Method and apparatus for an improved access system

摘要

A method and apparatus to enable a user to send an action message including secure credential is described. The system comprises a receiving logic to receive the action message from a user, a repository including encrypted user-specific data, and an agent to access a resource through a network, the agent directed as specified by a connector object invoked by the action message. The agent further comprises logic to utilize the encrypted user-specific data from the repository to log into the resource through the network, and in one embodiment, action logic to perform one or more actions as instructed by the connector invoked by the action message. The agent further comprises, in one embodiment, extraction logic for extracting information resulting from of the agent's access to the data resource specified by the connector, and communication logic to communicate a result to the user or to another agent for further use.

主权项

1. A system to enable a user to engage in an interaction with a plurality of heterogeneous computer resources, the system comprising:
a repository in non-volatile memory including:
data specifying a plurality of actions selectable by the user, each of the plurality of actions directed to one or more of the plurality of heterogeneous computing resources, wherein the heterogeneous computing resources include computing resources remote from the system;user-specific data associated with at least one computing resource, used to access a feature in the computing resource;an action including action steps including provision for:
a path to a computing resource,a location where user-specific data is to be placed at the computing resource, anda location where a user-entered string is to be placed at thecomputing resource, when the user-entered string is entered; a user interface to enable the a user to select an a particular action from the plurality of actions and optionally enter the user-entered string including additional information to be used at a computing resource when the action is executed;
execution logic to create and send one or more action messages to the computing resource associated with the action, to effect the selected action by executing an action step at the computing resource specified in the selected action, where executing the action steps comprises:
dispatching a query to the computing resource using the path in the action step;identifying the location where the user-specific data is to be placed;posting the user-specific data in the location; andsubmitting the transaction;dispatching a second query when the action references the user-entered data, to a computing resource using the path in the action step;identifying the location where the user-entered data is to be placed;posting the user entered data in the location; andsubmitting the action.