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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2004
Gary T. Barta, Austin, TX (US);
Velda A. Bartek, Apex, NC (US);
Joseph A. Bohn, Durham, NC (US);
Kathryn H. Britton, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brock K. Brogan, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Samar Choudhary, Morrisville, NC (US);
Stefan Koch, Stuttgart, DE;
Vijay Pandiarajan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Douglas R. Petty, Rochester, MN (US);
Joseph L. Saunders, Austin, TX (US);
Carl S. Swanson, Austin, TX (US);
Robert T. Uthe, Morrisville, NC (US);
Gary T. Barta, Austin, TX (US);
Velda A. Bartek, Apex, NC (US);
Joseph A. Bohn, Durham, NC (US);
Kathryn H. Britton, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brock K. Brogan, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Samar Choudhary, Morrisville, NC (US);
Stefan Koch, Stuttgart, DE;
Vijay Pandiarajan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Douglas R. Petty, Rochester, MN (US);
Joseph L. Saunders, Austin, TX (US);
Carl S. Swanson, Austin, TX (US);
Robert T. Uthe, Morrisville, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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.