Patent ID: 8156224
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: at least one computing device; an integration portal implemented by the at least one computing device and providing a user with access to application entities of a plurality of remote applications; and an authorization layer included in the integration portal and that includes a permission map indicating an association between the user and at least one of the application entities of the plurality of remote applications that the user is permitted to access; wherein the authorization layer in the integration portal is synchronized with an authorization layer included in an application portal that provides the user with access to a subset of the remote applications, whereby the permission map is updated with information about at least one of the application entities that the user is permitted to access through the integration portal; and wherein the authorization layer in the integration portal is synchronized with an additional authorization layer included in an additional application portal that provides the user with access to an additional subset of the remote applications, whereby the permission map is further updated with information about at least one of the application entities that the user is permitted to access through the integration portal.