System and method for sharing access to service provider controls and subscriber profile data across multiple applications in a user interactive system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first application operative for performing several functions in accordance with user requests;
a second application operative for gathering at least some data from users of said second application; and
a process responsive to receipt by said first application of a particular request from a user for accessing said data gathered by said second application for use by said first application with respect to said user.
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Abstract
A control system and method is described having a framework in which many applications in a user interaction system (UIS) can share common data regardless of which application obtained the data and all without prior knowledge of the other applications. The shared data is typically personal data of the current user, such as name, location, preferences, etc. However, the system can also be used to share style sheets, announcements, etc., that can be utilized by multiple applications. The data is stored in a standardized manner in a location available to any application. Application'"'"'s have access to the data based upon user privileges at any particular time.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first application operative for performing several functions in accordance with user requests;
a second application operative for gathering at least some data from users of said second application; and
a process responsive to receipt by said first application of a particular request from a user for accessing said data gathered by said second application for use by said first application with respect to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A user interactive system (UIS), said system comprising:
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means for accepting data from a plurality of UIS applications; and
means for allowing a plurality of applications to share said accepted data without regard to which application accepted said data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user interactive system (UIS) application operating according to the method comprising:
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receiving data from a user, said data received as a result of a prompt from said application; and
making certain of said user data available to at least one other application without direct interaction between said applications. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. The computer program product for controlling a user interactive system (UIS) application, said computer program product comprising:
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code for controlling the receipt of data from a user, said data received as a result of a prompt from said application; and
code for making certain of said user data available to at least one other application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. The method of operating a user interactive (UIS) system, said method comprising:
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accepting data from a plurality of UIS applications; and
allowing a plurality of applications to share said accepted data without regard to which application accepted said data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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