Christopher B Patterson

US Patent:

20140282213, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/795678

Inventors:

- Redwood Shores CA, US
Arin Bhowmick - Fremont CA, US
Melinda Uhland - San Ramon CA, US
Christopher Patterson - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Min Wu - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484

US Classification:

715781

Abstract:

A system and method for facilitating user interaction with a software application. An example method includes displaying a first primary window of an application; providing a user option to select a sub-window of the first primary window, resulting in generation of a detached window corresponding to the sub-window in response thereto; leaving a first user interface control in the first primary window in place of the sub-window, wherein the first user interface control provides a first user option to implement a first action pertaining to the detached window; and including a second user interface control in proximity to the detached window, wherein the second user interface control provides a first user option to implement a second action applicable to the detached window and primary window. The user interface controls may be implemented via headers in the primary window and detached window. Data is automatically synchronized between windows.

US Patent:

20140282217, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Sep 19, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/032136

Inventors:

- Redwood Shores CA, US
Arin Bhowmick - Fremont CA, US
Melinda Uhland - San Ramon CA, US
Christopher Patterson - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Min Wu - Pleasanton CA, US
Joseph H. Goldberg - San Carlos CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481

US Classification:

715781

Abstract:

A system and method for facilitating user access to data and software functionality. An example method includes identifying open windows of plural software applications; accessing rules pertaining to one or more behaviors of one or more of the open windows; and using the rules to adjust the one or more behaviors in accordance with a context of each of the open windows. In a more specific embodiment, the one or more behaviors are adjusted via window groupings in accordance with window context, which includes one or more keywords associated with open windows. The example method further includes displaying a search window with a user option to enter a query using keywords. Search results may identify documents that are associated with window groups associated with keywords of the query.