Aggregating content of disparate data types from disparate data sources for single point access

• US 7,505,978 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2006
• Issued: 03/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bodin, William K., Thorson, Derral C., Jaramillo, David, Redman, Jerry W.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CAM LINH T
• Application Number:
  US11/352,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,128 Days
• Field of Search: 707 1- 3, 707/9, 707/10, 707/100, 726/1, 726/2, 726/6, 726/8
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for aggregating content of disparate data types from disparate data sources for single point access by a user. Embodiments include establishing a user account for the user; retrieving content of disparate data types from identified disparate data sources associated with the user account; storing the retrieved content; and associating the stored content with the user account.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for aggregating content of disparate data types from disparate data sources for single point access by a user, the method comprising:

establishing a user account for the user, wherein establishing a user account for the user comprises;

receiving, from the user, identifications of a plurality of disparate data sources,

associating the identifications with the user account,

receiving from a user identifications of one or more rendering devices,

retrieving device profiles for the one or more rendering devices in dependence upon the identifications;

identifying in dependence upon data sources identified by the user a first additional data source;

identifying in dependence upon rendering devices identified by the user a second additional data source;

identifying in dependence upon a plurality of user accounts for one or more other users a third additional data source for the user;

identifying in dependence upon data sources identified by one or more other users a fourth additional data source for the user;

retrieving content of disparate data types from identified disparate data sources associated with the user account;

storing the retrieved content; and

associating the stored content with the user account.