Web based extranet architecture providing applications to non-related subscribers
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1. A device comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions; and
a controller coupled to the memory and communicatively coupled to a server of an extranet, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising;
establishing communication with the server;
receiving a prompt to provide a password or a digital certificate;
providing the password or digital certificate, thereby obtaining access to applications and data of the extranet;
receiving a menu of available applications and data, wherein the applications and data are available in accordance with subscription information;
providing a selection from the menu of an application or data; and
accessing the application or data.
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Abstract
An extranet includes a network which couples a plurality of non-related participants and a server coupled to the network. The server stores a plurality of applications including workgroup applicants, transaction applications, security applications and transport circuits and equipment. The server is programmed to load particular ones of the plurality of applications onto the network for use by the plurality of participants in response to a request by one of the participants for a particular application.
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory that stores instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory and communicatively coupled to a server of an extranet, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising; establishing communication with the server; receiving a prompt to provide a password or a digital certificate; providing the password or digital certificate, thereby obtaining access to applications and data of the extranet; receiving a menu of available applications and data, wherein the applications and data are available in accordance with subscription information; providing a selection from the menu of an application or data; and accessing the application or data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing, by a server of an extranet, communication access for a subscriber device to the extranet; sending, by the server, a prompt to the subscriber device for a password or a digital certificate; receiving, by the server, from the subscriber device the password or digital certificate, thereby enabling access by the subscriber device to applications and data of the extranet; sending, by the server, a menu of available applications and data for display at the subscriber device, wherein the applications and data are available to the subscriber device in accordance with a security profile; receiving, by the server, from the subscriber device a selection from the menu of an application or data; and providing, by the server, to the subscriber device access to the application or data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor of a subscriber device communicatively coupled to a server of an extranet, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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establishing communication with the server; receiving from the server a menu of available applications and data of the extranet, wherein the applications and data are available in accordance with a security profile associated with the subscriber device; providing a selection from the menu of an application or data; and accessing the selected application or data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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