Method and apparatus for electronically updating printed publications
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1. A method for providing access to supplemental data for at least one page in a printed publication, said method comprising:
- providing an electronic database that includes supplemental data for said at least one page, said supplemental data provided at least at a first location in said database and accessible from at least a first computer system;
generating an index having a first parameter for identifying said at least one page and having a second parameter associated with said supplemental data and said first parameter for input to said computer system; and
providing instructions for said first computer system, wherein said first computer system is programmable in accord with said instructions for retrieving said supplemental data for said at least one page in response to receiving at least said second parameter.
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Abstract
A method and system for electronically updating a printed publication with data stored electronically comprises a label that is affixed to the location in the publication to be updated. The label includes a code that can be entered into a computer, terminal, or computer system, which in turn locates the data and provides the data as output.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to supplemental data for at least one page in a printed publication, said method comprising:
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providing an electronic database that includes supplemental data for said at least one page, said supplemental data provided at least at a first location in said database and accessible from at least a first computer system;
generating an index having a first parameter for identifying said at least one page and having a second parameter associated with said supplemental data and said first parameter for input to said computer system; and
providing instructions for said first computer system, wherein said first computer system is programmable in accord with said instructions for retrieving said supplemental data for said at least one page in response to receiving at least said second parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for supplementing the contents of a book, said system comprising:
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a first label having indicia associated therewith for ascribing said first label to selected contents of a selected page of said book, said first label further comprising a contents code;
an electronic database having a contents code field and a contents field including supplemental information to said selected contents; and
a computer system for receiving said contents code and retrieving said supplemental information, wherein said contents code is suitable for use with said computer system for indicating the correspondence between the selected contents and the supplemental information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A set of encoded adhesive footnote labels comprising:
a plurality of page labels, wherein each said page label includes a string of characters comprising a footnote code and a numerical indication of a page number; and
a label header for identifying a textbook to which said footnote codes pertain.
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20. A system for retrieving supplemental information for a printed publication, said system comprising:
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generating means for providing an index identifying updateable locations in the printed publication and for providing a plurality of codes for locating the supplemental data that corresponds to the updateable locations; and
data processor means programmed for receiving at least one of said codes and for responsively providing said supplemental information.
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