SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING FUNCTIONALITY TO WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS HAVING NO EXTENSIBILITY FEATURES

摘要

Disclosed are systems and methods of extending user interface web pages of a web-based application with user interface elements of a second web-based application. A client receiving a web page from a first server may detect that web page as including user interface of a first web-based application. The client may analyze that web page to extract data and send that data to a second server. The client may receive an indication of one or more modifications to make to the web page from the second server so as to display user interface of a second web-based application. The web page may be modified according to the indication, and the modified web page rendered in the client browser so as to yield a screen display with user interface elements of both the first and second web-based applications. Embodiments may employ a web browser plug-in.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of extending user interface web pages of a first web-based application with user interface elements of a second web-based application, said first application hosted by a first web server and said second application hosted by a second web server, each of said first and second servers in communication with one or more clients, the method comprising:
receiving, at said client from said first server, a web page; detecting said web page as a web page comprising user interface of said first application; in response to said detecting:
analyzing, at said client, said web page to extract data;sending, from said client to said second server, said data as extracted;receiving, at said client from said second server, an indication of one or more modifications to make to said web page so as to display user interface of said second application;modifying said web page according to said indication; anddisplaying, at said client, a screen display corresponding to said modified web page, said screen display comprising user interface elements of each of said first web-based application and said second application.