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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1998
Randall F. Mears, Plano, TX (US);
Jaye D. Hicks, Frisco, TX (US);
Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An interactive knowledgebase ( ) system is provided. The system comprises a server ( ) and a client ( ). The server ( ) is operable to retrieve a plurality of informational pages with each informational page containing items and links to items. The server ( ) is further operable to maintain a directory ( ) of the items organized by category. The client ( ) is coupled to the server ( ) and operable to display the directory ( ) in a first frame of a web browser ( ). The client ( ) is further operable to request information pages from the server ( ) and display the information pages in a second frame of the web browser ( ). A user at the client ( ) can participate in an exchange of items and comments regarding items with other users of the interactive knowledgebase ( ).