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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Charles T. Shotton, Jr., Leesburg, VA (US);
Louis P. Slothouber, Leesburg, VA (US);
M. Ellen Dudar, Purcellville, VA (US);
Charles T. Shotton, Jr., Leesburg, VA (US);
Louis P. Slothouber, Leesburg, VA (US);
M. Ellen Dudar, Purcellville, VA (US);
BIAP Systems, Inc., Sterling, VA (US);
Abstract
A software agent is provided which executes instructions on a local user's computer to retrieve potentially changing information content from remote target sources, including web pages, over a computer network, such as the Internet. Different types of software agents are available to retrieve different types of information content from remote sites. Agent types include a smart agent, a search agent, a custom agent for detailed tasks and an RSS agent for retrieving structured XML format documents from remote Internet sites. Information retrieved by the agents is formatted and stored locally for presentation in a publication on the local computer. Publication templates can display target content retrieved by multiple agents from many different remote target pages.