ADAPTIVE NAVIGATION FUNCTIONALITY IN A WEB-BASED DATA-ENTRY GRID

• US 20150293895A1
• Filed: 06/26/2015
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: van den Broek, Hendrik, Chow, Chadwick
• Granted Patent: US 10,339,213 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/12 Use of codes for handling textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174

Abstract

Techniques for facilitating navigation in a web-based data entry grid. In one set of embodiments, when a user navigates into a cell of the data entry grid, the user'"'"'s web browser can wait for a predetermined time period before accessing an application server to retrieve input control information for the cell. If the user enters a command to navigate away from the cell before the predetermined time period has passed, the server access can be avoided, and thus the navigation event can be processed immediately. If no navigation command is received from the user before the predetermined time period has passed, the input control information can be retrieved from the application server and rendered.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating navigation in a web-based data entry grid, the method comprising:

receiving, by a web browser being executed by a computer system, a first user input requesting navigation to a first cell of a plurality of cells of the web-based data entry grid, wherein a navigation mode is engaged while the first user input is received;

navigating, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, to the first cell without requesting or rendering an input control for the first cell such that the first cell is read-only;

after navigating to the first cell, receiving, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, a second user input that disengages the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid;

in response to the second user input, disengaging, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid;

receiving, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, a third user input requesting navigation to a second cell of the plurality of cells of the web-based data entry grid;

navigating, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, to the second cell; and

in response to the navigation mode being disengaged, rendering, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, an input control for the second cell, the input control allowing content of the second cell to be edited.

2. The method of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to receiving the first user input, receiving, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, a fourth user input that engages the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid.

3. The method of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to the fourth user input, engaging, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, the navigation mode, wherein the navigation mode, while engaged, precludes input controls for the plurality of cells from being rendered by the web browser and from being requested by the web browser from a remote server system.

4. The method of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the navigation mode being disengaged and navigating to the second cell, causing, by web browser being executed by the computer system, a request to be transmitted to a remote server system to retrieve input control information for only the second cell.

5. The method of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, from the remote server system, the input control information for only the second cell in response to the request, wherein the input control information is used by the web browser to render the input control for only the second cell.

6. The method of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 1, wherein the input control permits a user to edit contents of only the second cell.

7. The method of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 6, wherein each cell, other than the second cell, of the plurality of cells of the data entry grid is read-only while the input control permits editing of the second cell.

8. The method of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to navigating to the first cell, modifying, by the web browser being executed by the computer system, an appearance of the first cell to indicate that focus is on the first cell.

9. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for facilitating navigation in a web-based data entry grid, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

process a first user input requesting navigation to a first cell of a plurality of cells of the web-based data entry grid, wherein a navigation mode is engaged while the first user input is received;

navigate to the first cell without requesting or rendering an input control for the first cell such that the first cell is read-only;

process a second user input that disengages the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid;

in response to the second user input, disengage the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid;

process a third user input requesting navigation to a second cell of the plurality of cells of the web-based data entry grid;

in response to the third user input, navigate to the second cell; and

in response to the navigation mode being disengaged, render an input control for the second cell, the input control allowing content of the second cell to be edited.

10. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 9, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

prior to receiving the first user input, process a fourth user input that engages the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid.

11. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 10, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

in response to the fourth user input, engage the navigation mode, wherein the navigation mode prevents input controls for the plurality of cells from being rendered by the web browser and from being requested by the web browser from a remote server system.

12. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 9, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

in response to the navigation mode being disengaged and navigating to the second cell, cause a request to be transmitted to a remote server system to retrieve input control information for only the second cell.

13. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 12, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive, from the remote server system, the input control information for only the second cell in response to the request, wherein the input control information is used by the web browser to render the input control for only the second cell.

14. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 9, wherein the input control permits a user to edit contents of only the second cell.

15. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 14, wherein each cell, other than the second cell, of the plurality of cells of the data entry grid is read-only while the input control permits editing of the second cell.

16. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 9, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

in response to navigating to the first cell, modify an appearance of the first cell to indicate that focus is on the first cell.

17. A system for facilitating navigation in a web-based data entry grid, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

process a first user input requesting navigation to a first cell of a plurality of cells of the web-based data entry grid, wherein a navigation mode is engaged while the first user input is received;

navigate to the first cell without requesting or rendering an input control for the first cell such that the first cell is read-only;

after navigating to the first cell, process a second user input that disengages the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid;

in response to the second user input, disengage the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid;

process a third user input requesting navigation to a second cell of the plurality of cells of the web-based data entry grid;

in response to the third user input, navigate to the second cell; and

in response to the navigation mode being disengaged, render an input control for the second cell, the input control allowing content of the second cell to be edited.

18. The system for facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 17, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

prior to receiving the first user input, process a fourth user input that engages the navigation mode for the web-based data entry grid.

19. The system for facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 18, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

in response to the fourth user input, engage the navigation mode, wherein the navigation mode prevents input controls for the plurality of cells from being rendered by the web browser and from being requested by the web browser from a remote server system.

20. The system for facilitating navigation in the web-based data entry grid of claim 17, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

in response to the navigation mode being disengaged and navigating to the second cell, cause a request to be transmitted to a remote server system to retrieve input control information for only the second cell.