Method for configuring multiple user systems using a configuration device

• US 20020188705A1
• Filed: 09/12/2001
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Exigen Group
• Original Assignee: ORIX Growth Capital, LLC (ORIX Corporation)
• Inventors: Bartussek, Roland, Miloslavsky, Alec
• Application Number:
  US09/954,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20020188705A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method for receiving input into a configuration device, configuring a first system according to a first input provided by a first user, configuring a second system according to a second input provided by a second user, and dynamically updating a first set of components in the first system and a second set of components in the second system using the configuration device, such that the configuration of the first system is maintained according to the first user input and the configuration of the second system is maintained according to the second user input is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dynamic updating of the systems occurs when a change needs to be made to the components within the systems. In one embodiment, the configuration device allows for interactive refinement of the configuration of the multiple systems by the multiple users. In alternative embodiments,

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving input into a configuration device;

configuring a first system according to a first input provided by a first user;

configuring a second system according to a second input provided by a second user; and

dynamically updating a first set of components in the first system and a second set of components in the second system using the configuration device, such that the configuration of the first system is maintained according to the first user input and the configuration of the second system is maintained according to the second user input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of software instances may be run within each of the systems.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the systems and the software instances share a database.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the database is used to determine a check of the systems to ensure that the systems and the software instances may be shared so as to provide consistent configuration of each system according to the user'"'"'s preference.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a security clearance is provided that allows the user to access an object within one of the systems if the user is approved for access.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a database is used to determine if the user is approved for access to the object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the systems share a software instance that is provided by an application service provider (ASP) site.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration device is provided by an application service provider (ASP) site.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration device allows the users to interactively refine the configuration of the systems.

10. A machine-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a sequence of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving input into a configuration device;

configuring a first system according to a first input provided by a first user;

configuring a second system according to a second input provided by a second user; and

dynamically updating a first set of components in the first system and a second set of components in the second system using the configuration device, such that the configuration of the first system is maintained according to the first user input and the configuration of the second system is maintained according to the second user input.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein a plurality of software instances may be run within each of the systems.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the systems and the software instances share a database.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the database is used to determine a check of the systems to ensure that the systems and the software instances may be shared so as to provide consistent configuration of each system according to the user'"'"'s preference.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein a security clearance is provided that allows the user to access an object within one of the systems if the user is approved for access.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein a database is used to determine if the user is approved for access to the object.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the systems share a software instance that is provided by an application service provider (ASP) site.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the configuration device is provided by an application service provider (ASP) site.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the configuration device allows the users to interactively refine the configuration of the systems.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein a plurality of software instances may be run within each of the systems.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the systems and the software instances share a database.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the database is used to determine a check of the systems to ensure that the systems and the software instances may be shared so as to provide consistent configuration of each system according to the user'"'"'s preference.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein a security clearance is provided that allows the user to access an object within one of the systems if the user is approved for access.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein a database is used to determine if the user is approved for access to the object.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the systems share a software instance that is provided by an application service provider (ASP) site.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein the configuration device is provided by an application service provider (ASP) site.

27. The system of claim 19, wherein the configuration device allows the users to interactively refine the configuration of the systems.

19. A system comprising:

a unit able to receive input;

a first operation center configured according to a first input provided by a first user;

a second operation center configured according to a second input provided by a second user; and

a first set of components in the first system and a second set of components in the second system being dynamically updated by the unit, such that the configuration of the first operation center is maintained according to the first user input and the configuration of the second operation center is maintained according to the second user input.