Aggregating Content Of Disparate Data Types From Disparate Data Sources For Single Point Access

• US 20080275893A1
• Filed: 07/23/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• 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., JARAMILLO, DAVID, THORSON, DERRAL C., REDMAN, JERRY W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,949,681 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• 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

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A system for aggregating content of disparate data types from disparate data sources for single point access by a user, the system comprising:

a computer processor,

a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor;

the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of;

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; and

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.

9-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A computer program product for aggregating content of disparate data types from disparate data sources for single point access by a user, the computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising:

computer program instructions for establishing a user account for the user, wherein computer program instructions for establishing a user account for the user comprises;

computer program instructions for receiving, from the user, identifications of a plurality of disparate data sources;

computer program instructions for associating the identifications with the user account;

computer program instructions for receiving from a user identifications of one or more rendering devices; and

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

computer program instructions for identifying in dependence upon data sources identified by the user a first additional data source;

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

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

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

computer program instructions for retrieving content of disparate data types from identified disparate data sources associated with the user account;

computer program instructions for storing the retrieved content; and

computer program instructions for associating the stored content with the user account.

16-20. -20. (canceled)