Web-content providing method and web-content providing system
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(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
Azuma (54)
('75)
(45) Date of Patent:
May 9, 2006
WEB-CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD AND
2001/0023414 A1*
9/2001 Kumar et a1. ............... .. 705/35
WEB-CONTENT PROVIDING SYSTEM
2001/0032092 A1* 2002/0055933 A1*
10/2001 Calver ...................... .. 705/1 5/2002 Feathers et a1. .. 707/104.1
Inventor:
Tomihiko Azuma Tokyo (JP) ’
(*)
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Assignee: SubjectCorporation, Notice: to any disclaimer, TOkyOthe term of this
2002/0065877 A1*
5/2002 KoWtko et a1.
2002/0091923 A1*
7/2002
JP
Chipman et a1.
2002-259215
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
709/203 ......... .. 713/168
9/2002
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
U.S.C. 154(b) by 598 days. Bogonikolos et al., “Archimides”: An Intelligent Agent for Adaptive-Personalized Navigation Within a WEB Server,
(21) Appl. No.: 10/093,637
Proceedings of the 23nd HaWaii lntemational Conference on
(22) Filed:
Mar. 11, 2002
(65)
Prior Publication Data
Us 2002/0129130 A1
(30)
* Cited by examiner
Sell 12, 2002
Primary ExamineriWilliam Bashore Assistant ExamineriMaiKhanh Nguyen (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiFoley & Lardner LLP
Foreign Application Priority Data
Mar. 12, 2001
(51)
System Science, Jan. 1999, 9 pages.*
(JP)
........................... .. 2001-068394
(57)
5/00
ABSTRACT
(52)
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A user authentication manager performs user authentication based on user identi?cation information and password stored in an OrganiZation_de?nition_information Storage Section’ in
(58)
Field of Classi?cation Search ........... .. 715/501 .1,
organization’s portal generator acquires an Organization of a
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user, based on personal organization information stored in
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the organization-de?nition-information storage section. The
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accordance With a log-in request from a user terminal. An
709/217; 220, 226
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organization’s portal generator acquires address information
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(56)
of the organization of the user, from the address information
References Clted U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS
of the organization content stored in the organization-de? nition-information storage section, ‘and' provides a user ter
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6 Claims, 22 Drawing Sheets
PROCESS FOR GENERATING ORGANIZATION'S PORTAL PAGF
S48 ACQUIRE NON-GENERATED NAVIGATION LABEL INFORMATION S49
SEARCH ORGANIZATIO N-DEFINITION INFORMATION STORAGE SECTION
NAVIGATION PROCESS
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INCLUDING ORGANIZATION'S CO NTE NT
NAVIGATION LABELS
I
SEND ORGANIZATION'S PORTAL PAGE OR ERROR PAGE
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ATTRIBUTE
MEANING
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IDENTIFIER OF OBJECT‘
objectclass
OBJECT CLASS
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COMPANY NAME
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ORGANIZATION NAME
oid
ORGANIZATION ID
labeleURI
ORGANIZATION CONTENT
cn
NAME
uid
USER ID
userPassword
PASSWORD
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LABEL
ANCHOR SET VALUES
COMPANY AB
ab.serv|et.portalGen,OID=ORG01,UID=x04
DEPARTMENT A
ab.serv|etportalGen,OID=ORGO2,UID=x04
DEPARTMENT B
ab.serv|et.porta|Gen,OlD:ORG03,UID:xO4
SECTION A1
ab.serv|et.portalGen,OID=ORG04.U[D=xO4
SECTION A2
ab.servlet.por'ta|Gen,OID=ORGO5,UlD=xO4
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FIG. 14
USER ID
PASSWORD
SEND
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FIG. ‘I5 PROOEss FOR PROVIDING ORGANIZATION’S PORTAL PAGE
N321 RECEIVE USER ID AND PASSWORD '
N822
‘SEARCH ORGANIZATION-DEFINITION INFORMATION STORAGE SECTION S23 REGIsTEREO '2
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ACQUIRE ORGANIZATION ID OF USER'S ORGANIZATION
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AOQIJIRE-ORGASiZGAIIETION‘S PORTAL N326
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> FIG. 16
INPUT USER ID OR PASSWORD IS INCORRECT TRY TO LOG IN AGAIN
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(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
Azuma (54)
('75)
(45) Date of Patent:
May 9, 2006
WEB-CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD AND
2001/0023414 A1*
9/2001 Kumar et a1. ............... .. 705/35
WEB-CONTENT PROVIDING SYSTEM
2001/0032092 A1* 2002/0055933 A1*
10/2001 Calver ...................... .. 705/1 5/2002 Feathers et a1. .. 707/104.1
Inventor:
Tomihiko Azuma Tokyo (JP) ’
(*)
US 7,043,685 B2
Assignee: SubjectCorporation, Notice: to any disclaimer, TOkyOthe term of this
2002/0065877 A1*
5/2002 KoWtko et a1.
2002/0091923 A1*
7/2002
JP
Chipman et a1.
2002-259215
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
709/203 ......... .. 713/168
9/2002
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
U.S.C. 154(b) by 598 days. Bogonikolos et al., “Archimides”: An Intelligent Agent for Adaptive-Personalized Navigation Within a WEB Server,
(21) Appl. No.: 10/093,637
Proceedings of the 23nd HaWaii lntemational Conference on
(22) Filed:
Mar. 11, 2002
(65)
Prior Publication Data
Us 2002/0129130 A1
(30)
* Cited by examiner
Sell 12, 2002
Primary ExamineriWilliam Bashore Assistant ExamineriMaiKhanh Nguyen (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiFoley & Lardner LLP
Foreign Application Priority Data
Mar. 12, 2001
(51)
System Science, Jan. 1999, 9 pages.*
(JP)
........................... .. 2001-068394
(57)
5/00
ABSTRACT
(52)
2006 01 ' ) US. Cl. ................. .. 715/501.1, 715/513, 709/202,
A user authentication manager performs user authentication based on user identi?cation information and password stored in an OrganiZation_de?nition_information Storage Section’ in
(58)
Field of Classi?cation Search ........... .. 715/501 .1,
organization’s portal generator acquires an Organization of a
715/513, 526, 517, 520; 709/202, 218, 203,
user, based on personal organization information stored in
_
the organization-de?nition-information storage section. The
(
_
_
_
709/218
_
accordance With a log-in request from a user terminal. An
709/217; 220, 226
See aPPhCaUOn ?le for Complete Search hlstory-
organization’s portal generator acquires address information
_
(56)
of the organization of the user, from the address information
References Clted U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS
of the organization content stored in the organization-de? nition-information storage section, ‘and' provides a user ter
_
Ql : ,
mmal Wrth Web contents. The nav1gat1on generator gener
fhllpmimlet al' ~~~~~~~~
,
na
:1
e
a
.
. . . . . . . ..
..
6,327,628 131* 0/2001 Anu? et a1‘ B1 *
7/2003
6,668,353 B1*
6,591,300
12/2003
6,691,106 B1 *
Yurkovic
210i
ates navigation generating information regarding the
.
~
719/311
.....
. . . .. 709/226
Yurkovic ...... ..
~
~
-
“1 Orma Ion S Orage Sec 1011'
.. 715/501.1
2/2004 Sathyanarayan ............. .. 707/3
6 Claims, 22 Drawing Sheets
PROCESS FOR GENERATING ORGANIZATION'S PORTAL PAGF
S48 ACQUIRE NON-GENERATED NAVIGATION LABEL INFORMATION S49
SEARCH ORGANIZATIO N-DEFINITION INFORMATION STORAGE SECTION
NAVIGATION PROCESS
S50
TEMPORARILY STORE NAVIGATION TAG
s44
ACOUIRE ERROR PAGE I
,s45
I
AGQUIRE ORGANIZATION
CONTENT
NAVIGATION LABEL
J
ON-GENERATED NAvIGATIo LABEL INFORMATION ?
Y
NO
$46 Yes
INFORMATION’? y NO
-
_
-
-
hrterarchtrcal structure sttored 1n the organrzatron de?nrtron
I /
547
852
ACQUIRE DISPLAY POSITION AND ARRANGEMENT INFORMATION OF NAVIGATION LABELS
GENERATE ORGANIZATION'S PORTAL PAGE
' GENERATE ORGANIZATIONS PORTAL PAGE I
INCLUDING ORGANIZATION CONTENT AND
INCLUDING ORGANIZATION'S CO NTE NT
NAVIGATION LABELS
I
SEND ORGANIZATION'S PORTAL PAGE OR ERROR PAGE
@
553
_
U.S. Patent
May 9, 2006
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FIG. 6
ATTRIBUTE
MEANING
dn
IDENTIFIER OF OBJECT‘
objectclass
OBJECT CLASS
0
COMPANY NAME
ou
ORGANIZATION NAME
oid
ORGANIZATION ID
labeleURI
ORGANIZATION CONTENT
cn
NAME
uid
USER ID
userPassword
PASSWORD
U.S. Patent
May 9, 2006
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FIG. 9
LABEL
ANCHOR SET VALUES
COMPANY AB
ab.serv|et.portalGen,OID=ORG01,UID=x04
DEPARTMENT A
ab.serv|etportalGen,OID=ORGO2,UID=x04
DEPARTMENT B
ab.serv|et.porta|Gen,OlD:ORG03,UID:xO4
SECTION A1
ab.serv|et.portalGen,OID=ORG04.U[D=xO4
SECTION A2
ab.servlet.por'ta|Gen,OID=ORGO5,UlD=xO4
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FIG. 14
USER ID
PASSWORD
SEND
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May 9, 2006
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FIG. ‘I5 PROOEss FOR PROVIDING ORGANIZATION’S PORTAL PAGE
N321 RECEIVE USER ID AND PASSWORD '
N822
‘SEARCH ORGANIZATION-DEFINITION INFORMATION STORAGE SECTION S23 REGIsTEREO '2
'
Yes
N°
s27
N824
N
ACQUIRE ORGANIZATION ID OF USER'S ORGANIZATION
PROCESS FOR GENERATING
ACQUIRE ERROR PAGE
N825
oRGANIzATIoN's PORTAL PAGE
‘I
AOQIJIRE-ORGASiZGAIIETION‘S PORTAL N326
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> FIG. 16
INPUT USER ID OR PASSWORD IS INCORRECT TRY TO LOG IN AGAIN
OK
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