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Supplying supplementary information for printed books

  • US 6,034,680 A
  • Filed: 04/30/1997
  • Issued: 03/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for supplying hierarchical supplementary information related to printed books comprising the steps of:

  • distributing to a user base a plurality of different printed books each book having a corresponding title;

    associating each different printed book having a common title with a common Internet web address;

    in a first web page at said common Internet web address, identifying a user in said user base with a particular user class;

    responsive to said identified user class, providing a second web page having supplementary information pertaining to said book associated with said common Internet web address, said supplementary information being consonant with said user class.

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