Systems and methods for retrieving data
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1. A method for providing information related to a topic, comprising:
- specifying a first topic;
specifying a second topic;
specifying a relationship between the first topic and the second topic;
receiving first information;
receiving second information;
associating the first information with the first topic;
associating the second information with the second topic;
requesting information associated with the second topic; and
receiving, in response to the request for the information associated with the second topic and in response to the specified relationship between the first topic and the second topic, the information associated with the second topic and the information associated with the first topic.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a computer-based method and apparatus for facilitating the retrieval, classification, and distribution of information. In one embodiment, a method for providing information relating to a topic comprises specifying a first and second topic, specifying a relationship between the two topics, receiving a first and second piece of information, associating the first piece of information with the first topic and the second piece of information with the second topic, requesting information associated with the first topic, and receiving the information associated with the first and second topics.
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1. A method for providing information related to a topic, comprising:
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specifying a first topic;
specifying a second topic;
specifying a relationship between the first topic and the second topic;
receiving first information;
receiving second information;
associating the first information with the first topic;
associating the second information with the second topic;
requesting information associated with the second topic; and
receiving, in response to the request for the information associated with the second topic and in response to the specified relationship between the first topic and the second topic, the information associated with the second topic and the information associated with the first topic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for presenting information, comprising:
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a topic definition module for defining topics;
a relationship definition module for defining a relationship between two of the topics;
a receiver for receiving information;
an information management module for associating the received information with at least one of the topics;
an information retrieval module for retrieving, upon a request for information associated with one of the topics, information associated with the one of the topics and information associated with a second topic that has a defined relationship with the one of the topics; and
a display module for presenting the retrieved data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A distributed system for storing and retrieving information, comprising:
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at least one client computer, each comprising;
a topic definition module for defining topics;
a relationship definition module for defining a relationship between two of the topics;
one or more computer application extensions for capturing information presented in a computer application;
an information management module for associating the captured information with at least one of the topics; and
a communications module for communicating with a central server via a network, the central server for storing the defined topics, the defined relationships, the captured information, and the association of the captured information with topics. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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