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OwnerEric Richer, Nicolas Fournier +3inventors
InventorsEric Richer, Nicolas Fournier, Pierre-Luc Jodoin, Robert-Claude Maltais, Gerald Host
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A personal portal in a data communications network that comprises a number of sites. The personal portal comprises a user profile applicable all over the network and a number of context profiles applicable within a certain site. The user profile comprises a private part accessible only by the user, and a public part accessible to the public. Each context profile may comprise personal information, personal settings, and access policies. As parts of the personal portal may be accessible and downloaded by other users, there is also provided a method and a system for keeping the downloaded profiles up to date. There is also provided a profile storage.
A personal portal in a data communications network that comprises network entities, the personal portal being associated with a user and comprising:
A method for updating profiles in a data communications network comprising a number of entities, among them a profile storage that stores profiles and for each profile a list of all on-line entities that store the profile, the method comprising the steps of:
A system for updating profiles in a data communications network comprising an entity that has updated a profile, the system comprising:
A profile storage in a data communications network that further comprises a number of entities that store at least part of a profile, the profile storage comprising a number of profiles and, for each profile, a list of entities that store the profile.
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