Method of and apparatus for obtaining user-specific information from a source database and a web resource
OwnerGavin Brebner, Yan Lefevreinventors
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Abstract
User-specific information is obtained from a source database by (a) generating an information request, (b) dispatching the information request to the source database, (c) using the information request to extract information from the source database, and (d) dispatching the extracted information from the source database. One or more of the information requests and the extracted information are modified subsequent to dispatch thereof, in accordance with user profile data.
Claims12
A method of obtaining user-specific information from a source database, comprising
- a) generating an information request,
- b) dispatching the information request to the source database,
- c) using the information request to extract information from the source database,
- d) dispatching the extracted information from the source database, and
- e) modifying at least one of the information request and the extracted information, subsequent to its dispatch, in accordance with user profile data.
A method of obtaining user-specific information from a web resource, comprising
- a) generating an information request,
- b) dispatching the information request to the web resource via a web server,
- c) using the information request to extract information from the web resource,
- d) dispatching the extracted information from the web resource, and
- e) modifying at least one of the information request and the extracted information, subsequent to its dispatch, in accordance with user profile data.
Apparatus for obtaining user-specific information from a source database comprising
- a) an information request generation module,
- b) an information request dispatch module,
- c) a user profile database, and
- d) a modification module, operatively associated with the information request dispatch module, the modification module being arranged to receive information extracted from the source database and to modify at least one of the information request and the extracted information in accordance with user profile information received from the user profile database.
Apparatus for obtaining user-specific information from a web resource comprising
- a) an information request generation module,
- b) an information request dispatch module,
- c) a user profile database, and
- d) a modification module, operatively associated with the information request dispatch module, the modification module being arranged to receive information extracted from the web resource and to modify at least one of the information request and the extracted information in accordance with user profile information received from the user profile database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.