Patent ID: 6105066
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a network system comprising a network interconnecting a server and a plurality of user stations, wherein the server stores configuration preferences for the end user applications in contexts of different groups and subgroups of users, a method of storing the configuration preferences on the server, said method comprisingproviding a profile manager at an administrators station,arranging the profile manager to execute a configuration application for an end user application, whereby the administrator can specify configuration preferences for the end user application in contexts of different groups and subgroups of system users,determining a unique location on the server for storing the configuration preferences for the end user application in a selected context byretrieving a fully qualified class name of the end user application from an object on the administrator's station which represents the configuration application, whereby the fully qualified class name uniquely differentiates the application from other object classes,combining the fully qualified class name with the selected context to form a key, andmapping the key in a prescribed manner to generate the unique storage location address.