US 9,003,297 B2Granted

Integrated enterprise software and social network system user interfaces utilizing cloud computing infrastructures and single secure portal access

AssigneeMworks Worldwide, Inc.

InventorDouglas Pierce

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Abstract

A software-based method and system to provide a secure user interface on multiple and diverse electronic computing devices with a customized and secure dashboard feature. The systems and methods simultaneously integrate internally generated software utilities of an enterprise with externally accessed software operating in a ‘cloud computing’ environment. The systems and methods can be used in management and operations that use computer based software, data management, creative processes and communication systems. The systems and methods reduce the requirement for additional programming to integrate or interchange equivalent and independently developed software for use within an enterprise. The systems and methods permit social network communications between members of an enterprise and an external community. The security features of the user interface portal permit collaborations between parties in an external community and enterprise members that can develop new processes that remain proprietary to the enterprise and parties of an external community.

Claims10

Dependent claims

An enterprise user interface system comprising;

a digital electronic device in communication with a screen device, said digital electronic device providing:
a user interface configured as a dashboard digital display;
said user interface having:
at least one third party functional software component for a third party functional software located on a device remote from said digital electronic device, said third party functional software component running within said user interface;
at least one third party software social networking component for a third party social networking platform, said third party social networking component enabling social networking communication with a third party user, said communication occurring via said user interface;
and
at least one enterprise level software data storage component for an enterprise level data storage system, data in said enterprise level data storage system being accessible through said user interface;
a software based security component:
authenticating a user as being authorized to access said user interface;
and
once said user has been authenticated, allowing said authenticated user to run said functional software component, communicate via said social networking component, and access data in said storage system from said user interface without further authentication;
and
a software based search engine component configured for:
searching material run on said functional software component, communicated on said social networking software component, and in said storage system simultaneously with a single search string in said user interface;
and
returning all matches from said searching in a single display in said dashboard digital display;
wherein said software systems are remotely accessed and enabled through cloud computing.

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Facts

Application: 13/347,402Filed 10 Jan 2012 · us provisional application
Priority: 17 Feb 2011
Published: US 2012/0216125 A123 Aug 2012
Granted: 7 Apr 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification2 codes

G06Q 10/103
Office automation; Time management: workflow collaboration or project management
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial