Method and system for selecting on request one or several data sources available from a communication network
First Claim
1. A method for selecting upon request one or several information sources (6) available from a communication network, such as, notably, the worldwide web, a method wherein:
- a contact base (2) is assigned to each member of a group of users (1) of said network, whereas said base is composed of a list of identification addresses on the network, so-called network addresses (3), of at least some of said users and, a resource base (4) is assigned to at least a portion of said group of users, whereas said resource base is composed of one or several lists of access means (5) to said information sources (6), each request is broadcast iteratively from the user(s) (1b) whom it reaches, to the users (1c), some of them or all of them, of their contact base, so-called consulted users, at least said resource base of each user (1b, 1c) consulted is processed to reply to the request.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for selecting upon request one or several information sources (6) available from a communication network, such as, notably, the worldwide web, a method wherein:
a contact base is assigned to each member of a group of users (1) of said network, whereas said base is composed of a list of identification addresses on the network, so-called network addresses, of at least some of said users and, a resource base is assigned to at least a portion of said group of users, whereas said resource base is composed of one or several lists of access means to said information sources (6),
each request is broadcast iteratively from the user(s) (1b) whom it reaches, to the users (1c), some of them or all of them, of their contact base, so-called consulted users,
at least said resource base of each user (1b, 1c) consulted is processed to reply to the request.
The invention also concerns a software product recorded on a medium useable in a digital processing device, intended for the implementation of the method described above.
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1. A method for selecting upon request one or several information sources (6) available from a communication network, such as, notably, the worldwide web, a method wherein:
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a contact base (2) is assigned to each member of a group of users (1) of said network, whereas said base is composed of a list of identification addresses on the network, so-called network addresses (3), of at least some of said users and, a resource base (4) is assigned to at least a portion of said group of users, whereas said resource base is composed of one or several lists of access means (5) to said information sources (6), each request is broadcast iteratively from the user(s) (1b) whom it reaches, to the users (1c), some of them or all of them, of their contact base, so-called consulted users, at least said resource base of each user (1b, 1c) consulted is processed to reply to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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