Patent ID: 6205478
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
An information management system including a server connected via a network to a plurality of user terminals, the system comprising:processing means for issuing a request to receive user information in each of said user terminals;user information storage means for storing the user information in said server, the user information including information about respective users utilizing said user terminals;user information management means in said server for managing the contents of said user information storage means in response to requests from said processing means in said user terminal;object compiling means in said server for issuing a user information object from corresponding user information in response to said requests from said processing means;communication means in said server for transmitting issued user information objects to corresponding ones of said user terminals in response to said requests from said corresponding one of said user terminals;update notification means in said server, said update notification means being configured to detect changes in the user information stored in said user information storage means, said update notification means further configured for notifying detected changes to corresponding ones of said user terminals where said corresponding ones of said user terminals previously received user information;object storing means in said user terminals for storing the user information object sent from said server; andobject updating means in said user terminals for changing the content of said user information object stored in said object storage means in response to notification from said update notification means.