Patent ID: 7315864

Claim:
A method for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising: storing at least two report definitions in a storage device of a server; creating a book with which the at least two report definitions are to be associated; associating the at least two report definitions with the book; receiving a request for the book from a user; generating a first report for a first of the at least two report definitions associated with the book based on network-based searching of a plurality of databases, wherein at least one contribution to said first report is derived from a first database among said plurality of databases and at least one additional contribution to said first report is derived from a second database among said plurality of databases that is distinct from said first database, yielding a first report that includes multiple contributions originating from distinct databases; generating a second report for a second of the at least two report definitions associated with the book based on network-based searching of a plurality of databases, wherein at least one contribution to said second report is derived from a third database among said plurality of databases and at least one additional contribution to said second report is derived from a fourth database among said plurality of databases that is distinct from said third database, yielding a second report that includes multiple contributions originating from distinct databases; and transmitting the book of reports that include the first and second reports to the user.