Systems and Methods to Provide Server Side Profile Information

• US 20110145192A1
• Filed: 12/15/2009
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
• Original Assignee: Xobni Corp. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Quintela, Dennis, Cort, Frank J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,760,866 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/623
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

Systems and methods to provide server side profile information. An LDAP server is provisioned for each user of a plurality of users. Profile information is received. The profile information is stored in a database associated with the LDAP server. Via the LDAP server, a suggestion from the profile information is provided in response to a partial entry provided by the user to a first client associated with the user.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

provisioning, via a computing device, an LDAP server for each user of a plurality of users;

receiving profile information;

storing the profile information in a database associated with the LDAP server; and

providing, via the LDAP server, a suggestion from the profile information in response to a partial entry provided by the user to a first client associated with the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a server platform comprises the LDAP server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a server platform comprises the database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first client supports LDAP.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises obtaining the profile information from a second client associated with the user.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising synchronizing the profile information from the second client and the profile information in the database associated with the LDAP server to generate synchronized profile information.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising storing the synchronized profile information in the database associated with the LDAP server.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising synchronizing the synchronized profile information and profile information from a third client associated with the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises obtaining the profile information from a web application provided by a remote server.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising synchronizing the profile information from the web application and the profile information in the database associated with the LDAP server to generate synchronized profile information.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising storing the synchronized profile information in the database associated with the LDAP server.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving includes obtaining from a remote source, connected over a network, the profile information.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving includes obtaining a packaged data file.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising synchronizing profile information from a remote source, connected over a network, and the profile information in the database associated with the LDAP server.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising synchronizing, via the LDAP server, the profile information from a remote source, connected over a network, and the profile information in the database associated with the LDAP server.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the remote source is a second client associated with the user.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing configuration settings data to allow the user to configure the first client for communication with the LDAP server.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a configuration file to allow the user to automatically configure the first client for communication with the LDAP server.

19. A computer system comprising:

at least one server for;

provisioning an LDAP server for each user of a plurality of users;

receiving profile information;

storing the profile information in a database associated with the LDAP server; and

providing, via the LDAP server, a suggestion from the profile information in response to a partial entry provided by the user to a first client associated with the user.

20. A tangible machine readable storage media storing a set of instructions, the instructions causing a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

provisioning an LDAP server for each user of a plurality of users;

receiving profile information;

storing the profile information in a database associated with the LDAP server; and

providing, via the LDAP server, a suggestion from the profile information in response to a partial entry provided by the user to a first client associated with the user.