SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING USER-SPECIFIC DIRECTORY

• US 20100169379A1
• Filed: 12/29/2008
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Stern, Edith Helen, Willner, Barry E., O'Sullivan, Patrick Joseph, Weir, Robert Cameron
• Application Number:
  US12/345,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20100169379A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/791
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers

Abstract

A system and method for accessing a master directory including a master set of contact users, the master directory defining an organizational structure. A contact directory is defined for a user based upon, at least in part, the organizational structure defined within the master directory. The contact directory includes a subset of the contact users.

Claims

1. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

accessing a master directory including a master set of contact users, the master directory defining an organizational structure; and

defining a contact directory for a user based upon, at least in part, the organizational structure defined within the master directory, the contact directory including a subset of the contact users.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the instructions for defining the contact directory include instructions for defining the contact directory based upon, at least in part, an organizational hierarchy defined within the master directory.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the instructions for defining the contact directory include instructions for defining the contact directory based upon, at least in part, one or more organizational units defined within the master directory.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the instructions for defining the contact directory for the user include instructions for populating one or more contact directory fields based upon, at least in part, one or more user defined preferences.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, further including instructions for modifying the contact directory for the user based upon, at least in part, a change in a master directory.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, further including instructions for making the contact directory for the user available offline.

7. A computing system comprising:

a processor;

a memory module couple with the processor;

a first software module executable by the processor and the memory module, wherein the first software module is configured to access a master directory including a master set of contact users, the master directory defining an organizational structure; and

a second software module executable by the processor and the memory module, wherein the second software module is configured to define a contact directory for a user based upon, at least in part, the organizational structure defined within the master directory, the contact directory including a subset of the contact users.

8. The computing system of claim 7, wherein the second software module, configured to define the contact directory, is configured to define the contact directory based upon, at least in part, an organizational hierarchy defined within the master directory.

9. The computing system of claim 7, wherein the second software module, configured to define the contact directory, is configured to define the contact directory based upon, at least in part, one or more organizational units defined within the master directory.

10. The computing system of claim 7, wherein the second software module, configured to define the contact directory for the user, is configured to populate one or more contact directory fields based upon, at least in part, one or more user defined preferences.

11. The computing system of claim 7, further including a third software module executable by the processor and the memory module, wherein the third software module is configured to modify the contact directory for the user based upon, at least in part, a change in a master directory.

12. The computing system of claim 7, further including a fourth software module executable by the processor and the memory module, wherein the fourth software module is configured to make the contact directory for the user available offline.

13. A method comprising:

accessing a master directory including a master set of contact users, the master directory defining an organizational structure; and

defining a contact directory for a user based upon, at least in part, the organizational structure defined within the master directory, the contact directory including a subset of the contact users.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein defining the contact directory includes defining the contact directory based upon, at least in part, an organizational hierarchy defined within the master directory.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein defining the contact directory includes defining the contact directory based upon, at least in part, one or more organizational units defined within the master directory.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein defining the contact directory includes populating one or more contact directory fields based upon, at least in part, information from the master directory.

17. The method of claim 13, further including modifying the contact directory for the user based upon, at least in part, a change in the master directory.

18. The method of claim 13, further including making the contact directory for the user available offline.