Patent ID: 8615710

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for displaying a portal page having a plurality of portlets, comprising: receiving, using one or more processors, state information indicating a normal state, wherein in the normal state, the plurality of portlets are visually displayed simultaneously; receiving, using the one or more processors, state information indicating a maximized state, wherein in the maximized state, a single portlet is visually displayed and a link to a corresponding portlet management menu is enabled, wherein the link is visible only when a portlet is in a maximized state, and wherein a portlet in a maximized state occupies the portal page such that the other portlets in the portal page are obscured and no longer visible; displaying, the one or more processors, a single portlet in the maximized state including a link to a corresponding portlet management menu having a list of portlets including the single portlet and any other portlets in the portal page, wherein a graphic indicating the maximized state appears adjacent to the single portlet on the list of portlets in the portlet management menu corresponding to the single portlet; receiving, using the one or more processors, a selection corresponding to a different portlet on the list of portlets, wherein the selection causes the different portlet to be placed in the maximized state; and displaying, using the one or more processors, the different portlet in the maximized state including a link to a corresponding portlet management menu having a list of portlets including the different portlet and any other portlets in the portal page, wherein a graphic indicating the maximized state appears adjacent to the different portlet on the list of portlets in the portlet management menu corresponding to the different portlet.