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Method and apparatus for electronically publishing information on a computer network

  • US 8,676,778 B2
  • Filed: 05/13/2011
  • Issued: 03/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network database system comprising:

  • a database server that;

    stores a database in memory, the database containing a plurality of entries, each entry including information provided by an entity, the information including a document associated with one or more categories defined by the entity or keywords defined by the entity, andgenerates an HTML tool utilizing a routine called from one or more CGI scripts, the tool allowing for entry of information by the entity; and

    a web server communicatively coupled to the database server, the web server including a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein the execution of the instructions by the processor;

    generates a screen display of a search page in response to a uniform resource locator (URL) request by a user, the screen display of the search page presenting at least two navigational aids, the navigational aids including;

    a first navigational aid that allows the user to browse for a particular document stored at the database server using the one or more categories matching the categories defined by the associated entity, anda second navigational aid that allows a user to search for a particular document stored at the database server by entering a keyword matching a keyword defined by the associated entity;

    retrieves a selected document associated with the entries from the database server in response to the first navigational aid or the second navigational aid; and

    generates a screen display of the retrieved document on a page having a third navigational aid that provides the user access to another screen display of the search page.

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