Patent ID: 6181689
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for exchanging information retrieved from a plurality of information repositories among a group of terminals, the method comprising the steps of:(A) designating one of the terminals as a leading terminal and the other terminals as following terminals, step (A) further including the steps of:(a.1) locating an information section in one of said information repositories by said leading terminal designated in step (A);(a.2) collecting location information of said information section;(a.3) sending said location information to said following terminals; and(a.4) locating said information section by said following terminals based on said location information;(B) receiving a request, from one of said following terminals, to be a leading terminal; and(C) designating the following terminal that has sent said request as a leading terminal, and re-designating said leading terminal designated in step (A) as a following terminal, step (C) further including the steps of:(c.1) locating an information section in one of said information repositories by said leading terminal designated in step (C);(c.2) collecting location information of said information section;(c.3) sending said location information to said following terminals; and(c.4) locating said information section by said following terminals based on said location information.