Method And System For Receiving And Providing Access To Information At A Web Site
First Claim
1. An Internet information device comprising;
- a web site;
a first user intranet point coupled for periodically providing multi-level managed information to the web site;
said web site including a web page having customized managed information;
a second user Internet point coupled for providing multi-level user access to the managed information such that a first selected user ID and user password provides user access to a first set of the customized managed information, and a second selected user ID and user password provides user access to a second set of the customized managed information, which second set is more limited than said first set; and
said managed information being displayed at a web page accessible at an Internet address, not purposefully made available for discovery, by users at said second user Internet point provided with at least one of said first selected user ID and user password and said second selected user ID and user password.
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Abstract
At a vendor-managed web site, purchasing information is received from a first terminal, including purchasing information that is customized for a customer. The customer includes first and second users having respective first and second levels of authorized access to the purchasing information. The first user is identified by a first identifier, and the second user is identified by a second identifier. To a second terminal, access at the vendor-managed web site is provided to: only a first portion of the purchasing information in response to receiving the first identifier from the second terminal which identifies the first user; and at least a second portion of the purchasing information in response to receiving the second identifier from the second terminal which identifies the second user. The second portion includes at least a part of the first portion and a third portion of the purchasing information. The part of the first portion includes at least a portion of the customized purchasing information.
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109 Claims
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1. An Internet information device comprising;
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a web site; a first user intranet point coupled for periodically providing multi-level managed information to the web site; said web site including a web page having customized managed information; a second user Internet point coupled for providing multi-level user access to the managed information such that a first selected user ID and user password provides user access to a first set of the customized managed information, and a second selected user ID and user password provides user access to a second set of the customized managed information, which second set is more limited than said first set; and said managed information being displayed at a web page accessible at an Internet address, not purposefully made available for discovery, by users at said second user Internet point provided with at least one of said first selected user ID and user password and said second selected user ID and user password.
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2. An Internet information method comprising:
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providing a web site having a web page including customized managed information; periodically providing multi-level managed information to the web site from a first user intranet point; and coupling second user Internet points for providing multi-level user access to the managed information such that a first selected user ID and user password provides user access to a first set of the customized managed information, and a second selected user ID and user password provides user access to a second set of the customized managed information, which second set is more limited than the first set, wherein said managed information is displayed at a web page accessible at an Internet address, not purposefully made available for discovery, by users at said second user Internet points provided at least one of said first selected user ID and user password and said second selected user ID and user password.
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3. An Internet information system comprising:
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a vendor intranet point including an information handling system (IHS) coupled for periodically providing multi-level managed information to a web site; said web site including a web page having customized managed information; buyer Internet points, each including an IHS, coupled for providing multi-level user access to the managed information such that a first selected user ID an user password provides user access to a first set of the customized managed information, and a second selected user ID and user password provides user access to a second set of the customized managed information, which second set is more limited than said first set; and said managed information being displayed at a web page accessible at an Internet address, not purposefully made available for discovery, by users at said buyer Internet points provided with at least one of said first selected user ID and user password and said second selected user ID and user password.
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4. An Internet information device comprising;
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providing a web site; coupling a first user intranet point for periodically providing multi-level managed information to the web site; including, at said web site, a web page having customized managed information; coupling a second user Internet point for providing multi-level user access to the managed information such that a first selected user ID and user password provides user access to a first set of the customized managed information, and a second selected user ID and user password provides user access to a second set of the customized managed information, which second set is more limited than said first set; and displaying said managed information at a web page accessible at an Internet address, not purposefully made available for discovery, by users at said second user Internet point provided with at least one of said first selected user ID and user password and said second selected user ID and user password.
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5. An Internet information system comprising:
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including, at a vendor intranet point, an information handling system (IHS) coupled for periodically providing multi-level managed information to a web site; including, at said web site, a web page having customized managed information; coupling buyer Internet points, each including an IHS, for providing multi-level user access to the managed information such that a first selected user ID an user password provides user access to a first set of the customized managed information, and a second selected user ID and user password provides user access to a second set of the customized managed information, which second set is more limited than said first set; and displaying said managed information at a web page accessible at an Internet address, not purposefully made available for discovery, by users at said buyer Internet points provided with at least one of said first selected user ID and user password and said second selected user ID and user password.
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6. An information access system, comprising:
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a first user intranet point coupled to a website, the first user intranet point for providing multi-level managed information to the website, wherein the multi-level managed information comprises customized information; and a second user Internet point coupled to the website, the second user Internet point for providing multi-level access for a plurality of site users to the customized information, wherein first access information provides access to a first set of the customized information, and second access information provides access to a second set of the customized information that is limited relative to the first set of the customized information; wherein the first set of the customized information is made available, through at least one web page at the web site, to sites users providing the first access information through the second user Internet point; wherein the second set of the customized information is made available, through at least one web page at the web site, to sites users providing the second access information through the second user Internet point; and wherein the web pages are associated with Internet addresses that are not purposefully made available for discovery through a web search or otherwise. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for providing information access, comprising:
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providing multi-level managed information to a website that comprises a plurality of web pages associated with Internet addresses that are not purposely made available for discovery through a web search or otherwise, the multi-level managed information comprising customized information for a plurality of site users; providing access for site users to a first set of the customized information on at least one of the web pages in response to receiving first access information; and providing access for site users to a second set of the customized information on at least one of the web pages in response to receiving second access information, wherein the second set of the customized information is limited relative to the first set of the customized information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A multi-level access website, comprising:
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at least one site provider terminal that is coupled to at least one server through an intranet connection and that provides multi-level managed information to a website on the at least one server, wherein the multi-level managed information comprises customized information that is available at a secure area at the website; and a managed access area at the website, the managed access area for providing multi-level access to the secure area, wherein first access information provides access to a first set of the customized information, and second access information provides access to a second set of the customized information that is limited relative to the first set of the customized information; wherein the first set of the customized information is made available, through at least one web page at the website, in response to the at least one server receiving the first access information through an Internet connection; wherein the second set of the customized information is made available, through at least one web page at the website, in response to the at least one server receiving the second access information through an Internet connection; and wherein the web pages are associated with Internet addresses that are not purposefully made available for discovery through a web search or otherwise. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method for providing a multi-level access website, comprising:
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receiving, through an intranet connection, multi-level managed information at a website that comprises a plurality of web pages associated with Internet addresses that are not purposely made available for discovery through a web search or otherwise, the multi-level managed information comprising customized information for a plurality of site users; receiving, through an Internet connection, first access information and, in response to receiving the first access information, making available, through the Internet connection, a first set of the customized information on at least one of the web pages; and receiving, through an Internet connection, second access information and, in response to receiving the second access information, making available, through the Internet connection, a second set of the customized information on at least one of the web pages, wherein the second set of the customized information is limited relative to the first set of the customized information. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A method for obtaining access to a multi-level access website, comprising:
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receiving first access information and second access information; designating at least one site user for using the first access information and designating at least one site user for using the second access information; accessing a plurality of web pages associated with Internet addresses that are not purposely made available for discovery through a web search or otherwise, the web pages comprising customized information related to the designated site users; obtaining a first set of the customized information, by the at least one site user on at least one of the web pages, in response to providing the first access information; and obtaining a second set of the customized information, by the at least one site user on at least one of the web pages, in response to providing the second access information, wherein the second set of the customized information is limited relative to the first set of the customized information. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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96. A method for managing customized information, comprising:
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accessing, through the Internet, a plurality of web pages associated with Internet addresses that are not purposely made available for discovery through a web search or otherwise, at least one of the web pages comprising customized information related to purchase orders; providing first access information to access, through the Internet, a first set of the customized information on at least one of the web pages; providing second access information to access, through the Internet, a second set of the customized information on at least one of the web pages, wherein the second set of the customized information is limited relative to the first set of the customized information; and placing, through the Internet, at least one purchase order after accessing at least one of the web pages. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109)
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