Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
236 words
1 . A computer system configured to present a portal page to at least one user through a network interface, wherein said at least one user communicates with the network interface through a computer network, the computer system comprising: a service broker electrically connected to the network interface, the service broker controlling a level of access to the computer system by a user and adapted to receive a request from a user for a job report; an authentication server electrically connected to the service broker, the authentication server configured to determine a level of access to be granted to a user based upon data stored therein; a repository electrically connected to the service broker, the repository comprising a computer memory encoded with a plurality of objects including at least one output report corresponding to a job and at least one portal page corresponding to a user, wherein the portal page includes a display window and a dynamically updated portal object associated with an output report stored in the repository; wherein the computer memory of the repository is further encoded with instructions for providing said at least one portal page to a corresponding user; and a job server electrically connected to the service broker and to the repository, the job server configured to execute a job stored within the repository and produce an output report, the server also configured to store the output report in the repository.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
236 words
1 . A computer system configured to present a portal page to at least one user through a network interface, wherein said at least one user communicates with the network interface through a computer network, the computer system comprising: a service broker electrically connected to the network interface, the service broker controlling a level of access to the computer system by a user and adapted to receive a request from a user for a job report; an authentication server electrically connected to the service broker, the authentication server configured to determine a level of access to be granted to a user based upon data stored therein; a repository electrically connected to the service broker, the repository comprising a computer memory encoded with a plurality of objects including at least one output report corresponding to a job and at least one portal page corresponding to a user, wherein the portal page includes a display window and a dynamically updated portal object associated with an output report stored in the repository; wherein the computer memory of the repository is further encoded with instructions for providing said at least one portal page to a corresponding user; and a job server electrically connected to the service broker and to the repository, the job server configured to execute a job stored within the repository and produce an output report, the server also configured to store the output report in the repository.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
185 words
2 . A method of processing a job in a computer system comprised of a service broker, a repository including computer memory, an authentication server, and a job server, the computer system configured for communication with at least one user through a network interface, the method comprising the steps of: retrieving a personalized portal page corresponding to a user from the repository, wherein the personalized portal page includes a display window and at least one portal object, wherein the portal object includes a link corresponding to a job stored in the repository; transmitting the personalized portal page to the user; receiving a request from the user to execute a job stored in the repository; retrieving the requested job from the repository; dispatching the requested job for processing on a corresponding job server; processing the requested job in the job server so as to produce an output report corresponding to the requested job; converting the output report into a format readable by a browser program; transmitting the portal page to the user with the converted output report displayed in the display window of the portal page.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
185 words
2 . A method of processing a job in a computer system comprised of a service broker, a repository including computer memory, an authentication server, and a job server, the computer system configured for communication with at least one user through a network interface, the method comprising the steps of: retrieving a personalized portal page corresponding to a user from the repository, wherein the personalized portal page includes a display window and at least one portal object, wherein the portal object includes a link corresponding to a job stored in the repository; transmitting the personalized portal page to the user; receiving a request from the user to execute a job stored in the repository; retrieving the requested job from the repository; dispatching the requested job for processing on a corresponding job server; processing the requested job in the job server so as to produce an output report corresponding to the requested job; converting the output report into a format readable by a browser program; transmitting the portal page to the user with the converted output report displayed in the display window of the portal page.