Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

James S Gwertzman

Steven Alfred Isaac

Michael H Tuchen

Paul A McDaniel

Mark B Grossman

Ron E Critchfield

William Paul Allan McDaniel

User-selected customization information for a network (e.g., HTML) document is stored at a server with reference to user identifying information that uniquely identifies the user. Whenever the user navigates back to the network address of the HTML document, the user is identified automatically and receives a customized HTML document formed in accordance with the customization information.

Customization of network documents

Customization of network documents by accessing customization information on a server computer using uniquie user identifiers

Customization of network documents using customization informations stored on the server computer

A system and method is disclosed for accessing properties used to customize network documents to a user. In one aspect of the system and method, an application developer may obtain user properties that are stored on multiple storage mechanisms by using a single logical name, which is a user-friendly name of a data structure on one of the storage mechanisms. The user-friendly name makes it faster and easier for an application developer to create applications. The user-friendly name also frees the application developer from having to determine the location of the storage mechanisms on the network.

System and method for accessing user properties from multiple storage mechanisms

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James S Gwertzman