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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Randall Lee Bertram, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael D. Rahn, Rochester, MN (US);
Randall Lee Bertram, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael D. Rahn, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, find duplicate resource identifiers that originate from different applications, converge the duplicate resource identifiers into a converged interface object, and present the converged interface object. The duplicate resource identifiers identify the same resource, and the different applications manage the same resource. Duplicate links associated with the duplicate resource identifiers are found, where the duplicate links originate from different applications, and the duplicate links are converged into a converged interface object. The duplicate links provide information regarding the same resource. Duplicate task identifiers are found that are associated with the duplicate resource identifiers and that originate from the different applications. The duplicate task identifiers are converged into a converged interface object. The duplicate task identifiers identify tasks that are performed by the different applications via the same resource. In an embodiment, the duplicate resource identifiers and duplicate task identifiers may be found based on a convergence level. Invocation options are presented for the different applications in response to selection of the converged interface object. A most critical status associated with the duplicate resource identifiers is determined and presented.