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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1996
Paula J Cox, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dana L Gillihan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Donald Ray Hyatt, Apex, NC (US);
Paul T Leone, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kenneth M Nordby, Cary, NC (US);
Victor Edward Pullizzi, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Thyra Lynne Rauch, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert W Rinda, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
On-line electronic books are stored in remote storage devices and accessible through a server or other type of interface device. A bookcase is created and stored in a local storage device. Appropriate electronic links are supplied in order to access an electronic book from the bookcase. The bookcase provides a library metaphor that allows a user to organize the online books in a manner that has meaning and utility to the user.
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