Advanced method and system of automatic population and maintenance of a web-based database

• US 20010047356A1
• Filed: 04/12/2001
• Published: 11/29/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AECsoft USA, Inc. (Jaggaer LLC)
• Original Assignee: AECsoft USA, Inc. (Jaggaer LLC)
• Inventors: Xiong, Ying, Ren, Tom
• Application Number:
  US09/834,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20010047356A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

The present invention provides a remotely accessible and maintained web-based database.

Claims

1. A method of automatically populating, maintaining and updating a web-based database, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving records of individuals from an existing database;

(b) populating a web-based database with the individual records;

(c) creating an access account for each individual record;

(d) transmitting the access account to the individuals; and

(e) enabling remote maintenance of the individual records by use of the access account.

2. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the records are received by transfer across an electronic link.

3. The method of

claim 2

, wherein the electronic link is electronic mail.

4. The method of

claim 2

, wherein the electronic link is select ed from satellite systems, cable systems, direct modem connections, network connections, VPN connections, or Intranet connections.

5. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the populating of the web-based database with the individual records further comprises automatically mapping the records.

6. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the populating of the web-based database with the individual records further comprises manually mapping the records.

7. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the access accounts are generated automatically.

8. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the temporary access accounts are transmitted to the individuals by fax.

9. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the temporary access accounts are transmitted to the individuals by email.

10. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the temporary access accounts are transmitted by a media selected from voice mail, physical address, or pager.

11. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the remote maintenance occurs across the Internet.

12. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the remote maintenance comprises altering the individual records.

13. A method of automatically updating data records stored in a web-based database, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing Internet access to the web-based database;

(b) generating passwords for the data records;

(c) automatically distributing the passwords; and

(d) providing Internet access to the data records through use of the passwords.

14. The method of

claim 13

wherein the Internet access to the data records is provided for adding data to the records.

15. The method of

claim 13

wherein the Internet access to the data records is provided for amending the data in the records.

16. The method of

claim 13

wherein the Internet access to the data records is provided for restricting further access to the data in the records.

17. A remotely accessible data storage system, comprising:

(a) a database provided for storing customer data records;

(b) an account generator provided for creating access numbers for the data records;

(c) a broadcast system provided for distributing the access numbers to the customer; and

(d) an update system provided to enable customer access to the data records by use of the access numbers.

18. The remotely accessible data storage system of

claim 17

, wherein the database is a web-based database.

19. The remotely accessible data storage system of

claim 17

, wherein the customer data records include marketing profiles.

20. The remotely accessible data storage system of

claim 17

, wherein the broadcast system distributes the access numbers by facsimile.

21. The remotely accessible data storage system of

claim 17

, wherein the broadcast system distributes the access numbers by email.

22. The remotely accessible data storage system of

claim 17

, wherein the broadcast system distributes the access numbers by the media selected from voice mail, instant messaging, mail, or by pager.

23. The remotely accessible data storage system of

claim 17

, wherein the broadcast system distributes the access numbers by a combination of fax, email, and voice mail.