Catalog services for distributed directories
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for representing in a database objects and data from a distributed directory, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) accessing a distributed directory on a plurality of networked computers for managing identities associated with the network, said distributed directory comprising a plurality of objects with each object including associated data;
b) creating one or more records with each record including at least one subordinate field, wherein each such record corresponds to an object;
c) entering at least a portion of the associated data into one or more subordinate fields of at least one record, wherein the entered associated data relates to the object that corresponds to each record; and
d) storing the records, subordinate fields, and entered associated data in a local database.
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Abstract
A method for representing in a database selective objects and data in a distributed directory is disclosed. A distributed directory is accessed. The directory is searched for selective objects and selective associated attributes that satisfy predetermined criteria. One or more records are created to correspond to each selective object satisfying the criteria. Data relating to each selective object is entered into the corresponding record. The records and data are then stored in a database. Preferably, the database is a hierarchal database having sub-records, wherein each sub-record corresponds to a selective associated attribute of the selective object.
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35 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for representing in a database objects and data from a distributed directory, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) accessing a distributed directory on a plurality of networked computers for managing identities associated with the network, said distributed directory comprising a plurality of objects with each object including associated data; b) creating one or more records with each record including at least one subordinate field, wherein each such record corresponds to an object; c) entering at least a portion of the associated data into one or more subordinate fields of at least one record, wherein the entered associated data relates to the object that corresponds to each record; and d) storing the records, subordinate fields, and entered associated data in a local database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 26, 27)
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10. A method in a computer system for representing in a database selective objects and data from a distributed directory, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) accessing a distributed ed directory on a plurality of networked computers for managing identities associated the network, said distributed directory comprising a plurality of objects, each such object including one or more associated attributes and associated values; b) searching the distributed directory for selective objects and selective associated attributes satisfying predetermined criteria; c) creating one or more records with each record including at least one subordinate field, wherein each such record corresponds to a selective object; d) entering associated values into one or more subordinate fields of at least one record, wherein the associated values being entered relates to the selective object that corresponds to each record; and e) storing the records, subordinate fields, and entered associated values in a local database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method in a computer system for representing in a database selective objects and data from a distributed directory, the method comprising the steps of;
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a) accessing a distributed directory on a plurality networked computers for managing identities associated with the network, said distributed directory comprising a plurality of objects, each such object including one or more associated attributes and associated values; b) searching the distributed directory for selective objects and selective associated attributes satisfying predetermined criteria; c) creating a record including a plurality of subordinate fields, wherein the record corresponds to a selective object, wherein the subordinate fields comprise; (i) one or more data fields; and (ii) one or more sub-records with each sub-record including one or more subordinate fields, wherein each sub-record corresponds to a selective associated attribute; d) entering associated values into the subordinate fields, wherein the associated values being entered relates to the selective object, e) repeating steps (c) and (d) for a plurality of selective objects; and f) storing the records, subordinate fields, and entered associated values in a local hierarchal database. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A record in a database embodied in computer-readable media for representing an object in a distributed directory, said record comprising:
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a) one or more subordinate data fields in a local database with each such data field corresponding to data that relates to an object in a distributed directory on a plurality of networked computers for manage identities associated with the network, said object laving associated attributes and data; b) one or more subordinate sub-records with each such sub-record corresponding to an associated attribute of the object, said sub-records including at least one subordinate field that corresponds to a value related to the associated attribute. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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