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Method and apparatus for managing a collection of portlets in a portal server

US8312170B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2003
Grant dateNov 13, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/954
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides apparatus and methodology for displaying to a user a web portal for a web application, the web portal displaying a plurality of associated portlets, sharing information with each other, accessible by the user; including: a portal server for operating a web portal to provide access to the web application; a portlet application for operating on the portal server, for managing a collection of associated portlets; the portlet application includes: means to initiate portlets on requests of a user to access the web application; means to manage a portlet application session object for the portlets; and, a portlet application session object data store controlled by the portlet application session object for saving parameters from user requests for associating the portlets with the with the portlet application session object.

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