PERSONAL INTERNET PORTAL

摘要

A personal portal (200) in a data communications network that comprises a number of sites. The personal portal comprises a user profile (210) applicable all over the network and a number of context profiles (220, 230, 240, 250) applicable within a certain site. The user profile comprises a private part (214) accessible only by the user, and a public (212) part accessible to the public. Each context profile may comprise personal information (222, 232, 242, 252), personal settings (224, 234, 244, 254), and access policies (226, 236, 246, 256). As parts of the personal portal may be accessible and downloaded by other users, there is also provided a method and a system for keeping the downloaded profiles up to date. There is also provided a profile storage.