Patent ID: 7272637

Claim:
An interactive directory system for permitting a user to access and retrieve information from a network of computers, comprising: a key phrase field for accepting a search term; a data table that is selectively definable by a user comprising: at least two columns, each of said columns having a column heading, at least one of the column headings being selected by the user from a plurality of available column headings; and at least one row and a plurality of cells, said plurality of cells corresponding to said at least two columns, each of said plurality of cells for storing a unique identifier related to its corresponding column heading and row and said search term; and a search unit for searching for unique identifiers from the network of computers related to the search term, and one of said at least two column headings, said search unit storing said unique identifiers in the applicable cell; whereby each said cell can be activated by the user to perform at least one action related to said stored unique identifiers.