CA2520258A1 - System and method for dynamically generating a user-centric portal - Google Patents

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CA2520258A1
CA2520258A1 CA002520258A CA2520258A CA2520258A1 CA 2520258 A1 CA2520258 A1 CA 2520258A1 CA 002520258 A CA002520258 A CA 002520258A CA 2520258 A CA2520258 A CA 2520258A CA 2520258 A1 CA2520258 A1 CA 2520258A1
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The present invention relates to a system and method for dynamically generating a user-centric portal in a hieratically distributed and layered network. The layered network structure is physically, virtually, or both physically and virtually constructed for grouping or categorizing users within the network and for providing high level of privacy and security without sacrificing accessibility, availability, and flexibility of the user-centric portal.

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1. ~A system for dynamically generating a user-centric portal in a hieratically layered and distributed network, comprising:
(i) ~a network access server, aggregating a plurality of first stake master servers;
(ii) ~each of said plurality of said first stake master servers aggregating a plurality of second stake master servers establishing first communication network links therewith;
(iii) ~each of said plurality of said second stake master servers aggregating a plurality of third stake master servers establishing second communication network links therewith;
(iv) ~each of said plurality of said third stake master servers aggregating a plurality of home devices for forming home networks;
wherein said first, said second, and said third stake master servers are servers of web services, comprising user management system, service integration engine, resource organizer, network management system and database; and wherein one of said first, said second and said third stake master servers first receives a request for said user-centric portal for a user directly or through said network access server from a browser with a user identification and password, said request is redirected to a corresponding one of said first, said second and said third stake master servers based on profile of said user stored in said database of said stake master server first received said request, said user management system of said corresponding stake master server authenticating said user based on said profile of said user stored in said database of said corresponding stake master server, and said corresponding stake master server dynamically generates said user-centric portal by integrating services from associated ones of said first, said second and said third stake master servers based on said profile of said user and profiles of stakeholders associated with said user.
2. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said plurality of said first stake master servers form a first service network layer over a first communication network, said plurality of said second stake master servers form a second service network layer over a second communication network, and said plurality of said third stake master servers form a third service network layer over a third communication network.
3. ~The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said first communication network is established over at least one of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and Hyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer for integrating said services among said first stake master servers by said service integration engines of said first stake master servers.
4. ~The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said second communication network is for integrating said services among said second stake master servers by said service integration engines of said second stake master servers, and is established over at least one of Simple Object Access Protocol, Extended Markup Language / Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations and Web Services Description Language.
5. ~The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said third communication network is for integrating said services among said third stake master servers by said service integration engines of said third stake master servers, and is established over at least one of IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth and IEEE 1394.
6. ~The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said second service network layer comprises a plurality of sub-layers.
7. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said stake master servers are controlled by each of said stakeholders.
8. ~The system as recited in claim 7, wherein said stakeholder is a person or legal entity that has interests or stakes in said system.
9. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said first communication network links segregate said second stake master servers aggregated by said first servers physically, virtually or physically and virtually.
10. ~The system as recited in claim 9, wherein said first communication network links segregates said second stake master servers virtually by virtual private network.
11. ~The system as recited in claim 9, wherein each of said first communication network links facilitates said first and said second stake master servers to integrate said services available through said first and said second stake master servers.
12. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said second communication network links segregate said third stake master servers aggregated by said second servers physically, virtually or physically and virtually.
13. ~The system as recited in claim 12, wherein said second communication network links segregates said third stake master servers virtually by virtual local area network.
14. ~The system as recited in claim 12, wherein each of said second communication links facilitates said second and said third stake master servers to integrate said services available through said second and said third stake master servers.

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15. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said portal comprises a plurality of pages.
16. ~The system as recited in claim 15, wherein said portal is resized manually by said user selecting a plurality of predetermined display sizes of said browser.
17. ~The system as recited in claim 15, wherein said portal is automatically resized by said resource organizer automatically detecting display size of said browser.
18. ~The system as recited in claim 15, wherein said plurality of pages comprise a gate page, a navigation page and a framed header and footer page.
19. ~The system as recited in claim 18, wherein said gate page comprises areas for said user to enter a user name and password.
20. ~The system as recited in claim 19, wherein said gate page further comprises a plurality of frames for providing web services available through said first stake master servers and for services particular to a geographical location that said user resides.
21. ~The system as recited in claim 20, wherein each of said plurality of said frames further comprises a plurality of sub-frames, wherein each of said plurality of said sub-frames bearing Uniform Resource Identifier.
22. ~The system as recited in claim 21, wherein said user selecting one of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames causes said one of said plurality of said frames to refresh for bearing another plurality of said sub-frames.
23. ~The system as recited in claim 22, wherein said user is navigated to one of said services by selecting any of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames within three times.
24. ~The system as recited in claim 18, wherein said navigation page comprises a plurality of frames for providing web services available through said corresponding stake master server.
25. ~The system as recited in claim 24, wherein each of said plurality of said frames further comprises a plurality of sub-frames, wherein each of said plurality of said sub-frames bearing Uniform Resource Identifier.
26. ~The system as recited in claim 25, wherein said user selecting one of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames causes said one of said plurality of said frames to refresh for bearing another plurality of said sub-frames.
27. ~The system as recited in claim 26, wherein said user is navigated to one of said services by selecting any of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames within three times.
28. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said network management system comprises dynamic host configuration protocol server and dynamic domain name server.
29. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said user management system comprises functions of user authentication, user authorization and user registration.
30. ~The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said database comprises a plurality of fields for managing said user profile for said user management, wherein said plurality of fields comprise:

(i) user credentials for managing credential information for said users;

(ii) user attribute directory for managing attribute information of said users; and (iii) electronic certificate register for managing electronic certificates of said users.
31. ~The system as recited in claim 30, wherein said database further comprises plurality of fields for managing said system, wherein said plurality of fields comprise:

(i) system configuration for maintaining configuration and preference information of said stake master server; and (ii) system mirror image, comprising a plurality of partitions for maintaining a plurality of versions of system mirror images for said stake master server.
32. ~The system as recited in claim 31, wherein said database yet further comprises a plurality of fields for organizing resources, integrating services, and generating said portal, wherein said plurality of fields comprise:
(i) application programs for storing a collection of service task-oriented programs providing controller functions to collate data and various services available through said corresponding stake master server;
(ii) a resource directory for maintaining a collection of Uniform Resource Identifiers of service providers that are collected by at least one of said first and said second stake master servers;
(iii) said service repository for managing services that have been agreed between said user and said stakeholders and provided through said first master and said second stake master servers;

(iv) application portlets for defining a portion of said portal by itself or in conjunction with corresponding applications of said server application programs stored in said application program;

(v) stakeholder proprietary data for managing stakeholder profiles and preferences, marketing data, statistical data, policies, rules and agreement governing data transfer among said stake master servers;

(vi) data warehouse for storing multimedia files and data in various formats; and (vii) template for managing forms and templates for displayable pages for generating said portal dynamically.
33. The system as recited in claim 32, wherein said resources of said service repository is organized in a plurality of layered groups, comprising services, categories, and types.
34. The system as recited in claim 1 further comprises a staging server for testing and verifying a system image for one of said first and said second stake master servers.
35. A method for dynamically generating a user-centric portal in a hieratically layered and distributed network, comprising the steps of:
(i) receiving a request for said user-centric portal at one of first stake master servers, second stake master servers and third stake master servers directly or through a network access server from a user through a browser with user identification and password;
wherein said first, second and third stake master servers are servers of web services;
wherein said first stake master servers are aggregated by said network access server;

wherein each of said first stake master servers aggregating a plurality of said second stake master servers establishing first communication network links therewith;

wherein each of said plurality of said second stake master servers aggregating a plurality of said third stake master servers establishing second communication network links therewith; and wherein each of said plurality of said third stake master servers aggregating a plurality of home devices;

(ii) redirecting said request to a corresponding one of said first stake master servers, second stake master servers and said third stake master servers depending on the profile of said user stored in a database at said stake master server that received said request;

(iii) authenticating said user at said corresponding stake master server;

(iv) generating said user-centric portal on said corresponding stake master server based on said profile of said user integrating services from associated ones of said first, said second, and said third stake master servers; and (v) transmitting said user-centric portal to said browser in response to said request by said user.
36. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein said plurality of said first stake master servers form a first service network layer over a first communication network, said plurality of said second stake master servers form a second service network layer over a second communication network, and said plurality of said third stake master servers form a third service network layer over a third communication network.
37. The method as recited in claim 36, wherein said first communication network is established over at least one of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and Hyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer for integrating said services among said first stake master servers by said service integration engines of said first stake master servers.
38. The method as recited in claim 36, wherein said second communication network is for integrating said services among said second stake master servers by said service integration engines of said second stake master servers, and is established over at least one of Simple Object Access Protocol, Extended Markup Language /
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations and Web Services Description Language.
39. The method as recited in claim 36, wherein said third communication network is for integrating said services among said third stake master servers by said service integration engines of said third stake master servers, and is established over at least one of IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth and IEEE 1394.
40. The method as recited in claim 36, wherein said second service network layer comprises a plurality of sub-layers.
41. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein each of said stake master servers are controlled by a stakeholder.
42. The method as recited in claim 41, wherein said stakeholder is a person or legal entity that has interests or stakes in said system.
43. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein said first communication network links segregate said second stake master servers aggregated by said first servers physically, virtually or physically and virtually.
44. The method as recited in claim 43, wherein said first communication network links segregates said second stake master servers virtually by virtual private network.
45. The method as recited in claim 43, wherein each of said first communication network links facilitates said first and said second stake master servers to integrate said services available through said first and said second stake master servers.
46. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein said second communication network links segregate said third stake master servers aggregated by said second servers physically, virtually or physically and virtually.
47. The method as recited in claim 36, wherein said second communication network links segregates said third stake master servers virtually by virtual local area network.
48. The method as recited in claim 46, wherein each of said second communication links facilitates said second and said third stake master servers to integrate said services available through said second and said third stake master servers.
49. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein said portal comprises a plurality of pages.
50. The method as recited in claim 49, wherein said portal is resized manually by said user selecting a plurality of predetermined display sizes of said browser.
51. The system as recited in claim 49, wherein said portal is automatically resized by said resource organizer automatically detecting display size of said browser.
52. The method as recited in claim 49, wherein said plurality of pages comprise a gate page, a navigation page and a framed header and footer page.
53. The method as recited in claim 52, wherein said gate page comprises areas for said user to enter a user name and password.
54. The method as recited in claim 53, wherein said gate page further comprises a plurality of frames for providing web services available through said first stake master servers and for services particular to a geographical location that said user resides.
55. The method as recited in claim 54, wherein each of said plurality of said frames further comprises a plurality of sub-frames, wherein each of said plurality of said sub-frames bearing Uniform Resource Identifier.
56. The method as recited in claim 55, wherein said user selecting one of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames causes said one of said plurality of said frames to refresh for bearing another plurality of said sub-frames.
57. The method as recited in claim 56, wherein said user is navigated to one of said services by selecting any of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames within three times.
58. The method as recited in claim 52, wherein said navigation pages comprises a plurality of frames for providing web services available through said corresponding stake master server.
59. The method as recited in claim 58, wherein each of said plurality of said frames further comprises a plurality of sub-frames, wherein each of said plurality of said sub-frames bearing Uniform Resource Identifier.
60. The system as recited in claim 59, wherein said user selecting one of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames causes said one of said plurality of said frames to refresh for bearing another plurality of said sub-frames.
61. The method as recited in claim 60, wherein said user is navigated to one of said services by selecting any of said plurality of said sub-frames in one of said plurality of said frames within three times.
62. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein said network management system comprises dynamic host configuration protocol server and dynamic domain name server.
63. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein said user management system comprises functions of user authentication, user authorization and user registration.
64. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein said database comprises a plurality of fields for managing said user profile for said user management, wherein said plurality of fields comprise:

(i) user credentials for managing credential information for said users;

(ii) user attribute directory for managing attribute information of said users; and (iii) electronic certificate register for managing electronic certificates of said users.
65. The method as recited in claim 64, wherein said database further comprises plurality of fields for managing said system, wherein said plurality of fields comprise:

(i) system configuration for maintaining configuration and preference information of said stake master server; and (ii) system mirror image, comprising a plurality of partitions for maintaining a plurality of versions of system mirror images for said stake master server.
66. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein said database yet further comprises a plurality of fields for organizing resources, integrating services, and generating said portal, wherein said plurality of fields comprise:

(i) application programs for storing a collection of service task-oriented programs providing controller functions to collate data and various services available through said corresponding stake master server;

(ii) a resource directory for maintaining a collection of Uniform Resource Identifiers of service providers that are collected by at least one of said first and said second stake master servers;

(iii) said service repository for managing services that have been agreed between said user and said stakeholders and provided through said first master and said second stake master servers;

(iv) application portlets for defining a portion of said portal by itself or in conjunction with corresponding applications of said server application programs stored in said application program;

(v) stakeholder proprietary data for managing stakeholder profiles and preferences, marketing data, statistical data, policies, rules and agreement governing data transfer among said stake master servers;

(vi) data warehouse for storing multimedia files and data in various formats; and (vii) template for managing forms and templates for displayable pages for generating said portal dynamically.
67. The method as recited in claim 66, wherein said resources of said service repository is organized in a plurality of layered groups, comprising services, categories, and types.
68. The method as recited in claim 35 further comprises a staging server for testing and verifying a system image for one of said first and said second stake master servers.
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