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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2004
Prasant K. Kontamsetty, Cary, NC (US);
Srikanth Thirumalai, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael C. Wanderski, Durham, NC (US);
Prasant K. Kontamsetty, Cary, NC (US);
Srikanth Thirumalai, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael C. Wanderski, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Under the present invention, a client-based editor is launched (e.g., from a web server or the like) within a client interface such as a browser. Upon being launched, initial configuration parameters are passed from a portal server to the editor. The present invention also provides a 'communications tunnel' between the editor and the portal server in the form of a portlet interface on the web server. This is so that any characteristics expressed by the portal server (e.g., changes to the initial configuration parameters) can be pushed to the editor. Moreover, the portlet interface allows the editor to query the portal server to obtain any needed services (e.g. a spreadsheet computation).