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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Michel Shane Simpson, Orem, UT (US);
Brett Dee Garrett, Orem, UT (US);
Nathan Blaine Jensen, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
William Donald Peterson, Iii, Provo, UT (US);
Michel Shane Simpson, Orem, UT (US);
Brett Dee Garrett, Orem, UT (US);
Nathan Blaine Jensen, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
William Donald Peterson, III, Provo, UT (US);
Novell, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A directory shell references one or more directories. Each directory comprises a plurality of directory objects each having object attributes and attribute data. One or more categories in the directory shell are associated with one or more directory objects and at least a portion of the associated object attribute. A user interface is operable for a user to query the categories in the directory shell. A directory interface is operable to send a search request to the directories in accordance with the query and receive data from the directories that satisfy the search request.