Web service for user and subscription data storage
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1. A method of operating a database of information relating to a user, the method comprising:
- storing first information relating to the user in connection with a first service, the information indicating at least one subscription of the user entered into through the first service; and
storing second information relating to the user in connection with a second service, the information indicating at least one subscription of the user entered into through the second service,wherein the first information and the second information are stored with an association with the user.
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Abstract
A data service that manages user and subscription data for multiple services. The data service maintains a database of the user and subscription data and provides an interface that allows the other services, that act as clients to the data service, to access that data. The data service avoids the need for the client services to implement a framework to manage the storage of user and subscription data. The data service also allows user profile data to be updated by one client service and used by all others. Further, data, such as usage history or information on policy violations, may be shared by multiple services.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a database of information relating to a user, the method comprising:
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storing first information relating to the user in connection with a first service, the information indicating at least one subscription of the user entered into through the first service; and storing second information relating to the user in connection with a second service, the information indicating at least one subscription of the user entered into through the second service, wherein the first information and the second information are stored with an association with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating through an interface between a server process and a plurality of service processes in a distributed processing system, the plurality of service processes comprising at least a first service process providing a first service and a second service process providing a second service, the method comprising:
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(a) issuing, by the first service process, a first call on the interface, the first call having a plurality of first call parameters; (b) processing, by the server process, the first call, the processing comprising storing in a database user information defining a user, the user information comprising at least a portion of the first call parameters; (c) issuing, by the second service process, a second call on the interface, the second call having a plurality of second call parameters; and (d) processing by the server process, the second call, the processing comprising storing subscription information relating to the second service, the subscription information comprising at least a portion of the second call parameters. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Apparatus for providing a service, the apparatus comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising:
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a) interacting with a user to obtain user identification information and to receive a request for a subscription; and b) accessing a database through an interface to store information on the subscription in association with information on the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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