Address link system, method and program product

• US 20040267792A1
• Filed: 06/23/2004
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Yoshikazu
• Granted Patent: US 7,395,268 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/282 Hierarchical databases, e.g. IMS, LDAP data stores or Lotus Notes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure

Abstract

The address linker of an LDAP client has a capability of requesting retrieval of data in local files or retrieval of data in files registered on an LDAP server. The address linker of the LDAP server serves to share personal data and has a capability of retrieving data in files on the server and a capability of responding to data retrieval and registration request from the LDAP client. The LDAP client or server outputs a list of retrieval results and highlights latest data according to the updating date and time determined when pieces of personal data of the same name are registered in a plurality of files. The LDAP client or server further select latest data, reconstruct the data into a single file having a tree data structure and saves the file.

Claims

1. An address link system including a client terminal which has a plurality of data files, wherein said client terminal comprises:

means for retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files;

means for determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

means for selecting new data based on the determination result and highlighting said new data on a screen.

3. The address link system according to claim 1, further including a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files, wherein said server comprises:

means for retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

means for determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

means for transmitting retrieval result data for highlighting new data based on the determination result.

5. The address link system according to claim 1, further including a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files, wherein said server comprises:

means for retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

means for determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

means for selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure, and transmitting the personal data whose retrieval is requested as a single piece of data composed of only the latest data.

7. The address link system according to claim 1, wherein said client terminal uses LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) as a protocol for address searching.

9. The address link system according to claim 3, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

11. The address link system according to claim 5, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

2. An address link system including a client terminal which has a plurality of data files, wherein said client terminal comprises:

means for retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files;

means for determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

means for selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure and registering the reconstructed new data.

4. The address link system according to claim 2, further including a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files, wherein said server comprises:

means for retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

means for determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

means for transmitting retrieval result data for highlighting new data based on the determination result.

6. The address link system according to claim 2, further including a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files, wherein said server comprises:

means for retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

means for determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

means for selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure, and transmitting the personal data whose retrieval is requested as a single piece of data composed of only the latest data.

8. The address link system according to claims 2, wherein said client terminal uses LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

10. The address link system according to claim 4, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

12. The address link system according to claim 6, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

13. An address link method for allowing a client terminal which has a plurality of data files to execute the following procedures, comprising the steps of:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

selecting new data based on the determination result and highlighting said new data on a screen.

15. The address link method according to claim 13, wherein a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files is allowed to execute the following procedures, comprising the steps of:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

transmitting the retrieval result data for highlighting new data based on the determination result.

17. The address link method according to claim 13, wherein a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files is allowed to execute the following procedures, comprising the steps of:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure, and transmitting the personal data whose retrieval is requested as a single piece of data composed of only the latest data.

19. The address link method according to claim 13, wherein said client terminal uses LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

21. The address link method according to claim 15, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

23. The address link method according to claim 17, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

14. An address link method for allowing a client terminal which has a plurality of data files to execute the following procedures, comprising the steps of:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure and registering the reconstructed new data.

16. The address link method according to claim 14, wherein a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files is allowed to execute the following procedures, comprising the steps of:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

transmitting the retrieval result data for highlighting new data based on the determination result.

18. The address link method according to claim 14, wherein a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files is allowed to execute the following procedures, comprising the steps of:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure, and transmitting the personal data whose retrieval is requested as a single piece of data composed of only the latest data.

20. The address link method according to claim 14, wherein said client terminal uses LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

22. The address link method according to claim 16, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

24. The address link method according to claim 18, wherein said client terminal and said server use LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

25. An address link program product for allowing a client terminal having a plurality of data files to execute the following functions, comprising:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

selecting new data based on the determination result and highlighting said new data on a screen.

29. The address link program product according to claim 25, wherein said address link program product for said client terminal uses LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

26. An address link program product for allowing a client terminal having a plurality of data files to execute the following functions, comprising:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure and registering the reconstructed new data.

30. The address link program product according to claim 26, wherein said address link program product for said client terminal uses LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

27. An address link program product for allowing a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files to execute the following functions, comprising:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

transmitting retrieval result data for highlighting new data based on the determination result.

31. The address link program product according to claim 27, wherein said address link program product for said server uses LDAP as a protocol for address searching.

28. An address link program product for allowing a server connected to said client terminal over a network and having a plurality of data files to execute the following functions, comprising:

retrieving personal data registered in said data files by address searching in said data files of said server in response to a request from said client terminal;

determining whether said retrieved personal data is new or old; and

selecting new data from those pieces of data which are subjected to new/old determination, reconstructing said new data into a single file having a tree data structure, and transmitting that personal data whose retrieval is requested as a single piece of data composed of only the latest data.

32. The address link program product according to claim 28, wherein said address link program product for said server uses LDAP as a protocol for address searching.