Proprietary information utility
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1. A proprietary information utility comprising:
- an interface that provides outside entities connection to the proprietary information utility;
a repository that contains proprietary information, wherein the repository is compartmentalized by user identity and entitlement, so that a first category of proprietary information is within private domains available to only a single user and a second category of proprietary information is within domains to which multiple users may be granted use in response to acquiring a license to use particular proprietary information within the second category of proprietary information;
application services;
a security system, that limits access of each user connecting to the proprietary information utility to proprietary information to which each user is entitled, the proprietary information to which each user is entitled being accessed through use of the application services; and
, a billing system for tracking usage by users of the proprietary information utility for billing purposes.
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Abstract
A proprietary information utility includes an interface that provides outside entities connection to the proprietary information utility. A repository contains proprietary information. The repository is compartmentalized by user identity and entitlement. A security system limits access of each user connecting to the proprietary information utility to proprietary information to which each user is entitled. The proprietary information to which each user is entitled is through use of the application services operating within the proprietary information utility. A billing system tracks usage of users of the proprietary information utility for billing purposes.
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29 Claims
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1. A proprietary information utility comprising:
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an interface that provides outside entities connection to the proprietary information utility;
a repository that contains proprietary information, wherein the repository is compartmentalized by user identity and entitlement, so that a first category of proprietary information is within private domains available to only a single user and a second category of proprietary information is within domains to which multiple users may be granted use in response to acquiring a license to use particular proprietary information within the second category of proprietary information;
application services;
a security system, that limits access of each user connecting to the proprietary information utility to proprietary information to which each user is entitled, the proprietary information to which each user is entitled being accessed through use of the application services; and
,a billing system for tracking usage by users of the proprietary information utility for billing purposes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing outside entities connection to a proprietary information utility;
(b) storing proprietary information within a repository, wherein the repository is compartmentalized by user identity and entitlement;
(c) limiting access of each user connecting to the proprietary information utility to proprietary information to which each user is entitled, the proprietary information to which each user is entitled being accessed through use of application services operating within the proprietary information utility, wherein multiple users can be granted access to the same proprietary information; and
,(d) tracking usage of users of the proprietary information utility for billing purposes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27)
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26. A method as in claim 26 wherein step (d) includes calculating royalty payments due to authors when proprietary information of the authors is used by the application services within the proprietary information utility.
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28. A method comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing outside entities connection to information within a proprietary information utility;
(b) storing proprietary information within a repository, wherein the repository is compartmentalized by user identity and entitlement;
(c) limiting access of each user connecting to the proprietary information utility to proprietary information to which each user is entitled, the proprietary information to which each user is entitled being accessed through use of application services operating within the proprietary information utility;
(d) mapping semi-structured proprietary information requests to a most appropriate proprietary information model and application services that will operate on the most appropriate proprietary information model and, (e) translating information from an author into a utility-native proprietary information format that can be used by a least a subset of application services within the proprietary information utility.
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29. A method comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing outside entities connection to information within a proprietary information utility;
(b) storing proprietary information within a repository, wherein the repository is compartmentalized by user identity and entitlement;
(c) limiting access of each user connecting to the proprietary information utility to proprietary information to which each user is entitled, the proprietary information to which each user is entitled being accessed through use of application services operating within the proprietary information utility; and
,(d) providing a service catalog, a discovery mechanism to provide a custom view of available application services, based on entitlement and visibility.
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