Personalized library interface for providing data to a user
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1. A method for providing data to a user from one or more data sets, said method comprising:
- accepting from a user and storing one or more search strategies directed to medical literature in data folders wherein said storage is for repeat use by a user, each of said one or more search strategies associated with one or more of said one or more data sets; and
accepting from said user a request to view medical information, and, based on said request, selectively providing data set information in said data folders comprising preselected medical information for said user or users from said one or more data sets, said medical information having been preselected and placed in said folder by a specialist for said user or users andat least one of (a) medical information from said one or more associated data sets corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature wherein said medical information is added to the said one or more data sets since the last time said user accessed said one or more associated data sets;
or (b) medical information corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature wherein said medical information is not limited in time.
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Abstract
A personalized library interface that can be modified by a user and provides and that allows access to one or more data sets. A user indicates search strategies, and access to stored preselections is provided. Depending on user indication, the user is provided with information relevant to the search strategy or to information preselected by an entity other than a user, for example, an expert or advertiser. Searches from other entities may also be saved and used as an interface to the data sets.
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1. A method for providing data to a user from one or more data sets, said method comprising:
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accepting from a user and storing one or more search strategies directed to medical literature in data folders wherein said storage is for repeat use by a user, each of said one or more search strategies associated with one or more of said one or more data sets; and accepting from said user a request to view medical information, and, based on said request, selectively providing data set information in said data folders comprising preselected medical information for said user or users from said one or more data sets, said medical information having been preselected and placed in said folder by a specialist for said user or users and at least one of (a) medical information from said one or more associated data sets corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature wherein said medical information is added to the said one or more data sets since the last time said user accessed said one or more associated data sets;
or (b) medical information corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature wherein said medical information is not limited in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing data to a user, comprising:
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user interface and storage means for accepting from a user and storing one or more search strategies directed to medical literature, each of said one or more search strategies associated with one or more of said one or more data sets; and user input and display means for accepting from said user a request to view medical information, and based on said request, selectively providing data set information in data folders comprising preselected medical information for said user or users from said one or more data sets, said medical information having been preselected and placed in said folder by a specialist for said user or users and at least one of (a) medical information from said one or more associated data sets corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature wherein said medical information is added to the said one or more data sets since the last time said user accessed said one or more associated data sets;
or (b) medical information corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature wherein said medical information is not limited in time.
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13. A method for providing data to a user from one or more data sets, said method comprising:
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accepting from a user and storing one or more search strategies directed to medical literature, each of said one or more search strategies associated with one or more of said one or more data sets; accepting from a user a request to view medical information; providing data set information in data folders comprising medical information from said one or more associated data sets corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature; and providing data set information in data folders comprising preselected medical information for said user or users from said one or more data sets, said medical information having been preselected and placed in said folder by a specialist for said user or users. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing data to a user, comprising:
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user interface and storage means for accepting from a user and storing one or more search strategies directed to medical literature, each of said one or more search strategies associated with one or more of said one or more data sets; data input means for accepting from a user a request to view medical information; display means for providing data set information in data folders comprising medical information from said one or more associated data sets corresponding to one of said search strategies directed to medical literature; and display means for providing data set information in data folders comprising preselected medical information for said user or users from said one or more data sets said medical information having been preselected and placed in said folder by a specialist for said user or users.
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