Directory services user-interface extensions architecture
US6498612B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An extensible user interface architecture is disclosed. The interface operates by storing user interface information in a display database, preferably part of a directory services database. The data to be displayed, preferably directory objects, are bound to the display information in the display database. The user interface application retrieves display information from the display database based on the object to be displayed. The display information for an object is contained in a display specifier, which contains pointers to software modules. After retrieving the display specifier, the user interface application parses out the software module pointers, which are then executed to display aspects of the data to be displayed. As a result, the user interface can be extended by changing the information, i.e., software pointers, contained in the display specifier.
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