End user created collaborative and non-collaborative workspace application container system and method

• US 8,429,540 B1
• Filed: 11/21/2008
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Yankovich, Steven P., Zeller, Matthias, McWeeney, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US12/276,218
• Time in Patent Office: 1,614 Days
• Field of Search: 715/733, 715/738, 715/751, 715/753, 715/762, 715/764, 715/765, 715/781, 715/810, 715/835, 709/201, 709/204, 709/213, 709/217
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes: receiving a command from a first workspace participant to create a new workspace and creating a workspace identifier for the workspace, where an application container having a user interface can instantiate the workspace; receiving one or more applications to execute in the workspace and creating an application identifier for each application that refers to an application provider for the application, and where each application is configured to execute in the application container and where each executing application has a visual representation in the user interface. A command to publish the workspace as a shared workspace is received. A command is received from a second workspace participant to join the shared workspace. A workspace definition is stored. Commands are received to create and store a private view of the shared workspace. A command is received to add a customization to the private view of the shared workspace.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

creating, for a first workspace participant, a workspace identifier for a workspace, where an application container having a user interface can instantiate the workspace;

receiving one or more applications to execute in the workspace and creating an application identifier for each application that refers to an application provider for the application, and where each application is configured to execute in the application container and where each executing application has a visual representation in the user interface;

publishing the workspace as a shared workspace to enable collaboration among workspace participants;

receiving a command from the first workspace participant to invite a second workspace participant to join the shared workspace, where the first workspace participant and the second workspace participant have access to at least a first application in the shared workspace;

receiving a command from the second workspace participant to create a private view of the shared workspace, the private view viewable by at least the second workspace participant and not viewable by the first workspace participant, where the second workspace participant has access to the first application in the private view;

receiving, after the private view is created, a command from the first workspace participant that removes the first application from the shared workspace; and

removing, in response to receiving the command that removes the first application, the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application from the shared workspace and from the private view.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving one or more documents for the workspace where each of the one or more documents is accessible through the user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving one or more workspace participants for the workspace.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

publishing the workspace to a server for access by authorized participants.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

obtaining each identified application from the application provider referred to by the application'"'"'s application identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 where removing the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application comprises removing the first application from the private view in response to removing the first application from the shared workspace.

7. The method of claim 1 where removing the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application comprises removing the private view in response to removing the first application from the shared workspace.

8. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

creating, for a first workspace participant, a workspace identifier for a workspace, where an application container having a user interface can instantiate the workspace;

receiving one or more applications to execute in the workspace and creating an application identifier for each application that refers to an application provider for the application, and where each application is configured to execute in the application container and where each executing application has a visual representation in the user interface;

publishing the workspace as a shared workspace to enable collaboration among workspace participants;

receiving a command from the first workspace participant to invite the second workspace participant to join the shared workspace, where the first workspace participant and the second workspace participant have access to at least a first application in the shared workspace;

receiving a command from the second workspace participant to create a private view of the shared workspace, the private view viewable by at least the second workspace participant and not viewable by the first workspace participant, where the second workspace participant has access to the first application in the private view;

receiving, after the private view is created, a command from the first workspace participant that removes the first application from the shared workspace; and

removing, in response to receiving the command that removes the first application, the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application from the shared workspace and from the private view.

9. The program product of claim 8, operable to cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:

receiving one or more documents for the workspace where each of the one or more documents is accessible through the user interface.

10. The program product of claim 8, operable to cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:

publishing the workspace to a server for access by authorized participants.

11. The program product of claim 8, operable to cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:

obtaining each identified application from the application provider referred to by the application'"'"'s application identifier.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 where removing the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application comprises removing the first application from the private view in response to removing the first application from the shared workspace.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 where removing the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application comprises removing the private view in response to removing the first application from the shared workspace.

14. A system comprising:

a display device;

a computer readable medium including a program product; and

one or more processors configured to interact with the display device, execute the program product and perform operations comprising;

creating, for a first workspace participant, a workspace identifier for a workspace, where an application container having a user interface can instantiate the workspace;

receiving one or more applications to execute in the workspace and creating an application identifier for each application that refers to an application provider for the application, and where each application is configured to execute in the application container and where each executing application has a visual representation in the user interface;

publishing the workspace as a shared workspace to enable collaboration among workspace participants;

receiving a command from the first workspace participant to invite a second workspace participant to join the shared workspace, where the first workspace participant and the second workspace participant have access to at least a first application in the shared workspace;

receiving a command from the second workspace participant to create a private view of the shared workspace, the private view viewable by at least the second workspace participant and not viewable by the first workspace participant, where the second workspace participant has access to the first application in the private view;

receiving, after the private view is created, a command from the first workspace participant that removes the first application from the shared workspace; and

removing, in response to receiving the command that removes the first application, the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application from the shared workspace and from the private view.

15. The system of claim 14 where the operations further comprise:

receiving one or more documents for the workspace where each of the one or more documents is accessible through the user interface.

16. The system of claim 14 where the operations further comprise:

publishing the workspace to a server for access by authorized participants.

17. The system of claim 14 where the operations further comprise:

obtaining each identified application from the application provider referred to by the application'"'"'s application identifier.

18. The system of claim 14 where removing the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application comprises removing the first application from the private view in response to removing the first application from the shared workspace.

19. The system of claim 14 where removing the second workspace participant'"'"'s access to the first application comprises removing the private view in response to removing the first application from the shared workspace.