Federated management of content repositories
First Claim
1. A method for integrating a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising:
- providing credential information to each one of said plurality of content repositories;
receiving authorization information from each one of said plurality of content repositories, wherein the authorization information indicates whether or not an authorization procedure succeeded;
integrating into the VCR each one of said plurality of content repositories whose authorization information indicates successful authorization; and
wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR.
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Abstract
A method for integrating a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising providing credential information to each one of said plurality of content repositories, receiving authorization information from each one of said plurality of content repositories, wherein the authorization information indicates whether or not an authorization procedure succeeded, integrating into the VCR each one of said plurality of content repositories whose authorization information indicates successful authorization, and wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR.
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59 Claims
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1. A method for integrating a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising:
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providing credential information to each one of said plurality of content repositories;
receiving authorization information from each one of said plurality of content repositories, wherein the authorization information indicates whether or not an authorization procedure succeeded;
integrating into the VCR each one of said plurality of content repositories whose authorization information indicates successful authorization; and
wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for integrating a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising:
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authorizing each one of said plurality of content repositories;
incorporating each one of said plurality of content repositories into a hierarchical namespace;
extending a content model to include content from each one of said plurality of content repositories; and
wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of organizing content stored in a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR) namespace wherein said content is represented by at least one node, said method comprising:
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providing a first identifier that uniquely identifies said at least one node within one of said plurality of content repositories;
providing a second identifier that uniquely identifies said at least one node within said namespace;
wherein the namespace is hierarchical and spans said plurality of content repositories; and
wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a set of services to enable its integration into a virtual content repository (VCR). - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
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means for authorizing each one of said plurality of content repositories;
means for incorporating each one of said plurality of content repositories into a hierarchical namespace;
means for extending a content model to include content from each one of said plurality of content repositories; and
wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:
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authorize each one of said plurality of content repositories;
incorporate each one of said plurality of content repositories into a hierarchical namespace;
extend a content model to include content from each one of said plurality of content repositories; and
wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:
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a code segment including instructions to authorize each one of said plurality of content repositories;
a code segment including instructions to incorporate each one of said plurality of content repositories into a hierarchical namespace;
a code segment including instructions to extend a content model to include content from each one of said plurality of content repositories; and
wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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