Apparatus and method for personalized data delivery

• US 20070130132A1
• Filed: 06/29/2004
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Business Objects Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Business Objects (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Wu, Ju, Man Hsieh, Mone
• Application Number:
  US10/882,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20070130132A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/903 Querying for retrieval from the web G06F16/953

Abstract

A computer readable memory stores a set of executable instructions forming a personalized data delivery module. The personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to receive a data request from a client device, invoke a user profile corresponding to a user generating the data request, gather personalized data from a generic data source using the user profile to select a sub-set of information in the generic data source, and deliver the personalized data to the client device.

Claims

1. A computer readable memory storing a set of executable instructions, comprising:

a personalized data delivery module to

receive a data request from a client device;

invoke a user profile corresponding to a user generating said data request;

gather personalized data from a generic data source using said user profile to select a sub-set of information in said generic data source; and

deliver said personalized data to said client device.

2. The computer readable memory of claim 1 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to generate a graphical user interface to allow a user to specify personal data forming said user profile.

3. The computer readable memory of claim 2 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to refine said user profile based upon actions of said user.

4. The computer readable memory of claim 1 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to generate a user profile for a new user based upon a user profile of a previous user.

5. The computer readable memory of claim 1 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to

invoke said user profile;

analyze, in accordance with said user profile, data changes in said generic data source; and

generate a personalized alert that is delivered to said client device.

6. The computer readable memory of claim 1 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to deliver personalized data to said client device in the form of current view data.

7. The computer readable memory of claim 1 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to deliver personalized data to said client device in the form of difference view data.

8. The computer readable memory of claim 1 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to deliver personalized data to said client device in the form of trend view data.

9. A computer, comprising:

a central processing unit; and

a memory connected to said central processing unit, said memory storing data and executable instructions for processing by said central processing unit, said data including a plurality of disparate generic data sources, said executable instructions including a personalized data delivery module to

invoke a user profile corresponding to a user that generates a data request at a client device,

gather personalized data from a selected generic data source of said plurality of disparate generic data sources using said user profile to select a sub-set of information in said selected generic data source, and

deliver said personalized data to said client device.

10. The computer of claim 9 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to generate a graphical user interface to allow a user to specify personal data forming said user profile.

11. The computer of claim 10 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to refine said user profile based upon actions of said user.

12. The computer of claim 9 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to generate a user profile for a new user based upon a user profile of a previous user with similar responsibilities.

13. The computer of claim 9 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to

invoke said user profile;

analyze, in accordance with said user profile, data changes in said selected generic data source; and

generate a personalized alert that is delivered to said client device.

14. The computer of claim 9 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to deliver personalized data to said client device in the form of current view data.

15. The computer of claim 9 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to deliver personalized data to said client device in the form of difference view data.

16. The computer of claim 9 wherein said personalized data delivery module includes executable instructions to deliver personalized data to said client device in the form of trend view data.