Method and apparatus for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web
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1. A method for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web comprising:
- traversing the Web by an automated program and storing information found at a link;
sending said information to a parent database;
categorizing said information by said parent database; and
making said database available on the Web through a search engine.
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Methods and apparatus are disclosed for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web. In a preferred embodiment, a computer having access to the Web is configured to receive information from a Web-traversing program configured to store information found at a link. The computer then stores and categorizes the information in a parent database. The database is then made available on the Web through a search engine.
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1. A method for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web comprising:
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traversing the Web by an automated program and storing information found at a link;
sending said information to a parent database;
categorizing said information by said parent database; and
making said database available on the Web through a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web comprising:
a computer having access to the Web and being configured to;
receive information from a Web-traversing program configured to store information found at a link;
store said information in a parent database;
categorize said information in said parent database; and
make said database available on the Web through a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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