Patent ID: 6654758
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for searching a selected topic residing in multiple files on a CD-ROM wherein said files reside in different format, comprising the steps of:(a) converting each of said multiple files into a common format; which includes the steps of: (a1) converting each of said files into a Rich Text Format (RTF); (a2) converting each of said RTF files into a Portable Document Format (PDF); (b) searching each of said commonly formatted files for hits on a designated topic; (c) linking said hit pages of said designated topic to pages which copy the original file; (d) selecting a PDF page which had a hit on the selected topic; (e) opening the original document to the topic containing the text in the PDF file via a link from the PDF file to the original file.