Systems, methods, and media for dynamically generating a portal site map

Abstract

Systems, methods and media for dynamically generating a portal site map, including portlets of the portal site map, are disclosed. Embodiments may include determining a root node of a navigational construct of a portal site, where the root node has one or more child nodes. Embodiments may further include recursively crawling through the one or more child nodes of the root node to discover a composition subtree for at least one of the child nodes, the composition subtree comprising information relating to one or more portlets associated with at least one of the child nodes. Embodiments may further include generating a portal site map having an indication of the one or more child nodes and an indication of the one or more portlets associated with at least one of the child nodes. Further embodiments may include generating a portlet response based on the generated portal site map.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] The present invention is in the field of data processing systems and, in particular, to systems, methods and media for dynamically generating a site map for a portal site, including a site map containing portlets of the portal site. BACKGROUND [0002] Personal computer systems are well known in the art. They have attained widespread use for providing computer power to many segments of today's modern society. Personal computers (PCs) may be defined as a desktop, floor standing, or portable microcomputer that includes a system unit having a central processing unit (CPU) and associated volatile and non-volatile memory, including random access memory (RAM) and basic input / output system read only memory (BIOS ROM), a system monitor, a keyboard, one or more flexible diskette drives, a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, a fixed disk storage drive (also known as a “hard drive”), a pointing device such as a mouse, and an optional network interface adapter. One of the distingui...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a system and method for dynamically generating a portal site map, which includes portlets and their associated information. The system determines the root node of a navigational construct of a portal site and recurively crawls through its child nodes to discover the composition subtree of at least one child node. The generated portal site map includes an indication of the child nodes and their associated portlets. The system can also generate a portlet response based on the generated portal site map. The technical effect of this patent is to provide a more efficient and dynamic way of generating a portal site map, which can be useful in various applications such as portal aggregation and content management.

Problems solved by technology

Often when navigating a web site such as a portal, a user may get ‘lost’ and be unable to find the content or functionality for which they are looking.

Site maps can be a very effective usability enhancement, but their usefulness decreases dramatically when the site organization is no longer static, as the site map may not reflect recent changes or differences between users.

As a result, any user-initiated customization of portals or portals renders the site map invalid.

Such a solution, however, does not identify portlets contained on the portal pages, making it impossible for the user to find portlets or links to functionality contained within a portlet.

This solution, however, is highly invasive and labor-intensive.

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