Computer system and method for managing remote access of user resources

• US 20030065795A1
• Filed: 01/15/2002
• Published: 04/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Dighero, Stefano, Bortoloso, Luca
• Application Number:
  US10/046,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20030065795A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database

Abstract

A computer for managing access of a user to resources having a first database for storing of users and/or of groups of users. One or more script files are generated containing information descriptive of a user resource. A centralized user manager program accesses the first database and the script file(s). A remote computer is coupled to the central computer. Included in the central computer is an application program for accessing a local user management program. The local user management program creates a local resources database for authentication and access right authentication of the user during the login procedure.

Claims

1. A system for managing access of a remote user to downloadable resources, comprising:

a central computer, including,

a first database for storing user information;

a script file containing information establishing access rights of said user to a user resource; and

a centralized user manager program for accessing the first database and the script file, and downloading the script file to the remote user.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a remote computer being remotely coupled to the central computer.

3. The system according to claim 2, that executes a local user management program that creates a local resource database for a user after login of the user.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the local user management program loads the script files from the central computer.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the local user management program creates the local resources database based on the script file.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the script file includes a qualifier representative of the type of access granted to the user of a particular resource.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the central computer is coupled to the remote user through the Internet.

8. A system for managing access of a remote user to downloadable resources, comprising:

a remote computer, including;

a first database for storing user information;

a script file containing information establishing access rights of said user to a user resource; and

a localized user manager program for accessing the first database and the script file, and downloading the script file from a centralized computer located remotely from said remote computer.

9. The system according to claim 8, further comprising a central computer being remotely coupled to the remote computer.

10. The system according to claim 9, that executes a local user management program that creates a local resource database for a user after login of the user.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the script file includes a qualifier representative of the type of access granted to the user of a particular resource.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the remote computer is coupled to the central computer through the Internet.

13. A method for managing access of a remote user to downloadable resources, comprising the steps of:

in a central computer;

storing user information in a first database;

generating a script file containing information establishing access rights of said user to a user resource;

accessing the first database and the script file; and

downloading the script file to the remote user.

14. The method of claim 13, in a remote computer located remotely from the central computer, further comprising the step of building a local database from the script file at a location of the remote computer that indicates the access rights of the user to the user resource.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of executing a local user management program that creates a local resource database for a user after login of the user.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of the local user management program loading the script files from the central computer.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of the local user management program creating the local resources database based on the script file.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of including in the script file a qualifier representative of the type of access granted to the user of a particular resource.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of coupling the central computer to the remote user through the Internet.

20. A computer product incorporating instructions for driving a computer according to a process set forth by the method of claim 13.