System and method for portal rendering

Abstract

A system for rendering a portal and adapted to communicate with a client, comprising a server to perform a hierarchy of rendering processes in response to communication from the client; and wherein the server can evaluate at least one entitlement to determine a permission associated with an element to be rendered.

1 . A system for rendering a portal and adapted to communicate with a client, comprising: 
 a server to perform a hierarchy of rendering processes in response to communication from the client; and    wherein the server can evaluate at least one entitlement to determine a permission associated with an element to be rendered.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the server can evaluate at least one entitlement which associates a role with a user based on a role rule.    
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 a rendering process can be a serylet.    
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the server communicates to the client a portal skin and a portal page template.    
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein: 
 the portal page template can be customized for a group and/or by at least one user belonging to the group.    
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4  wherein: 
 the server selectively binds at least one portlet to the template.    
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein: 
 binding is based on the evaluation of the at least one entitlement.    
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a portal manager, adapted to communicate to the client a portal skin and a portal page template.    
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 an access controller that can provide access to resources based on evaluation the at least one entitlement.    
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the hierarchy is determined by the client.    
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the element includes at least one of a portlet element and a portlet.    
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the permission is whether a user is entitled to any one or more of execute, view or edit a portlet.    
     
     
         13 . A system for rendering a portal and adapted to communicate with a client, comprising: 
 a server configured to perform at least one rendering process in response to communication from the client; and    wherein the server is configured to evaluate at least one entitlement to determine a permission associated with the at least one rendering process.    
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13  wherein: 
 the server can evaluate at least one entitlement which associates a role with a user based on a role rule.    
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13  wherein: 
 a rendering process can be a serylet.    
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13  wherein: 
 the server communicates to the client a portal skin and a portal page template.    
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein: 
 the portal page template can be customized for a group and/or by at least one user belonging to the group.    
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16  wherein: 
 the server selectively binds at least one portlet to the template.    
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18  wherein: 
 binding is based on the evaluation of the at least one entitlement.    
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 an access controller configured to access to resources based on evaluation the at least one entitlement.    
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 13  wherein: 
 the permission is whether a user is entitled to any one or more of execute, view or edit a portlet.