects in a repository and an application program interface for interfacing with the object management system;

an object mapping system coupled to the server over a network, the object mapping system configured to;

display an object map in a graphical user interface, the object map representing the objects in the repository and relationships between the objects;

determine a region of interest in the object map presented in a graphical user interface representing objects in a repository;

retrieve over a network through the application program interface metadata for a first set of objects in the repository based on the region of interest;

display in the graphical user interface a view of the first set of objects, wherein the view comprises nodes representing the first set of objects in the repository and links representing relationships between the objects within the first set of objects, wherein the nodes are organized in the view based on the relationships;

determine that the region of interest in the object map has changed to a new position based on user interaction with the graphical user interface;

retrieve through the application program interface metadata for the second set of objects in the repository based on the new position of the region of interest; and

display in the graphical user interface a modified view, the modified view including nodes representing the second set of objects in the repository and links representing the relationships between the objects within the second set of objects as part of a continuous object map with the first set of nodes.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the object mapping system is further configured to:

generate requests to perform an action on a corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on detecting a first user interaction with a first selected one of the displayed nodes representing the first set of objects in the graphical user interface; and

generate requests to perform an action on a corresponding object in the second set of objects within the repository based on a third user interaction with a second selected one of the displayed nodes representing the second set of objects in the graphical user interface.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the performed action on the corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on the detected first user interaction with the first selected is to display further metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the performed action on the corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on the detected first user interaction with the first selected is to is to modify the metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein modifying the metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node changes the relationship between at least two objects in the first set of objects.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the object mapping system is further configured to display in the graphical user interface more or less metadata for each of the first set of nodes based on a level of zoom for the view, wherein as the level of zoom increases an amount of the displayed metadata increases and as the level of zoom decreases the amount of the displayed metadata decreases.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the object mapping system is further configured to:

determine the metadata and the relationships between the objects of the first set of objects for at least one of a past time period and future time period;

retrieve through the application program interface the metadata for the first set of objects for the at least one of the past time period and the future time period;

display the first set of objects on a scrollable timeline based on a selected date in the graphical user interface the nodes, wherein scrolling the scrollable timeline changes the selected date.

8. A method of managing an object map, the method comprising:

displaying an object map based in a graphical user interface, the object map representing objects in a repository and relationships between the objects;

determining a region of interest in the object map presented in a graphical user interface representing objects in a repository;

retrieving over a network through an application program interface metadata for a first set of objects in the repository based on the region of interest;

displaying in the graphical user interface a view of the first set of objects, wherein the view comprises nodes representing the first set of objects in the repository and links representing relationships between the objects within the first set of objects, wherein the nodes are organized in the view based on the relationships;

determining that the region of interest in the object map has changed to a new position based on user interaction with the graphical user interface;

retrieving through the application program interface metadata for the second set of objects in the repository based on the new position of the region of interest; and

displaying in the graphical user interface a modified view, the modified view including nodes representing the second set of objects in the repository and links representing the relationships between the objects within the second set of objects as part of a continuous object map with the first set of nodes.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising instructions executable to:

generating requests perform an action on a corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on detecting a first user interaction with a first selected one of the displayed nodes representing the first set of objects in the graphical user interface; and

generating requests to perform an action on a corresponding object in the second set of objects within the repository based on a third user interaction with a second selected one of the displayed nodes representing the second set of objects in the graphical user interface.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the performed action on the corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on the detected first user interaction with the first selected is to display further metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the performed action on the corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on the detected first user interaction with the first selected is to is to modify the metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein modifying the metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node changes the relationship between at least two objects in the first set of objects.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying in the graphical user interface more or less metadata for each of the first set of nodes based on a level of zoom for the view, wherein as the level of zoom increases an amount of the displayed metadata increases and as the level of zoom decreases the amount of the displayed metadata decreases.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising

determining the metadata and the relationships between the objects of the first set of objects for at least one of a past time period and future time period;

retrieving through the application program interface the metadata for the first set of objects for the at least one of the past time period and the future time period;

displaying the first set of objects on a scrollable timeline based on a selected date in the graphical user interface the nodes, wherein scrolling the scrollable timeline changes the selected date.

15. A non-transitory computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer readable program code executable to:

display an object map in a graphical user interface, the object map representing the objects in the repository and relationships between the objects;

determine a region of interest in the object map presented in a graphical user interface representing objects in a repository;

retrieve over a network through the application program interface metadata for a first set of objects in the repository based on the region of interest;

display in the graphical user interface a view of the first set of objects, wherein the view comprises nodes representing the first set of objects in the repository and links representing relationships between the objects within the first set of objects, wherein the nodes are organized in the view based on the relationships;

determine that the region of interest in the object map has changed to a new position based on user interaction with the graphical user interface;

retrieve through the application program interface metadata for the second set of objects in the repository based on the new position of the region of interest; and

display in the graphical user interface a modified view, the modified view including nodes representing the second set of objects in the repository and links representing the relationships between the objects within the second set of objects as part of a continuous object map with the first set of nodes.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, code executable to:

generate requests to perform an action on a corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on detecting a first user interaction with a first selected one of the displayed nodes representing the first set of objects in the graphical user interface; and

generate requests to perform an action on a corresponding object in the second set of objects within the repository based on a third user interaction with a second selected one of the displayed nodes representing the second set of objects in the graphical user interface.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the performed action on the corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on the detected first user interaction with the first selected is to display further metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the performed action on the corresponding object in the first set of objects within the repository based on the detected first user interaction with the first selected is to is to modify the metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein modifying the metadata of the object corresponding with the first selected node changes the relationship between at least two objects in the first set of objects.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising code executable to display in the graphical user interface more or less metadata for each of the first set of nodes based on a level of zoom for the view, wherein as the level of zoom increases an amount of the displayed metadata increases and as the level of zoom decreases the amount of the displayed metadata decreases.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising code executable to:

determine the metadata and the relationships between the objects of the first set of objects for at least one of a past time period and future time period;

retrieve through the application program interface the metadata for the first set of objects for the at least one of the past time period and the future time period;

display the first set of objects on a scrollable timeline based on a selected date in the graphical user interface the nodes, wherein scrolling the scrollable timeline changes the selected date.