Document Conversion And Network Database System
First Claim
1. A method for providing data to clients of multiple subscribers on a distributed computer network comprising the steps of:
- (a) maintaining a main document set database comprising text-containing documents for use by multiple subscribers;
wherein, the main document set is stored on a distributed computer network;
(b) forming for each of the multiple unrelated subscribers a corresponding home document set comprising text-containing documents selected from the main document set database;
(c) automatically modifying the text of at least some of the text-containing documents of each home document set so that the modified text of at least some of the text containing documents are different from the text of the corresponding home document set selected from documents in the main document set database; and
(d) allowing access by clients of each subscriber to the modified documents of the subscriber'"'"'s corresponding home document set.
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Abstract
A network database system wherein clients of subscribing entities are authorized network access to reliable documents that are identified by each entity as being relevant to clients of that entity. Features that can be included in the system are customization of the documents to reflect sourcing by particular subscribers, automated formatting of the documents for storing in a network database, client access facilitated by subscriber-maintained databases, and the avoidance of cookies remaining on clients'"'"' computer hard drives following document access. Also disclosed is a method for processing repeated data requests on a distributed computer database.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for providing data to clients of multiple subscribers on a distributed computer network comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining a main document set database comprising text-containing documents for use by multiple subscribers; wherein, the main document set is stored on a distributed computer network; (b) forming for each of the multiple unrelated subscribers a corresponding home document set comprising text-containing documents selected from the main document set database; (c) automatically modifying the text of at least some of the text-containing documents of each home document set so that the modified text of at least some of the text containing documents are different from the text of the corresponding home document set selected from documents in the main document set database; and (d) allowing access by clients of each subscriber to the modified documents of the subscriber'"'"'s corresponding home document set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A method for a practitioner to provide access to selected text containing documents on a distributed computer network to clients of the practitioner, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a home document set for storage in computer memory by identifying only a portion of documents maintained by a host in a main document set database, the identified documents including text-containing documents; (b) providing to clients a password to access the home document set of the practitioner; (c) enabling accessing clients to select and receive documents of the home document set; and (d) automatically modifying the text of at least some of the identified documents prior to receipt thereof by the accessing clients so that the modified documents are different than the corresponding documents in the main document set database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 21)
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15. A system for providing data to clients of multiple subscribers on a distributed computer network, the system comprising:
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(a) a primary computer having associated primary memory, the primary computer being programmed for receiving text data files from a provider and storing counterparts thereof in the primary memory; (b) means for receiving, over the computer network, requests for inclusion of selected ones of the text data files in respective home document sets of the multiple subscribers; (c) the primary computer being programmed for permitting authorized clients of the multiple subscribers to access and receive over the computer network the text counterpart data files of the home document sets of the multiple associated subscribers; (d) means for automatically modifying the text of at least some of the text data files prior to receipt thereof by the clients wherein the modified text of at least some of the text data files documents are different from the counterpart text data files corresponding documents in the primary memory; and (e) means for transmitting particular ones of the modified text of at least some of the data files over the computer network to requesting subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing data to clients of multiple subscribers on a distributed computer network comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining a main document set comprising text-containing documents for use by multiple subscribers, wherein the main document set is stored on a distributed computer network; and (b) for each of the multiple subscribers, providing corresponding subscriber documents comprising modified text-containing documents by automatically modifying the text of at least some of the text-containing documents of the main document set without ever making the same modifications to the text of the main document set so that at least some of each subscriber'"'"'s modified text-containing documents are different from the corresponding documents in the main document set, wherein clients of each subscriber have access to the corresponding subscriber'"'"'s modified text-containing documents. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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