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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Ian B Crabtree, Ipswich, GB;
Alexander Loffler, Ipswich, GB;
Matthew J Polaine, Cambridge, GB;
John J O'donoghue, Ipswich, GB;
Jeremy M Bowskill, Ipswich, GB;
Richard J Titmuss, Ipswich, GB;
Ian B Crabtree, Ipswich, GB;
Alexander Loffler, Ipswich, GB;
Matthew J Polaine, Cambridge, GB;
John J O'Donoghue, Ipswich, GB;
Jeremy M Bowskill, Ipswich, GB;
Richard J Titmuss, Ipswich, GB;
British Telecommunications public limited company, London, GB;
Abstract
Information sources are selected in accordance with a subject matter of interest to a user, where the subject matter of interest is identifiable by a plurality of sets of subject-related data, and each set has an indication of at least one context in which the set is of interest to the user. The state of the user is tracked, one or more contexts are identified from the tracked state, at least some sets of subject-related data are selected in accordance with a predetermined relationship between at least some of the identified contexts and said indication of context, a list of information sources is generated based on the selected sets of subject-related data, and the list is transmitted to a terminal associated with the user so as to allow the user to select an information source of interest and thereby to access information from the source.