Dynamically configurable portlet

• US 9,129,031 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2007
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chakra, Al, Cook, Adam R., Smith, Ryan E.
• Primary Examiner(s): HO, RUAY L
• Application Number:
  US11/846,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20090064004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,932 Days
• Field of Search: 715200-277, 700701-866, 345 30-111, 709201-229, 709/246, 705 50- 79, 705/1, 719/312, 719/329, 717/108
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

An improved solution for portlets is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of automatically configuring a portlet includes: receiving a portlet; searching content of the portlet for a contextual aspect; and automatically applying attribute information to a portlet window object based on a discovered contextual aspect.

Claims

1. A method of automatically configuring a portlet, the method comprising:

receiving a portlet with content to be rendered as a portlet window object within a portal;

examining the content of the portlet for discovering a contextual aspect; and

automatically adjusting at least one attribute of the portlet window object based on the discovered contextual aspect.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising rendering the portlet window object on a portal page.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding the portlet content to a portal page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute information comprises one of:

container size, font size, container shape, color, or transparency.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying attribute information further comprises modifying the portlet window object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying attribute information includes modifying the portlet in relationship to another portlet.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying attribute information includes adjusting the portlet in relationship to the portal.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying attribute information includes adjusting an appearance of the portlet to signify a content of the portlet.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the contextual aspect and the attribute information are user editable.

10. The method of

claim 1, wherein the attribute of the portlet is adjusted so that the portlet is rendered in a non-rectangular container shape.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the contextual aspect is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

word count, a word, an amount, a phrase, phrase count, an image, an omitted word, and an omitted phrase.

12. A method of automatically configuring a portlet, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of portlets each with content to be rendered as a portlet window object within a portal page;

examining the content of each of the plurality of portlets for discovering a contextual aspect;

automatically adjusting at least one attribute of the portlet window object based on the discovered contextual aspect; and

rendering the plurality of portlets on the portal page.