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System, method and computer program product for accessing electronic information

  • US 7,069,261 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2002
  • Issued: 06/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of accessing electronic information, wherein at least a portion of the electronic information is contained within at least one collection of electronic documents indexed according to at least one predetermined indexing pattern, said method comprising:

  • selecting at least one electronic portal document comprising a plurality of graphical elements, wherein at least one of the graphical elements is associated with at least one pointer that is associated with and identifies at least a portion of the electronic information, wherein each pointer that is associated with electronic information that is contained within a respective collection of electronic documents identifies the electronic information according to the predetermined indexing pattern of the respective collection;

    selecting at least one graphical element to thereby access at least one associated pointer and thereafter select at least one accessed associated pointer to thereby select at least a portion of the electronic information;

    locating the selected portion of the electronic information based upon the selected at least one pointer and, for the electronic information contained within a respective collection of electronic documents, further based upon the predetermined indexing pattern of the respective collection; and

    retrieving the selected portion of electronic information to thereby access the selected portion of electronic information.

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