Data Communication System
First Claim
1. A server computer for a data communication system adapted to transmit a document via a network to a client computer in response to a request therefrom;
- said server comprising;
article memory means for storing a plurality of article documents and respective bibliographic data;
selection rule storage means for receiving from a system administrator and storing an article document selection rule;
automatic document assembly means for retrieving from said article memory means a subset of said plurality of article documents and assembling a document from at least part of each of said subset of article documents, said subset of article documents being selected according to the respective bibliographic data using said article document selection rule; and
transmission means responsive to said request for transmitting the assembled document onto said network for delivery to said client computer.
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Abstract
A server computer for a data communication system and adapted to transmit a document via a network, such as the Internet or an intranet, to a client computer in response to a request therefrom. The server includes an article memory for storing a plurality of article documents and respective bibliographic data; processing circuitry for receiving from a system administrator and storing an article document selection rule, and for retrieving from the article memory a subset of the plurality of article documents and assembling a table of contents-type document from at least part of each of the subset of article documents. The subset of article documents is selected according to the respective bibliographic data using the article document selection rule. Transmission circuitry is responsive to the request for transmitting the assembled document onto the network for delivery to the client computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A server computer for a data communication system adapted to transmit a document via a network to a client computer in response to a request therefrom;
- said server comprising;
article memory means for storing a plurality of article documents and respective bibliographic data;
selection rule storage means for receiving from a system administrator and storing an article document selection rule;
automatic document assembly means for retrieving from said article memory means a subset of said plurality of article documents and assembling a document from at least part of each of said subset of article documents, said subset of article documents being selected according to the respective bibliographic data using said article document selection rule; and
transmission means responsive to said request for transmitting the assembled document onto said network for delivery to said client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
- said server comprising;
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14. A server for a data communication system adapted to transmit a document via a network to a client computer in response to a request therefrom;
- said server comprising;
an article memory operative to store a plurality of article documents and respective bibliographic data;
processing circuitry configured to store an article document selection rule, and to retrieve from said article memory a subset of said plurality of article documents and assemble a document from at least part of said subset of article documents, said subset of article documents being selected according to the respective bibliographic data using said article document selection rule; and
transmission circuitry responsive to said request for transmitting the assembled document onto said network for delivery to said client computer.
- said server comprising;
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17. A method for assembling a document in a server for delivery to a client via a network, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of articles and respective bibliographic data in memory;
storing an article document selection rule in memory;
selecting a subset of said stored plurality of article documents according to said article selection rule and the respective bibiliographic data;
retrieving said selected subset of article documents and assembling a document from at least part of said subset of article documents; and
transmitting said assembled document onto said network for delivery to said client computer.
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