Patent ID: 8676778

Claim:
A network database system comprising: a database server that: stores a database in memory, the database containing a plurality of entries, each entry including information provided by an entity, the information including a document associated with one or more categories defined by the entity or keywords defined by the entity, and generates an HTML tool utilizing a routine called from one or more CGI scripts, the tool allowing for entry of information by the entity; and a web server communicatively coupled to the database server, the web server including a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein the execution of the instructions by the processor: generates a screen display of a search page in response to a uniform resource locator (URL) request by a user, the screen display of the search page presenting at least two navigational aids, the navigational aids including: a first navigational aid that allows the user to browse for a particular document stored at the database server using the one or more categories matching the categories defined by the associated entity, and a second navigational aid that allows a user to search for a particular document stored at the database server by entering a keyword matching a keyword defined by the associated entity; retrieves a selected document associated with the entries from the database server in response to the first navigational aid or the second navigational aid; and generates a screen display of the retrieved document on a page having a third navigational aid that provides the user access to another screen display of the search page.