Patent ID: 7493564

Claim:
A method for displaying launch sequence information of portlets on a portal page activated in a Web-base environment, the launch sequence information being contained in a portlet and being displayed on the same portal page containing the portlets that are contained in the displayed launch sequence information, the method for displaying launch sequence information comprising the steps of: detecting a portlet launch operation; processing information contained in the detected portlet launch; creating a record for a newly launched portlet, the record comprising two or more fields which can contain information about the origin of a launched portlet, the identity of the launched portlet and any other portlets launched by the portlet; and displaying a portlet launch sequence that is based on information gathered from the detected portlet launch information, the portlet launch sequence indicating the source of a launch portlet whose launch was detected and any portlet launched by the portlet whose launch was detected; monitoring portlet activity on the portal page; detecting the termination of an active portlet or the launch of a new portlet on the portal page; when a portlet is terminated, removing the record and visual display of the terminated portlet; updating portlet records related to the terminated portlet or the launched portlet; displaying a modified portlet launch sequence; and returning to said portlet monitoring step.