Method and system for caching of non-real time data
View Patent ↗A method and system for generating and presenting a display page before all the desired computations are performed needed to fully populate the display page. The presentation system receives a request to present the display page that includes realtime information and non-realtime information. When generating a display page including both realtime and non-realtime information, the presentation system retrieves the realtime information and requests that the non-realtime information be generated. The presentation system then creates an initial display page that includes the realtime information along with an indication that the generation of the non-realtime information has been requested. When the presentation system next generates that display page, it checks whether the non-realtime information has been generated. If so, the presentation system adds the realtime information and non-realtime information to the display page.
1. A method in a computer system, the method comprising:
receiving a request from a user to generate a requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
realtime information, and
non-realtime information,
the realtime information comprises
information displayable without computation to generate the realtime information prior to display, and
the non-realtime information comprises
information requiring computation to generate the non-realtime information prior to display;
retrieving the realtime information to be included on the requested display page;
if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is available,
generating the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the previously cached non-realtime information,
requesting generation of the non-realtime information, wherein
the requesting of the generation is performed subsequent to the generating the requested display page, and
the generation of the non-realtime information produces generated non-realtime information, and
caching the generated non-realtime information as cached generated realtime information, wherein
the cached generated realtime information is configured to be used when generating another instance of the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page; and
if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available,
generating the requested display page,
requesting the generation of the non-realtime information, and
caching the generated non-realtime information,
and wherein
the requesting of the generation of the non-real-time information is performed if,
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is available, or
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is not available.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the request to generate the requested display page is received when the user logs on to one of the computer system and a client coupled to the computer system.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the requested display page is a homepage.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the generated information includes a graphical representation of information.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
drilling down to view underlying information used to generate a selected portion of the requested display page, in response to a request selecting the selected portion of the requested display page, wherein the drilling down comprises
retrieving the underlying information used to generate the selected portion of the requested display page, and
presenting the underlying information by virtue of one of
generating the requested display page comprising the realtime information, the non-realtime information, and the underlying information, and
generating a new display page comprising the underlying information.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein
the requested display page, generated if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available, comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
an indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display, and
the indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display is provided in a location in which the non-realtime information is to be displayed.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the generating the requested display page comprising an indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display further comprises:
including a link for requesting the requested display page, wherein the link is configured to refresh the non-realtime information.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein
the generating the requested display page, if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available, further comprises
generating the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the cached non-realtime information.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the realtime information comprises information that is displayable without using the computation for generating the realtime information prior to being displayed.
10. A computer system comprising:
a component configured to receive a request from a user to generate a requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
realtime information, and
non-realtime information,
a component configured to retrieve information specific to the user to be included on the requested display page;
a component configured to retrieve realtime information to be included on the requested display page, wherein
the realtime information comprises
information displayable without computation to generate the realtime information prior to display;
a component configured to request non-realtime information to be included on the requested display page and to cache the generated non-realtime information, wherein
the non-realtime information comprises
information requiring computation to generate the non-realtime information prior to display;
a component configured to,
if a cached version of the non-realtime information is available,
generate the requested display page comprising wherein
the requested display page comprises
the realtime information, and
the cached non-realtime information,
request generation of the non-realtime information, wherein
the request of the generation is performed subsequent to the generation of the requested display page, and
the generation of the non-realtime information produces generated non-realtime information, and
cache the generated non-realtime information as cached generated non-realtime information, wherein
the cached generated realtime information is configured to be used when generating another instance of the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page,
and wherein
the component is configured to request the generation of the non-real-time information be performed if,
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is available, or
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is not available; and
a component configured to send to a user computer system the requested display page for display to a user.
11. The computer system of claim 10 wherein the request to generate the requested display page is received from the user.
12. The computer system of claim 10 wherein the request to generate the requested display page is received when the user logs on to one of the computer system and a client coupled to the computer system.
13. The computer system of claim 12 wherein the requested display page is a homepage.
14. The computer system of claim 10 wherein the generated information includes a graphical representation of the business information.
15. The computer system of claim 10 further comprising:
a component configured to drill down to view underlying information used to generate a selected portion of the requested display page, in response to a request selecting the selected portion of the requested display page, wherein the drilling down comprises
retrieving the underlying information used to generate the selected portion of the requested display page, and
presenting the underlying information by virtue of one of
generating the requested display page comprising the realtime information, the non-realtime information, and the underlying information, and
generating a new display page comprising the underlying information.
16. The computer system of claim 10 , further comprising:
a component configured to,
if a cached version of the non-realtime information is not available,
generate the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
an indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display, and
the indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display is provided in a location in which the non-realtime information is to be displayed,
request generation of the non-realtime information,
cache the generated non-realtime information, and
generate the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the cached non-realtime information.
17. The computer system of claim 16 wherein the component configured to generate the requested display page comprises an indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display is further configured to include a link for requesting the requested display page.
18. A computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions executable to:
receive a request from a user to generate a requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
realtime information, and
non-realtime information,
the realtime information comprises
information displayable without computation to generate the realtime information prior to display, and
the non-realtime information comprises
information requiring computation to generate the non-realtime information prior to display;
retrieve the realtime information to be included on the requested display page;
if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is available,
generate the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the previously cached non-realtime information,
request generation of the non-realtime information, wherein
the request of the generation of the non-realtime information is performed subsequent to the generating the requested display page, and
the generation of the non-realtime information produces generated non-realtime information, and
cache the generated non-realtime information as cached generated non-realtime information, wherein
the cached generated realtime information is configured to be used when generating another instance of the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page; and
if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available,
generate the requested display page,
request the generation of the non-realtime information, and
cache the generated non-realtime information,
and wherein
the requesting of the generation of the non-real-time information is performed if
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is available, or
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is not available.
19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the program instructions are further executable to:
drill down to view underlying information used to generate a selected portion of the requested display page, in response to a request selecting the selected portion of the requested display page, wherein the drill down instructions comprise further instructions to
retrieve the underlying information used to generate the selected portion of the requested display page, and
present the underlying information by virtue of one of
generating the requested display page comprising the realtime information, the non-realtime information, and the underlying information, and
generating a new display page comprising the underlying information.
20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein
the requested display page, generated if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available, comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
an indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display, and
the indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display is provided in a location in which the non-realtime information is to be displayed.
21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein
wherein the program instructions are further executable to, if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available:
generating the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the cached non-realtime information.
22. A method in a computer system, the method comprising:
receiving a request from a user to generate a requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
realtime information, and
non-realtime information,
the realtime information comprises
information displayable without computation to generate the real time information prior to display, and
the non-realtime information comprises
information requiring computation to generate the non-real-time information prior to display; and
retrieving the realtime information to be included on the requested display page;
generating the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the previously cached non-realtime information,
requesting generation of the non-realtime information, wherein
the requesting of the generation is performed subsequent to the generating the requested display page, and
the generation of the non-realtime information produces generated non-realtime information, and
caching the generated non-realtime information as cached generated realtime information, wherein
the cached generated realtime information is configured to be used when generating another instance of the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page;
and wherein
the requesting of the generation of the non-real-time information is performed if,
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is available, or
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is not available.
23. The method of claim 22 wherein the request to generate the requested display page is received when the user logs on to one of the computer system and a client coupled to the computer system.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein the requested display page is a homepage.
25. The method of claim 22 wherein the generated information includes a graphical representation of information.
26. The method of claim 22 further comprising:
drilling down to view underlying information used to generate a selected portion of the requested display page, in response to a request selecting the selected portion of the requested display page, wherein the drilling down comprises
retrieving the underlying information used to generate the selected portion of the requested display page, and
presenting the underlying information by virtue of one of
generating the requested display page comprising the realtime information, the non-realtime information, and the underlying information, and
generating a new display page comprising the underlying information.
27. The method of claim 22 wherein
the requested display page, generated if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available, comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
an indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display, and
the indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display is provided in a location in which the non-realtime information is to be displayed.
28. The method of claim 22 wherein
the generating the requested display page, if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available, further comprises
generating the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the cached non-realtime information.
29. The method of claim 22 , wherein
the realtime information comprises information that is displayable without using the computation for generating the realtime information prior to being displayed.
30. A method in a computer system, the method comprising:
receiving a request from a user to generate a requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
realtime information, and
non-realtime information,
the realtime information comprises
information displayable without computation to generate the real time information prior to display, and
the non-realtime information comprises
information requiring computation to generate the non-real-time information prior to display; and
if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available,
generating the requested display page
requesting the generation of the non-realtime information, and
caching the generated non-realtime information,
and wherein
the requesting of the generation of the non-real-time information is performed if,
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is available, or
the previously cached version of the non-real-time information is not available.
31. The method of claim 30 wherein the request to generate the requested display page is received when the user logs on to one of the computer system and a client coupled to the computer system.
32. The method of claim 31 wherein the requested display page is a homepage.
33. The method of claim 30 wherein the generated information includes a graphical representation of information.
34. The method of claim 30 further comprising:
drilling down to view underlying information used to generate a selected portion of the requested display page, in response to a request selecting the selected portion of the requested display page, wherein the drilling down comprises
retrieving the underlying information used to generate the selected portion of the requested display page, and
presenting the underlying information by virtue of one of
generating the requested display page comprising the realtime information, the non-realtime information, and the underlying information, and
generating a new display page comprising the underlying information.
35. The method of claim 30 wherein
the requested display page, generated if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available, comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
an indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display, and
the indication that the non-realtime information is not yet ready for display is provided in a location in which the non-realtime information is to be displayed.
36. The method of claim 30 wherein
the generating the requested display page, if a previously cached version of the non-realtime information is not available, further comprises
generating the requested display page in response to a subsequent request for the requested display page, wherein
the requested display page comprises
the retrieved realtime information, and
the cached non-realtime information.
37. The method of claim 30 , wherein
the realtime information comprises information that is displayable without using the computation for generating the realtime information prior to being displayed.