System and method for providing content access at remote portal environments
First Claim
1. A system for providing remote content access comprising:
- a portal environment on a computer for displaying content and allowing user interaction;
a portal services module for handling requests for content from the portal environment and delivering content to the portal environment in response to the requests;
a local portal catalog for cataloging content stored locally on the computer; and
a remote portal catalog for cataloging content stored remotely on a server, wherein the portal services module receives the requests from the portal environment, retrieves a requested file the computer, compares the file to the remote portal catalog to determine whether the file is out of date, downloads a newer version of the requested file from the server if the user is online, and provides the requested file to the user via the portal environment.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing remote content access in portal environments operating on is provided. A portal environment executing in a web browser on a local computer (e.g., a laptop, PC, or PDA) allows access to local and remote applications and data. Local and remote applications from multiple vendors are integrated using an application integration service, and access thereto is provided in the portal environment. A portal services module handles requests generated by the user from the portal environment, and determines whether the user is online or offline. If the user is online, a remote portal catalog is downloaded from a remote server, and dates therein are compared to file dates of the requested content to determine whether the local content is out of date. If the local content is out of date, updated versions of the content are downloaded from the remote server to update the local content. The updated content is provided to the user, and is accessible when the user is both online and offline.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing remote content access comprising:
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a portal environment on a computer for displaying content and allowing user interaction;
a portal services module for handling requests for content from the portal environment and delivering content to the portal environment in response to the requests;
a local portal catalog for cataloging content stored locally on the computer; and
a remote portal catalog for cataloging content stored remotely on a server, wherein the portal services module receives the requests from the portal environment, retrieves a requested file the computer, compares the file to the remote portal catalog to determine whether the file is out of date, downloads a newer version of the requested file from the server if the user is online, and provides the requested file to the user via the portal environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing content access on a mobile computer comprising:
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providing a portal environment on the mobile computer for displaying content and allowing user interaction;
integrating a plurality of multi-vendor applications for use in the portal environment;
allowing a user to utilize the multi-vendor applications and request content in the portal environment;
locating local content corresponding to the user'"'"'s request;
comparing the content to a remote portal catalog to determine whether the content is out of date;
updating the local content by downloading newer versions of the local content from a remote server; and
displaying the local content in the portal environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for dynamically updating content in a portal environment operating on a mobile computer comprising:
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receiving a request for content from the portal environment;
determining whether the computer is online or offline;
if the computer is online, downloading a remote portal catalog from a remote server to the mobile computer;
comparing the local content to the remote portal catalog to determine whether the local content is out of date; and
updating the local content by downloading new versions of the local content from the remote server if the content is out of date;
- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of allowing a user to access content in a portal environment comprising:
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providing a portal environment on a computer system having a unified look and feel;
allowing the user to interact with the portal environment and request content using the portal environment;
determining whether the user is online or offline;
providing local content in response to the request if the user is offline; and
dynamically updating the local content and providing updated content in response to the request if the user is online. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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