Network portal system and methods
First Claim
1. A network portal system comprising:
- a web-top manager, wherein said web-top manager is configured to receive a content request from a user device wherein said content request includes a content provider identifier; and
a universal content broker system coupled to said web-top manager, said universal content broker system comprising;
a plurality of content providers, wherein each content provider in said plurality of content providers is associated with a different content provider identifier, and each content provider accesses content having a different raw data format;
a universal content broker coupled to said web-top manager and to said plurality of content providers wherein upon said receipt of said content request from said web-top manager, said universal content broker passes said request to a content provider in said plurality of content providers that is associated with said content provider identifier.
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Abstract
A network portal system includes a web-top manager and a universal content broker system. The web-top manager is configured to receive a content request from a user device, where the content request includes a content provider identifier. The universal content broker system is coupled to the web-top manager. The universal content broker system includes a plurality of content providers. Each content provider in the plurality of content providers is associated with a different content provider identifier. Also, each content provider accesses content having a different raw data format. A universal content broker is coupled to the web-top manager and to the plurality of content providers. Upon the receipt of the content request from the web-top manager, the universal content broker passes the request to a content provider in the plurality of content providers that is associated with the content provider identifier.
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102 Claims
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1. A network portal system comprising:
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a web-top manager, wherein said web-top manager is configured to receive a content request from a user device wherein said content request includes a content provider identifier; and
a universal content broker system coupled to said web-top manager, said universal content broker system comprising;
a plurality of content providers, wherein each content provider in said plurality of content providers is associated with a different content provider identifier, and each content provider accesses content having a different raw data format;
a universal content broker coupled to said web-top manager and to said plurality of content providers wherein upon said receipt of said content request from said web-top manager, said universal content broker passes said request to a content provider in said plurality of content providers that is associated with said content provider identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A network portal system comprising:
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a web-top manager, wherein said web-top manager is configured to receive a content request from a user device wherein said content request includes an identifier for content having a raw data format wherein said web-top manager further comprises;
a web server;
a main servlet executing on said web server, wherein said main servlet receives a user device content request; and
a presentation and logic system coupled to said main servlet, and configured to receive raw data content in a plurality of different raw data formats from said universal content broker system, wherein said presentation and logic system converts raw data content irrespective of said raw data format, based upon characteristics of said user device, into a page displayable on said user device; and
a universal content broker system coupled to said web-top manager, said universal content broker system comprising;
a plurality of content providers, wherein each content provider in said plurality of content providers is associated with a different content provider identifier, and each content provider accesses content having a different raw data format;
a hierarchy content provider; and
a universal content broker coupled to said web-top manager and to said plurality of content providers wherein upon said receipt of said content request from said web-top manager, said universal content broker passes said request to a content provider in said plurality of content providers that is associated with said content provider identifier. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A system comprising:
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a web server;
a main servlet executing on said web server, wherein said main servlet receives a user device content request; and
a presentation and logic system coupled to said main servlet, and configured to receive raw data content in a plurality of different raw data formats, wherein said presentation and logic system converts raw data content irrespective of said raw data format, based upon characteristics of said user device, into a page displayable on said user device. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A system comprising:
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a plurality of content providers, wherein each content provider in said plurality of content providers is associated with a different content provider identifier, and each content provider accesses content having a different raw data format;
a universal content broker coupled to said plurality of content providers wherein upon said receipt of a content request including a content provider identifier, said universal content broker passes said request to a content provider in said plurality of content providers that is associated with said content provider identifier. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A computer program product comprising computer program code for a universal content provider service comprising:
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a component interface; and
a content provider interface. - View Dependent Claims (95)
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96. A computer program product comprising computer program code for a universal content broker service comprising:
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a component interface; and
a content provider manager interface. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98)
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99. A computer program product comprising computer program code for a configuration and logic service comprising:
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a profiling service; and
a plurality of screen templates. - View Dependent Claims (100)
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101. A method for providing a plurality of content having different types and different protocols to a single user interface comprising:
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receiving a content request from a client system wherein said content request comprises a content identifier;
selecting a content provider associated with said content identifier from a plurality of content providers wherein each of said content providers provides access to content having a different raw data format;
retrieving said requested content from said selected content provider; and
using said requested content to generate a page displayable on said client system. - View Dependent Claims (102)
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