Business context data companion tool

US8250169B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Joerg Beringer · Frankfurt, DE
• Eliot Tarlin · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 2007
• Grant date: Aug 21, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses enable rendering business context data in a desktop widget. The business context data describes a resource, a view, and actionable context data that relate to a business scenario. The business context data is processed to determine a UI component to generate to represent the business context data. The component is then generated and rendered in a desktop widget to provide access to the actionable context data on a client device via the desktop widget. An active business client receives and processes the business context data. The active business client can operate as a widget engine for the business context data to enable the rendering of the business context data on the client device.