Patent ID: 6697811
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for managing and distributing information with a system, comprising:receiving from a user at a multi-access manager a request for access to the system; determining whether the request for access to the system comprises an approved access at the multi-access manager; displaying in response to an approved access a catalogue of at least one source server, wherein each source server couples to a respective information source, and wherein each source server has authorized the user to access data stored at the coupled respective information source; receiving a source server selection from the user, wherein the source server selection comprises a source server selected from the catalogue of at least one source server; providing access for the user to the selected source server; receiving a request from the user for data at the selected source server, wherein the request for data requests data accumulated in a first format at the information source coupled to the selected source server; and transmitting the data from the selected source server to the user.