A method for integrating a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising providing credential information to each one of said plurality of content repositories, receiving authorization information from each one of said plurality of content repositories, wherein the authorization information indicates whether or not an authorization procedure succeeded, integrating into the VCR each one of said plurality of content repositories whose authorization information indicates successful authorization, and wherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a first set of services to enable its integration into the VCR.

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›1.independentA method for integrating a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising:nproviding credential information to …+9

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1 wherein:nthe credential information includes a username and a password.d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1 wherein:nthe credential information is based on Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS).d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1 wherein:nthe first set of services accepts the credential information.d2

›5.↳ 1The method of claim 1 wherein:nthe first set of services provides the authorization information.d2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1 wherein:neach one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a second set of services that is related to implementing a m…d2

›7.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising:nproviding a VCR content model; andwherein each one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a seco…d2

›8.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein integrating into the VCR each one of said plurality of content repositories includes:nproviding a hierarchical namespac…d2

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein integrating into the VCR each one of said plurality of content repositories includes:nproviding a content model related…d2

›10.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein integrating into the VCR each one of said plurality of content repositories includes:nproviding for mapping of requests…d2

›11.independentA method for integrating a plurality of content repositories into a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising:nproviding credential information to …+8

›12.↳ 11The method of claim 11 wherein:nthe credential information includes a username and a password.d2

›13.↳ 11The method of claim 11 wherein:nthe credential information is based on Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS).d2

›14.↳ 11The method of claim 11 wherein:nthe first set of services accepts the credential information.d2

›15.↳ 11The method of claim 11 wherein:nthe first set of services provides the authorization information.d2

›16.↳ 11The method of claim 11 wherein:neach one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a second set of services that is related to implementing th…d2

›17.↳ 11The method of claim 11, further comprising:nproviding for mapping of requests on the VCR to one of the plurality of repositories.d2

›18.↳ 11The method of claim 11 wherein incorporating each one of said plurality of content repositories into the hierarchical namespace comprises:nproviding f…d2+1

›20.independentA system comprising:nmeans for providing credential information to each one of said plurality of content repositories;means for receiving authorizatio…+8

›21.↳ 20The method of claim 20 wherein:nthe credential information includes a username and a password.d2

›22.↳ 20The method of claim 20 wherein:nthe credential information is based on Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS).d2

›23.↳ 20The method of claim 20 wherein:nthe first set of services accepts the credential information.d2

›24.↳ 20The method of claim 20 wherein:nthe first set of services provides the authorization information.d2

›25.↳ 20The system of claim 20 wherein:neach one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a second set of services that is related to implementing th…d2

›26.↳ 20The system of claim 20, further comprising:nmeans for providing mapping of requests on the VCR to one of the plurality of repositories.d2

›27.↳ 20The system of claim 20 wherein incorporating each one of said plurality of content repositories into the hierarchical namespace comprises:nmeans for p…d2+1

›29.independentA machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:nproviding credential information to …+8

›30.↳ 29The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:nthe credential information includes a username and a password.d2

›31.↳ 29The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:nthe credential information is based on Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS).d2

›32.↳ 29The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:nthe first set of services accepts the credential information.d2

›33.↳ 29The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:nthe first set of services provides the authorization information.d2

›34.↳ 29The machine readable medium of claim 29 wherein:neach one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a second set of services that is related t…d2

›35.↳ 29The machine readable medium of claim 29, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:nprovide for mapping of requests on th…d2

›36.↳ 29The machine readable medium of claim 29, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:nprovide for content in each of said p…d2+1

›38.independentA computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium comprising:na code segment including instructions to provide credential information to each o…+8

›39.↳ 38The computer data signal of claim 38 wherein:nthe credential information includes a username and a password.d2

›40.↳ 38The computer data signal of claim 38 wherein:nthe credential information is based on Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS).d2

›41.↳ 38The computer data signal of claim 38 wherein:nthe first set of services accepts the credential information.d2

›42.↳ 38The computer data signal of claim 38 wherein:nthe first set of services provides the authorization information.d2

›43.↳ 38The computer data signal of claim 38 wherein:neach one of said plurality of content repositories exposes a second set of services that is related to i…d2

›44.↳ 38The computer data signal of claim 38, further comprising:na code segment including instructions to provide for mapping of requests on the VCR to one o…d2

›45.↳ 38The computer data signal of claim 38, further comprising:na code segment including instructions to provide for content in each of said plurality of co…d2+1

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F11/30

USPC · US Patent Classification

713/201726/21726/19726/17726/18

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provisional	US 60449154 00	20 Feb 2003
related publication	US 20040168084 A1	26 Aug 2004

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