Patent ID: 6014662
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computerized method of searching and presenting information dispersed in various search sources having different organizational formats which sources are searched for information on a subject in particular search categories and subcategories, comprising the steps of:automatically maintaining and updating an on-line database about the subject by extracting information in the particular search categories and subcategories from the various search sources;providing for presentation on a computer controlled screen a representation of a book covering each search category, said representation including a plurality of indicia for dividing the presentation of each of the books into sections each section represented by one of the indicia, each such indicia representing either a searched source format or a search subcategory;presenting to a user a personalized version of a selected book configurated to the interests of the user;allowing the user to select any one of the indicia to view a section of the book covering search results in the source format or subcategory represented by said indicia;responding to selection of an indicia by having a computer system issue a search through the on-line database for information in the selected section of the personalized version of the book; andresponding to said selection of one indicia by displaying the search results of the selected section of the book whereby different versions of the book can be provided to different users.