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Central access to remotely located information

  • US 20060059124A1
  • Filed: 09/16/2004
  • Published: 03/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented registry system for allowing a computer user to determine the location of an information item comprising:

  • a record reception module to receive a record that comprises location information and one or more attributes of a stored information item and to store the record in a record repository, wherein the record is generated at a site at which the corresponding stored information item is stored;

    a request management module to receive from a terminal a request for information comprising one or more attributes of a requested information item, to compare the request with records stored in the record repository, and to select one or more matching records corresponding to the one or more attributes of the request; and

    a response providing module to provide to the terminal a location identifier corresponding to location information of one or more matching information items that correspond to the one or more matching records.

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