AUTOMATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A RESOURCE management system, comprising:
- a) Multiple SERVERs, each serving one or more PCs; and
b) means for allowing i) all PCs to store PROFILEs of RESOURCEs into a SERVER; and
ii) all PCs to search all PROFILEs.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a system for managing resources, which can take the form of (a) computer-compatible information, such as data files and programs, and (b) non-computer-compatible information, such as data contained on microfiche, and (c) physical objects. The resources are located at geographically diverse sites.
The invention contains a descriptive profile for each resource, and allows any user to search all profiles, and to search the profiles according to “fields” (a database term), such as by location of the resources, or by category of the resources. The user can order delivery of a selected resource, and the system causes delivery of the resource to be executed, irrespective of the form (eg, physical object) of the resource.
The invention allows a provider of a new resource to limit access to the resource, by identifying users who are authorized to obtain access to the resource. Non-authorized users cannot obtain access to the profiles of these resources.
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14 Claims
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1. A RESOURCE management system, comprising:
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a) Multiple SERVERs, each serving one or more PCs; and
b) means for allowing i) all PCs to store PROFILEs of RESOURCEs into a SERVER; and
ii) all PCs to search all PROFILEs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A RESOURCE management system, comprising:
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a) multiple LOCAL SERVERs, each serving one or more PCs; and
b) means for allowing i) all PCs to store PROFILEs of RESOURCEs into one or more REGIONAL SERVERs; and
ii) all PCs to search all PROFILEs.
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6. A RESOURCE management system, comprising:
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a) multiple SERVERs, i) each serving one or more PCs; and
ii) each storing a catalog of PROFILEs, which describe RESOURCEs; and
b) search means for allowing any PC to search any PROFILE contained in any SERVER. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of managing RESOURCEs, comprising the following steps:
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a) maintaining the RESOURCEs at multiple sites;
b) maintaining PROFILEs for the RESOURCEs, each PROFILE containing information relating to its RESOURCE; and
c) allowing a user to search, from a single site, all PROFILEs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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