US6453339B1
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System and method of presenting channelized data
Assignee: CA Inc
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Filing: 1999-01-20
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Granted: 2002-09-17
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Expires: 2019-01-20
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for presenting data from a plurality of sources to a user. The system includes a plurality of information sources, a user interface, content storage and a server connected to the user interface and the content storage. The user interface selects data from one or more of the plurality of information sources to be identified as published content and issues content requests to access data identified as published content. The content storage stores published content and the server manages the content requests received from the user interface. The server includes a repository and a content directory, wherein the repository manages a virtual directory structure associated with published content, wherein the content directory maintains a content directory structure pointing to all published content stored in the content storage and wherein the content directory structure is referenced by the virtual directory structure in the repository.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas W. Schultz
- 👤 Mark C. Bradley
- 👤 Ted C. Halmrast
- 👤 Thomas Y. Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/23; G06F16/2358; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/958; G06F16/972; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/50; H04L67/56; H04L67/564; H04L67/567; H04L67/568; H04L67/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of channelizing data within a system having a user interface and a server, comprising: identifying, at the user interface, data to be published as published content; sending a request to the server identifying the data to the server; generating, at the server, an object key to the data to be published; storing the object key into a content directory as a function of values stored in a virtual directory; associating the object key with a channel; and displaying the channel on the user interface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of channelizing data within a system having a user interface and a server, comprising: identifying, at the user interface, data to be published as published content; sending a request to the server identifying the data to the server; generating, at the server, an object key to the data to be published; storing the object key into a content directory as a function of values stored in a virtual directory; associating the object key with a channel; and displaying the channel on the user interface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein storing the object key includes updating an index to reflect storage of the object key, wherein updating an index includes placing a search meta file associated with the published content in the index.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 2 , wherein updating an index further includes broadcasting the search meta file to other available servers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein associating the object key with a channel includes: creating a messenger, wherein a messenger is an automated process which alerts a user when an event occurs; generating a messenger object key for the messenger; storing the messenger object key to a repository; and associating the messenger with the published content; and wherein the method further includes scheduling the messenger to execute at a predetermined time and displaying a message regarding execution of the messenger on the user interface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 4 , wherein displaying a message includes sending an e-mail message to the user interface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 4 , wherein displaying a message includes displaying a headline associated with the published content on the user interface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 6 , wherein displaying a headline includes displaying a navigation area template.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein the navigation area template is created by an administrator and is selected by the user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein identifying data to be published as published content includes providing an information source, generating a report within the information source and storing the report in a location and wherein sending a request to the server identifying the data to the server includes identifying the location where the report was stored.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
The method according to claim 9 , wherein associating the object key with a channel includes: creating a messenger, wherein a messenger is an automated process which alerts a user when an event occurs; generating a messenger object key for the messenger; storing the messenger object key to a repository; and associating the messenger with the published content; and wherein the method further includes scheduling the messenger to execute at a predetermined time, displaying a message regarding execution of the messenger on the user interface and accessing the report via the messenger.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for presenting data from a plurality of sources to a user, comprising: a plurality of information sources; a user interface, wherein the user interface selects data from one or more of the plurality of information sources to be identified as published content and issues content requests to access data identified as published content; content storage, wherein the content storage stores published content; and a server connected to the user interface and the content storage, wherein the server manages the content requests received from the user interface, wherein the server includes a repository and a content directory, wherein the repository manages a virtual directory structure associated with published content and wherein the content directory maintains a content directory structure pointing to all published content stored in the content storage; wherein the content directory structure is referenced by the virtual directory structure in the repository.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for presenting data from a plurality of sources to a user, comprising: a plurality of information sources; a user interface, wherein the user interface selects data from one or more of the plurality of information sources to be identified as published content and issues content requests to access data identified as published content; content storage, wherein the content storage stores published content; and a server connected to the user interface and the content storage, wherein the server manages the content requests received from the user interface, wherein the server includes a repository and a content directory, wherein the repository manages a virtual directory structure associated with published content and wherein the content directory maintains a content directory structure pointing to all published content stored in the content storage; wherein the content directory structure is referenced by the virtual directory structure in the repository.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system according to claim 11 , wherein the repository manages the virtual directory structure in terms of folders, messenger and channels; wherein folders contain pointers to published content; wherein messengers are automated processes which alert a user when an event occurs; and wherein channels are a logical organization of information grouped by a particular subject.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system according to claim 12 , wherein the server includes a scheduler which monitors and schedules processing of messengers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system according to claim 12 , wherein the server manages content requests as a multi-threaded Java servlet.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 11 , wherein the repository includes a security mechanism for restricting access, based on permissions, by a user to content stored in the content server.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system according to claim 14 , wherein the repository is stored within a relational database.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 11 , wherein content requested by the user is displayed as newspages and wherein the server includes a scheduler for scheduling generation of the newspages.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system according to claim 11 , wherein the server includes a search engine and wherein the user interface includes means for accessing content via the search engine.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system according to claim 18 , wherein the content storage includes storage for a pointer file, wherein the pointer file points at data files stored on remote data storage devices.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
207 words
A Web portal into business intelligence, comprising: a plurality of business information sources, including a data warehouse and an on-line transaction processing system; a user interface, wherein the user interface includes a Web browser, means for publishing data from the data warehouse and from the on-line transaction processing system as published content, means for identifying the data published and means for issuing a content request to access a document stored as published content; content storage, wherein the content storage stores the published content; and a server connected to the user interface and the content storage, wherein the server manages the content request received from the user interface, wherein the server includes a repository and a content directory, wherein the repository contains a virtual directory structure associated with the published content and wherein the content directory contains a content directory structure pointing to all published content stored in the content storage; wherein the server retrieves the document as a function of the content request by indirectly addressing the content directory structure through the virtual directory structure stored in the repository; and wherein the server transforms the retrieved document into a document which can be displayed on the Web browser and transfers the transformed document to the user interface.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
207 words
A Web portal into business intelligence, comprising: a plurality of business information sources, including a data warehouse and an on-line transaction processing system; a user interface, wherein the user interface includes a Web browser, means for publishing data from the data warehouse and from the on-line transaction processing system as published content, means for identifying the data published and means for issuing a content request to access a document stored as published content; content storage, wherein the content storage stores the published content; and a server connected to the user interface and the content storage, wherein the server manages the content request received from the user interface, wherein the server includes a repository and a content directory, wherein the repository contains a virtual directory structure associated with the published content and wherein the content directory contains a content directory structure pointing to all published content stored in the content storage; wherein the server retrieves the document as a function of the content request by indirectly addressing the content directory structure through the virtual directory structure stored in the repository; and wherein the server transforms the retrieved document into a document which can be displayed on the Web browser and transfers the transformed document to the user interface.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portal according to claim 20 , wherein the means for identifying the data published includes means for displaying, on the user interface, a headline associated with the published content.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The portal according to claim 21 , wherein the means for issuing a content request includes means for clicking on the headline.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
60 words
The portal according to claim 20 , wherein the data warehouse includes an agent, wherein the agent executes at a first predefined time to generate a report, and wherein the server includes a messenger, wherein the messenger is associated with the report and wherein the messenger executes at a second predefined time to remind a user to review the report.
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