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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Richard Douglas Kemp, Pennington, NJ (US);
Richard Douglas Kemp, Pennington, NJ (US);
THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides systems, methods, and computer programs for fulfilling requests from users wanting current information related to legal or other topics designated by the users from lists of available topics. Information related to available topics is classified by type, and at least two types of information related to the designated topic(s) and/or type(s) are provided to the user. Optionally the information, when provided, is displayed on a computer display, or provided in other physical or electronic form, and is sorted according to the type or class of information to which the information belongs. The invention also provides for the gathering and making available of such information, and for the automatic updating of information in the selected legal or other professional topic(s) without intervention by the user on a periodic and/or continual basis.