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User task interface in a web application

US8327290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Gary Barta · Round Rock, US
Velda Bartek · Apex, US
Joseph A. Bohn · Durham, US
Kathryn H. Britton · Chapel Hill, US
Brock K. Brogan · Wake Forest, US
Samar Choudhary · Morrisville, US
Stefan Koch · Mainz, DE
Vijay Pandiarajan · Apex, US
Douglas R. Petty · Rochester, US
Joseph Laurence Saunders · Austin, US
Carl S. Swanson · Austin, US
Robert T. Uthe · Morrisville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2004
Grant date	Dec 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/451
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A task-like user interface is provided for Web-based applications. Preferred embodiments enable users to initiate multiple instances of tasks within a single Web application, where independent state information is retained for each instance. Each user-initiated task also has a prescribed life cycle with a definite start and end. Resources allocated to perform various activities can therefore be released when the activity ends. Optionally, contextual information can be passed to a task upon invocation. Support for persisting a currently-viewable work unit as a user-selectable favorite may optionally be provided.

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