Patent ID: 8255493
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a computing device, a portlet from a portal server; querying a second server for an initial portlet visibility rule for the portlet; receiving the initial portlet visibility rule from the second server; determining whether to render the portlet based upon the initial portlet visibility rule; and rendering the portlet in response to determining that the initial portlet visibility rule indicates to render the portlet, further comprising: detecting a user interface event associated with the portlet; querying the second server for an updated portlet visibility rule comprising an indication of the detected user interface event; receiving the updated portlet visibility rule associated with the detected user interface event from the second server; determining whether to change a rendered state of the portlet based upon the updated portlet visibility rule; and changing the rendered state of the portlet in response to determining that the updated portlet visibility rule comprises an indication to change the rendered state of the portlet.