Method and system for distributing data
First Claim
1. A system for distributing data electronically via a computer network comprises:
- an update unit adapted to receive data in electronic format from at least one data supplier;
a catalog unit adapted to send selected data from the data received by the update unit to a user in electronic format based on selection information; and
an administration unit adapted to control reception of data by the update unit and sending of selected data by the catalog unit based on administration information received from an administrator.
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Abstract
A method and system of distributing data is provided. A system for data distributing data may include an update unit adapted to receive data from a remote data supplier, a catalog system adapted to send selected data to a remote user and an administration unit which received administration information from an administrator, wherein the reception of data from the data supplier and the sending of selected data to the user by the catalog unit is controlled based on the administration information. Data suppliers may register to provide data in advance and the supplied registration information may be used to authenticate the data supplier prior to receiving data from the data supplier. Users may also register to use the system and the user registration information they provide may be used to authenticate a user prior to sending data to the user. The system may be embodied as a group of web services which are linked together to perform the data distribution function. The system may communicate with the data suppliers, users and an administrator via the network using XML messages, for example.
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46 Claims
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1. A system for distributing data electronically via a computer network comprises:
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an update unit adapted to receive data in electronic format from at least one data supplier;
a catalog unit adapted to send selected data from the data received by the update unit to a user in electronic format based on selection information; and
an administration unit adapted to control reception of data by the update unit and sending of selected data by the catalog unit based on administration information received from an administrator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of distributing data in electronic format over a computer network comprises:
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receiving data from at least one data supplier in electronic format;
sending selected data to a user in electronic format based on selection information;
receiving administration information from an administrator; and
controlling the step of receiving data and the step of sending selected data according to the administration information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; and
a program storage device readable by the computer system, embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to perform method steps for distributing data, the method steps comprising;
receiving data from a remote data supplier in electronic format;
sending selected data to the user in electronic format;
receiving administration information from a remote administrator; and
controlling the step of receiving data and the step of sending selected data according to the administration information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A program storage medium, readable by a computer system, embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer system to perform method steps for distributing data in a computer network, the method steps comprising:
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receiving data from a remote data supplier in electronic format;
sending selected data to the user in electronic format;
receiving administration information from a remote administrator; and
controlling the step of receiving data and the step of sending selected data based on the administration information.
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