US 2009/0158135 A1 · Context Control

Abstract

A context control interface may include a context name field that is arranged and configured to identify a working context, one or more attribute name fields that are configured to identify one or more attributes that define the working context and one or more attribute value fields that are arranged and configured to correspond to the attribute name fields and to define one or more values for the attribute name fields. The attribute name fields and the corresponding attribute value fields may be mapped to a first set of fields in a first application and may be mapped to second set of fields in a second application and the attributes and the values populate the first set of fields and the second set of fields such that the working context is persistent across the first application and the second application, where the first application differs from the second application.

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A computer program product for handling context control information, the computer program product being tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause at least one data processing apparatus to provide a context control interface, the context control interface comprising:

a context name field that is arranged and configured to identify a working context;
one or more attribute name fields that are configured to identify one or more attributes that define the working context;
and
one or more attribute value fields that are arranged and configured to correspond to the attribute name fields and to define one or more values for the attribute name fields,
wherein the attribute name fields and the corresponding attribute value fields are mapped to a first set of fields in a first application and are mapped to second set of fields in a second application and the attributes and the values populate the first set of fields and the second set of fields such that the working context is persistent across the first application and the second application, wherein the first application differs from the second application.

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A customer relationship management system including a customer relationship manager server configured to provide a context control system for use by a user, the context control system comprising:

an attribute name manager that is arranged and configured to access attribute name information and to populate one or more attribute name fields with the attribute name information in a context control interface;
an attribute value manager that is arranged and configured to access attribute value information and to populate one or more attribute value fields with the attribute value information in the context control interface;
a view generator that is arranged and configured to display the context control interface;
and
a mapping manager that is arranged and configured to map the attribute name fields and the attribute value fields to a first set of fields in a first application and to a second set of fields in a second application, wherein the first application differs from the second application.

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