US2005262075A1PendingUtilityA1

Systems and methods for collaboration shared state management

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Assignee: BEA SYSTEMS INCPriority: May 21, 2004Filed: Feb 10, 2005Published: Nov 24, 2005
Est. expiryMay 21, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Brodi BeartuskTimothy BreedenDaryl B. OlanderThomas A. CookManish DevganRichard FeitChristopher JolleyEdward O'NeilRodney MccauleyGregory SmithShane PearsonKevin Blair FrenderThomas Carl Stamm
G06F 16/285G06Q 10/10
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Abstract

A system and method comprising, sharing information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and exposing a set of functions that enable a participant in the plurality of participants to share the information, the set of functions comprising: first functions to facilitate establishing a context in which to interact with the plurality of participants; and second functions to facilitate storing and retrieving values from a shared state, wherein the shared state is accessible within the context.

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1 . A method comprising: 
 sharing information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and    exposing a set of functions that enable a participant in the plurality of participants to share the information, the set of functions comprising: 
 first functions to facilitate establishing a context in which to interact with the plurality of participants; and  
 second functions to facilitate storing and retrieving values from a shared state, wherein the shared state is accessible within the context.  
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the set of functions further comprises: 
 third functions for attaching to, and detaching from, the shared state.    
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 invoking at least one of the first and second functions.    
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the second functions include functions for: 
 storing and retrieving a value based on a key.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the first and second functions are implemented by one or more communication providers that conform to a Service Provider Interface (SPI).    
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the collaboration is coordinated by a business process.    
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the set of functions is part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more communication providers.    
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 at least one of the plurality of participants was chosen based on evaluation of a role wherein the role is based at least in part on presence information of the plurality of participants.    
     
     
         9 . A software architecture comprising: 
 an application configured to share information in a collaboration; and    an application programming interface (API) coupled to the application, wherein the API is capable of exposing functions used by the application to share information, wherein the functions include: 
 first functions to facilitate establishing a context in which to interact with the plurality of participants; and  
 second functions to facilitate storing and retrieving values from a shared state, wherein the shared state is accessible within the context.  
   
     
     
         10 . The software architecture of  claim 9  wherein the set of functions further comprises: 
 third functions for attaching to, and detaching from, the shared state.    
     
     
         11 . The software architecture of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the application can invoke at least one of the first and second functions.    
     
     
         12 . The software architecture of  claim 9  wherein the second functions include functions for: 
 storing and retrieving a value based on a key.    
     
     
         13 . The software architecture of  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 one or more communication modules that are compatible with the API and that implement the first and second functions.    
     
     
         14 . The software architecture of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the application is capable of interacting with a business process.    
     
     
         15 . The software architecture of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the set of functions is part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more communication providers.    
     
     
         16 . The software architecture of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the application is identified by evaluation of a role wherein the role is based at least in part on presence information of the plurality of participants.    
     
     
         17 . A system comprising: 
 a plurality of processes configured to share information in a collaboration; and    wherein each process includes a set of functions that enable each process to share the information, the set of functions comprising: 
 first functions to facilitate establishing a context in which to interact with the plurality of participants; and  
 second functions to facilitate storing and retrieving values from a shared state, wherein the shared state is accessible within the context.  
   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein the set of functions further comprises: 
 third functions for attaching to, and detaching from, the shared state.    
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17  wherein: 
 one of the plurality of processes can invoke at least one of the first and second functions.    
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17  wherein the second functions include functions for: 
 storing and retrieving a value based on a key.    
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprising: 
 one or more communication modules that are compatible with the API and that implement the first and second functions.    
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 17  wherein: 
 one of the plurality of processes is capable of interacting with a business process.    
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 17  wherein: 
 the set of functions is part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more communication providers.    
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 17  wherein: 
 one of the plurality of processes is identified by evaluation of a role wherein the role is based at least in part on presence information of the plurality of participants.    
     
     
         25 . A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause a system to: 
 share information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and    expose a set of functions that enable a participant in the plurality of participants to share the information, the set of functions comprising: 
 first functions to facilitate establishing a context in which to interact with the plurality of participants; and  
 second functions to facilitate storing and retrieving values from a shared state, wherein the shared state is accessible within the context.  
   
     
     
         26 . The machine readable medium of  claim 25  wherein the set of functions further comprises: 
 third functions for attaching to, and detaching from, the shared state.    
     
     
         27 . The machine readable medium of  claim 25 , further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to: 
 invoking at least one of the first and second functions.    
     
     
         28 . The machine readable medium of  claim 25  wherein the second functions include functions for: 
 storing and retrieving a value based on a key.    
     
     
         29 . The machine readable medium of  claim 25  wherein: 
 the first and second functions are implemented by one or more communication providers that conform to a Service Provider Interface (SPI).    
     
     
         30 . The machine readable medium of  claim 25  wherein: 
 the collaboration is coordinated by a business process.    
     
     
         31 . The machine readable medium of  claim 25  wherein: 
 the set of functions is part of an extensible messaging layer that can be extended by one or more communication providers.    
     
     
         32 . The machine readable medium of  claim 25  wherein: 
 at least one of the plurality of participants was chosen based on evaluation of a role wherein the role is based at least in part on presence information of the plurality of participants.    
     
     
         33 . A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising: 
 a code segment including instructions to share information between a plurality of participants in a collaboration; and    a code segment including instructions to expose a set of functions that enable a participant in the plurality of participants to share the information, the set of functions comprising: 
 first functions to facilitate establishing a context in which to interact with the plurality of participants; and  
 second functions to facilitate storing and retrieving values from a shared state, wherein the shared state is accessible within the context.

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