Method and system for providing virtual access to information distributed across heterogeneous catalog servers
US6970840B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0641
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for providing virtual access to product/service information distributed across heterogeneous catalog systems is disclosed. The method and system include subscribing a first catalog server to at least a portion of the information stored on one or more remote catalog systems, thereby creating a subscribing catalog server. Thereafter, a replication process is performed to synchronize information on the subscribing catalog server with the subscribed information on the remote catalog systems. A user may then use the subscribing catalog server to search and browse the synchronized information, thereby providing one site for viewing information from multiple catalog servers.
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