System for receiving, storing and updating data over a network upon request

An electronic data storage and distribution system comprising:

• a. a server terminal maintaining a plurality of master data structures each having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith, wherein:
• (i) said master data structures contain information provided by member individuals with access to the server terminal;
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• (ii) the master data structures can be modified by the member individuals providing to the server terminal the passwords and unique identification codes respectively associated with the master data structures;
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• b. an interface program running on a recipient terminal operated by a recipient individual and connectable to the server terminal, wherein the interface program is configured to:
• (i) accept identification codes given from the member individuals to the recipient individual, and to obtain copies of the master data structures associated with the accepted identification codes and to store said copies as local data structures;
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• (ii) to access the server terminal to determine if any of the master data structures associated with the accepted identification codes supplant their corresponding local data structures, by virtue of having been modified, and, if so, to replace the supplanted local data structures with copies of their corresponding master data structures from the server terminal.

An electronic data storage and distribution system comprising:

• a. a server terminal maintaining a plurality of master data structures each having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith, wherein:
• (i) said master data structures contain information provided by member individuals having accessed the server terminal via a website maintained by the server terminal for purposes of creating said data structures;
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• (ii) the master data structures can be modified by the member individuals accessing the website and providing to the server terminal the passwords and unique identification codes respectively associated with the master data structures;
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• b. an interface program running on a recipient terminal operated by a recipient individual and connectable to the server terminal, wherein the interface program is configured to:
• (i) accept as input identification codes given from the member individuals to the recipient individual, and to obtain copies of the master data structures associated with the accepted identification codes and to store said copies as local data structures;
• (ii) to display the information in said local data structures;
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• (iii) to refresh the local data structures upon command by accessing the server terminal to determine if any of the master data structures associated with the accepted identification codes supplant their corresponding local data structures, by virtue of having been modified, and, if so, to replace the supplanted local data structures with copies of their corresponding master data structures from the server terminal.

An electronic data storage and distribution system comprising:

• a. a server terminal maintaining a data structure having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith, wherein:
• (i) said data structure contains information provided by a member individual with access to the server terminal;
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• (ii) the server terminal is configured to enable said member individual to modify the data structure upon providing to the server terminal the password and unique identification code associated with the data structure;
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• b. an interface program running on a recipient terminal operated by a recipient individual and connectable to the server terminal, wherein the interface program is configured to:
• (i) accept the identification code, disseminated from the member individual to the recipient individual, and to obtain from the server terminal a copy of the data structure associated with said identification code;
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• (ii) access the server terminal to determine if the data structure on the server terminal has been modified since a copy of the data structure was last obtained, and, if so, to obtain from the server terminal another copy of the data structure to replace the copy that was last obtained.

A system for storing and distributing data comprising a server terminal and a plurality of remote terminals connectable to the server terminal, wherein:

• a. the server terminal maintains a plurality of master data structures each having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith, said master data structures having been created by individuals accessing the server terminal via the remote terminals, and said master data structures containing information for dissemination provided by the individuals who accessed the server terminal to create the master data structures;
• b. the master data structures can be modified by accessing the server terminal via the remote terminals and providing the passwords and unique identification codes associated with the master data structures to be modified;
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• c. an interface program runs on at least one of the remote terminals, wherein the interface program is configured to:
• (i) receive as input at least one of the identification codes, and to obtain from the server terminal copies of the master data structures associated with the inputted identification codes and to store said copies as local data structures;
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• (ii) access the server terminal to determine if any of the master data structures associated with the inputted identification codes supplant their corresponding local data structures, by virtue of having been modified, and, if so, to replace the supplanted local data structures with copies of their corresponding master data structures from the server terminal.

A system for storing and distributing data comprising a server terminal and a plurality of remote terminals connectable to the server terminal over a network, wherein:

• a. the server terminal maintains a plurality of master data structures each having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith;
• b. the master data structures can be modified by accessing the server terminal via the remote terminals and providing the passwords and unique identification codes associated with the master data structures to be modified;
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• c. an interface program runs on the remote terminals, wherein the interface program is configured to:
• (i) receive as input the identification codes, and to obtain from the server terminal copies of the master data structures associated with the inputted identification codes and to store said copies as local data structures;
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• (ii) access the server terminal to determine if any of the master data structures associated with the inputted identification codes supplant their corresponding local data structures, by virtue of having been modified, and, if so, to replace the supplanted local data structures with copies of their corresponding master data structures from the server terminal.

An electronic data storage and distribution system comprising:

• a. a server terminal maintaining a plurality of data structures each having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith;
• and
• b. an interface program running on a recipient terminal connectable to the server terminal, wherein the interface program is configured to:
• c. receive as input one or more of the identification codes and to obtain from the server terminal copies of the data structures associated with the inputted identification codes;
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• d. to access the server terminal to update any data structure copies whose corresponding data structures on the server terminal are later modified.

A server terminal for coordinating the receipt, storage, and dissemination of information in an electronic data storage and distribution system, said server terminal comprising:

• a. a mechanism constructed and adapted to receive from a member terminal electronic signals representing information to be stored and potentially disseminated;
• b. a mechanism constructed and adapted to create a data structure containing said information;
• c. a mechanism constructed and adapted to generate and transmit to the member terminal electronic signals representing a unique identification code associated with the data structure;
• d. a mechanism constructed and adapted to receive from the member terminal electronic signals representing further information upon receipt from the member terminal of electronic signals representing the unique identification code and a password associated with the data structure, and to incorporate said further information into said data structure;
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• e. a mechanism constructed and adapted to transmit electronic signals representing a copy of the data structure upon receipt from a recipient terminal of electronic signals representing the unique identification code associated with the data structure.

A recipient terminal connectable to a server terminal in an electronic data storage and distribution system, said recipient terminal comprising:

• a. a mechanism constructed and adapted to accept as input an identification code uniquely associated with a master data structure stored on the server terminal;
• b. a mechanism constructed and adapted to obtain from the server terminal and store as a local data structure electronic signals representing a copy of the master data structure upon providing to the server terminal electronic signals representing the identification code;
• c. a mechanism constructed and adapted to display the local data structure on the recipient terminal;
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• d. a mechanism constructed and adapted to compare the local data structure to the master data structure so as to determine if the master data structure supplants the local data structure, by virtue of having been modified, and, if so, to obtain from the server terminal electronic signals representing another copy of the master data structure to replace the local data structure.

An electronic data storage and distribution system comprising:

• a. a server terminal having storage means for storing a plurality of data structures each having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith;
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• b. an interface program running on a recipient terminal connectable to the server terminal, wherein the interface program comprises:
• c. data input means for receiving as input one or more of the identification codes and retrieval means for obtaining from the server terminal copies of the data structures associated with the identification codes received as input by the data input means;
• d. data storage means for storing the copies of the data structures on the recipient terminal;
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• e. data refreshing means for accessing the server terminal to update any data structure copies stored on the recipient terminal whose corresponding data structures on the server terminal are later modified.

An electronic data storage and distribution system having a server terminal and a remote terminal connectable to the server terminal, wherein:

• a. the server terminal comprises:
• (i) information reception means for receiving information to be disseminated from the remote terminal;
• (ii) data structure creation means for creating a master data structure to be maintained on the server terminal, said master data structure incorporating the information received from the remote terminal;
• (iii) identification code means for generating and transmitting to the remote terminal a unique identification code associated with the master data structure;
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• (iv) data structure modification means for modifying the master data structure upon receipt from the remote terminal of the unique identification code and a password associated with the master data structure;
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• b. an interface program runs on the remote terminal, said interface program comprising:
• (i) data input means for receiving as input the identification code and data retrieval means for obtaining from the server terminal a copy of the master data structure associated with the identification code received as input by the data input means;
• (ii) data storage means for storing the copy of the master data structure on the remote terminal as a local data structure;
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• (iii) data refreshing means for accessing the server terminal to update the local data structure if it is determined that the master data structure on the server terminal corresponding to the local data structure has been modified.

A server terminal for coordinating the receipt, storage, and dissemination of information in an electronic data storage and distribution system, said server terminal comprising:

• a. means for receiving from a member terminal connectable to the server terminal information to be stored and potentially disseminated;
• b. means for creating a data structure containing said information;
• c. means for generating and transmitting to the member terminal a unique identification code associated with the data structure, wherein said identification code can be disseminated by an individual operating the member terminal to other individuals;
• d. means for allowing modification of the data structure by the member terminal upon receipt from the member terminal of the unique identification code and a password associated with the data structure;
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• e. means for transmitting a copy of the data structure to a recipient terminal connectable to the server terminal upon receipt from the recipient terminal of the unique identification code associated with the data structure.

An electronic data storage and distribution system comprising:

• a. a server terminal accessible by a plurality of remote terminals, wherein:
• (i) individuals operating the remote terminals can access the server terminal via the remote terminals to set up data structures containing information to be disseminated;
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• (ii) each data structure is assigned a unique identification code which can be disseminated by the individuals operating the remote terminals to one another;
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• b. an interface program available from the server terminal for running on the remote terminals, wherein:
• (i) a list of the identification codes received by any particular individual can be inputted into the interface program running on the remote terminal operated by that individual for obtaining from the server terminal and storing as local data structures copies of the data structures on the server terminal associated with the identification codes inputted into the interface program;
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• (ii) the interface program can interface with the server terminal to refresh the local data structures on any particular individual's remote terminal, by determining if any of the data structures on the server terminal corresponding to the local data structures on the particular remote terminal have been modified, and, if so, by obtaining copies of the modified data structures from the server terminal for replacing the local data structures on the particular remote terminal that correspond to the modified data structures.

A recipient terminal connectable to a server terminal in an electronic data storage and distribution system, said recipient terminal comprising:

• a. means for accepting as input an identification code uniquely corresponding to a data structure stored on the server terminal;
• b. means for transmitting to the server terminal the identification code and for obtaining and storing a copy of the data structure from the server terminal;
• c. means for displaying the local data structure on the recipient terminal;
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• d. means for accessing the server terminal to refresh the copy of the data structure stored on the recipient terminal if the data structure on the server terminal has been modified.

Electronically-readable media tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a recipient terminal connectable to a server terminal to perform a method of storing and distributing data, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. accepting as input an identification code uniquely corresponding to a master data structure stored on the server terminal;
• b. transmitting the identification code to the server terminal for purposes of obtaining from the server terminal and storing as a local data structure a copy of the data structure;
• c. displaying the local data structure on the recipient terminal;
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• d. refreshing the local data structure.

A method of electronically storing and distributing data comprising the steps of:

• a. maintaining on a server terminal a master data structure having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith, wherein the master data structure can be modified by providing to the server terminal the password and unique identification code associated with the master data structure;
• b. transmitting a copy of the master data structure to a recipient terminal connectable to the server terminal upon the server terminal receiving the unique identification code from the recipient terminal;
• c. displaying and storing as a local data structure on the recipient terminal the copy of the master data structure;
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• d. accessing the server terminal to determine if the master data structure supplants the local data structure, by virtue of having been modified, and, if so, replacing the supplanted local data structure on the recipient terminal with a copy of the modified master data structure from the server terminal.

A method of electronically storing and distributing data comprising the steps of:

• a. creating a data structure on a server terminal, wherein:
• (i) said data structure has a password and a unique identification code associated therewith;
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• (ii) said data structure can be modified by supplying the identification code and password to the server terminal;
• b. retrieving a copy of the data structure from the server terminal by providing the identification code to the server terminal;
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• c. periodically determining if the data structure has been modified, and, if so, retrieving a copy of the modified data structure to replace the copy of the data structure that was retrieved.

A method of electronically storing and distributing data in a system having a server terminal, a recipient terminal operated by a recipient individual and connectable to the server terminal, and a member terminal operated by a member individual and connectable to the server computer, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. by the member individual operating the member terminal, creating a data structure on the server terminal, said data structure having a password and a unique identification code associated therewith, and disseminating the identification code to the recipient individual;
• b. by the recipient individual operating the recipient terminal, retrieving and executing an executable interface program from the server terminal for use on the recipient terminal, and providing the identification code as input to the interface program;
• c. by the interface program, supplying the identification code to the server terminal and obtaining, displaying, and storing a copy of the data structure;
• d. by the member individual operating the member terminal, providing the identification code and password to the server terminal to modify the data structure;
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• e. by the interface program, accessing the server terminal to determine if the master data structure has been modified, and, if it has, replacing the previously-obtained copy of the master data structure with a copy of the modified master data structure.