Patent ID: 7120628
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for enabling a system user to request a subscription of at least one non-web document from at least one database, comprising: subscription requesting means for enabling a user to request a subscription of at least one non-web document from at least one database, the subscription requesting means including a selection formula, wherein the selection formula is programmed by the user, the selection formula including search criteria corresponding to the subscription, wherein the search criteria identify information to be searched for and presented to the user at various intervals; subscription parameter receiving means for receiving at least one subscription parameter from the user that refines the information identified by the search criteria, wherein the at least one subscription parameter indicates a type of information to retrieve; search performing means for performing a search of the at least one database for information matching the subscription at one or more of the various intervals without user intervention; subscription retrieving means for retrieving the information matching the subscription; and subscription notification means for notifying the user of the retrieved information.