Information network access
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1. A method of accessing information from an information network providing access to information from multiple varied services, the method comprising:
- contacting multiple information services coupled to the information network;
providing authentication information to the information services;
receiving data, control and presentation instructions from the information services; and
displaying information from the information services in accordance with the presentation instructions to provide a consistent user interface to the multiple information services.
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Abstract
A system and method provide access to information in an information network that is coupled to information from multiple varied services. The multiple information services are contacted and provided authentication information. Data, control and presentation instructions are received from the information services and displayed to a user in accordance with the presentation instructions to provide a consistent user interface to the multiple information services.
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1. A method of accessing information from an information network providing access to information from multiple varied services, the method comprising:
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contacting multiple information services coupled to the information network;
providing authentication information to the information services;
receiving data, control and presentation instructions from the information services; and
displaying information from the information services in accordance with the presentation instructions to provide a consistent user interface to the multiple information services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of accessing information from an information network, the method comprising:
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contacting an information service coupled to the information network;
providing authentication information to the information service;
receiving data, control and presentation instructions from the information service;
receiving user invoked control operations; and
transferring the user invoked control operations to the information service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for accessing data comprising:
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an information bus;
an information browser coupled to the information bus;
an authentication system coupled to the information bus;
an information bridge coupled to the information bus; and
a legacy information store coupled to the information bridge, wherein the information bridge interfaces with the legacy information system to provide a consistent interface for display on the information browser. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system for accessing information from an information network coupled to multiple varied information services, the system comprising:
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means for contacting multiple information services coupled to the information network;
means for providing authentication information to the information services;
means for receiving data, control and presentation instructions from the information services; and
means for displaying information from the information services in accordance with the presentation instructions to provide a consistent user interface to the multiple information services.
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17. A machine readable medium having a set of data structures for facilitating access to information across multiple different information services, the structures comprising:
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a data document that identifies types of data and values for the data;
a control document that identifies features associated with the data of the data document; and
a presentation ticket that utilizes information from the data document and the control document to provide a consistent user interface for the different information services. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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