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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Michael Edward Moran, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Stephen Schaffer, Ridgefield, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A user interface is provided that performs much of the work in searching and organizing of search data. It defines search terms and sources ahead of time for subjects that have wide usage, or are suggested by the user. It then organizes collections of search documents pertaining to a selected subject into a book divided into sections according to topics about the subject. Each section of the book is represented by a tab on the book that can be used to select between the various topics in the book. The books can be used to organize information from numerous sources about any number of subjects including companies, products, industries, geographies and people. Standard books can be personalized to fit the users need. For example, the content and organization of a book on a company can be changed depending on whether the user of the book owns the company's stock, competes with the company, or sells products to it. Preferably, the books are automatically updated with an update event occurs, and provide an indication on the screen that an event has occurred.