Distributed directory service using junction nodes for providing network users with an integrated hierarchical directory services
US7502832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99931
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed directory service for an online services network. The directory service comprises multiple, separate services, referred to as “Directory Service Providers.” Each Directory Service Provider stores and provides access to a respective hierarchical directory structure, with nodes of the directory structures representing the various on-line services and other content entities which may be accessed by end users of the network. A common application program interface is implemented by all Directory Service Providers, allowing client applications running on computers of end users to access the different directory structures using a common set of software methods. Various forms of node filtering, including language-based filtering and access rights filtering, are performed by the Directory Service Providers to determine which nodes to show end users.
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