Patent ID: 6816871
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for using an Identity System, comprising:(a) receiving a request to access one or more identity profiles in said Identity System, each of said identity profiles include a plurality of attributes, said request includes an indication as to whether to perform client-side output processing or server-side output processing; (b) accessing said one or more identity profiles and generating XML output in response to said request, said XML output includes information based on at least a subset of said attributes; (c) determining whether to perform client-side processing or server-side processing of said XML output based on said indication included in said request; and (d) preparing a client-side response to said request based on said XML output if said determination in said step (c) calls for performing client-side processing and preparing a server-side response to said request based on said XML output if said determination in said step (c) calls for performing server-side processing.