System, method and computer program product for searching for, and retrieving, profile attributes based on other target profile attributes and associated profiles

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of specifying is carried out by the step of: specifying LDAP compliant query strings.

Claim 4

The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: caching said directories at a local storage device prior to said step of applying.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of applying is carried out by the steps of: determining a search root of said directories; and executing said sequence of query strings from said search root.

Claim 6

The method of claim 4 wherein said step of determining said search root is carried out by the step of: defining one of said directories as said search root.

Claim 7

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises the step of: requesting specific attributes of said result set as a return value.

Claim 8

The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of: checking access control of a user specifying said sequence of query strings.

Claim 9

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of returning said result set further comprises the step of: producing said data in the form of a resource identification of said result set.

Claim 10

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises the step of: defining a maximum response count for said result set.

Claim 11

A computer program product comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for searching directories in a computer system comprising: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect allowing for specifying a sequence of query strings for said directories; computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect apply each of said sequence of query strings to said directories; computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect determining candidate ones of said directories comprising matches to a first of said sequence of query strings; computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect iteratively applying remaining ones of said sequence of query strings to said candidate ones of said directories; and computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect returning a result set of data representative of said candidate ones of said directories having matched each of said specified sequence of query strings.

Claim 12

A computer program product comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for searching directories in a computer system comprising: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect allowing for specifying a sequence of query strings for said directories; computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect apply each of said sequence of query strings to said directories; computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect determining candidate ones of said directories comprising matches to a first of said sequence of query strings; computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect iteratively applying remaining ones of said sequence of query strings to said candidate ones of said directories; and computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect returning a result set of data representative of said candidate ones of said directories having matched each of said specified sequence of query strings.

Claim 13

The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect allowing for specifying is carried out by computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect allowing for specifying LDAP compliant query strings.

Claim 14

The computer program product of claim 10 further comprising: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect caching said directories at a local storage device.

Claim 15

The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect applying is carried out by: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect determining a search root of said directories; and computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect executing said sequence of query strings from said search root.

Claim 16

The computer program product of claim 13 wherein said computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect determining said search root is carried out by computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect defining one of said directories as said search root.

Claim 17

The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect requesting specific attributes of said result set as a return value.

Claim 18

The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect checking access control of a user specifying said sequence of query strings.

Claim 19

The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect returning said result set further comprises: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect producing said data in the form of a resource identification of said result set.

Claim 20

The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect allowing for specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises: computer readable program code devices configured to cause said computer to effect allowing for defining a maximum response count for said result set.

Claim 23

The method of claim 19 wherein said step of providing for specifying is carried out by the step of: providing for specifying LDAP compliant query strings.

Claim 24

The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of: providing for caching said directories at a local storage device prior to said step of providing for applying.

Claim 25

The method of claim 19 wherein said step of providing for applying is carried out by the steps of: providing for determining a search root of said directories; and providing for executing said sequence of query strings from said search root.

Claim 26

The method of claim 22 wherein said step of providing for determining said search root is carried out by the step of: providing for defining one of said directories as said search root.

Claim 27

The method of claim 19 wherein said step of providing for specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises the step of: providing for requesting specific attributes of said result set as a return value.

Claim 28

The method of claim 24 further comprising the step of: providing for checking access control of a user specifying said sequence of query strings.

Claim 29

The method of claim 19 wherein said step of providing for returning said result set further comprises the step of: providing for producing said data in the form of a resource identification of said result set.

Claim 30

The method of claim 19 wherein said step of providing for specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises the step of: providing for defining a maximum response count for said result set.

Claim 33

The system of claim 28 wherein said means for specifying comprises: means for specifying LDAP compliant query strings.

Claim 34

The system of claim 28 further comprising: means for caching said directories at a local storage device prior to said step of applying.

Claim 35

The system of claim 28 wherein said means for applying comprises: means for determining a search root of said directories; and means for executing said sequence of query strings from said search root.

Claim 36

The system of claim 31 wherein said means for determining said search root comprises: means for defining one of said directories as said search root.

Claim 37

The system of claim 28 wherein said means for specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises: means for requesting specific attributes of said result set as a return value.

Claim 38

The system of claim 33 further comprising: means for checking access control of a user specifying said sequence of query strings.

Claim 39

The system of claim 28 wherein said means for returning said result set further comprises: means for producing said data in the form of a resource identification of said result set.

Claim 40

The system of claim 28 wherein said means for specifying said sequence of query strings further comprises: means for defining a maximum response count for said result set.