Patent ID: 6526404
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
An electronic system for the provision of information to a user, comprising;an information library having a plurality of information sources, at least one of said sources comprising stored information; a computer linked connection to said library by which a request for information can be made by a user by generating a request; a processor for processing the request, analysing the same to identify the request and address the request to the information source or sources in the library and identify and return information to the user; and wherein the information returned to the user is any, or any combination, of information stored in and automatically retrieved from the library memory and/or links to at least one information source to be automatically contacted if a part or all of said information requested is not stored in said library memory, said sources including a database of human resource profiles to which the request can be passed, the human resource profiles including expertise and/or interest aspects; and wherein the human resource profiles are selected with respect to the relevance of the expertise and/or interest of the profile to the subject matter of the request.