Enabling a user to create a mini information center thereby reducing the time needed for the user to obtain the desired information
First Claim
1. A method for creating a mini information center comprising the steps of:
- presenting an initial set of questions to a user to answer;
identifying topics of interest based on responses to said initial set of questions from said user;
presenting a list of said identified topics of interest to said user, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with a short description, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with one or more articles;
receiving indications of articles selected by said user;
presenting a list of options associated with each article selected by said user, wherein said list of options comprises an option to store an article selected by said user and store an identified topic of interest associated with said selected article in a first directory from which to build said mini information center; and
building said mini information center based on stored articles and associated topics of interest in said first directory.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product and system for creating a mini information center. A user is presented with an initial set of questions to answer. Based on these answers, topics of interests are identified. These topics of interests are presented to the user. Each topic of interest may be associated with one or more articles. The user may then select the articles that are of interest to the user. Upon selection of each article, the user may be presented with a list of options including the option of storing the selected article and associated topic in a directory which will later be used to build a mini information center. Once the user has completed the selection of articles of interest, the mini information center is built using the stored selected articles and associated topics thereby enabling the user to access the desired information in the information center using less time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating a mini information center comprising the steps of:
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presenting an initial set of questions to a user to answer;
identifying topics of interest based on responses to said initial set of questions from said user;
presenting a list of said identified topics of interest to said user, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with a short description, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with one or more articles;
receiving indications of articles selected by said user;
presenting a list of options associated with each article selected by said user, wherein said list of options comprises an option to store an article selected by said user and store an identified topic of interest associated with said selected article in a first directory from which to build said mini information center; and
building said mini information center based on stored articles and associated topics of interest in said first directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium for creating a mini information center comprising the programming steps of:
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presenting an initial set of questions to a user to answer;
identifying topics of interest based on responses to said initial set of questions from said user;
presenting a list of said identified topics of interest to said user, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with a short description, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with one or more articles;
receiving indications of articles selected by said user;
presenting a list of options associated with each article selected by said user, wherein said list of options comprises an option to store an article selected by said user and store an identified topic of interest associated with said selected article in a first directory from which to build said mini information center; and
building said mini information center based on stored articles and associated topics of interest in said first directory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a memory unit for storing a computer program operable for creating a mini information center; and
a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises;
circuitry for presenting an initial set of questions to a user to answer;
identifying topics of interest based on responses to said initial set of questions from said user;
circuitry for presenting a list of said identified topics of interest to said user, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with a short description, wherein each of said identified topics of interest is associated with one or more articles;
circuitry for receiving indications of articles selected by said user;
circuitry for presenting a list of options associated with each article selected by said user, wherein said list of options comprises an option to store an article selected by said user and store an identified topic of interest associated with said selected article in a first directory from which to build said mini information center; and
circuitry for building said mini information center based on stored articles and associated topics of interest in said first directory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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