Trainable internet search engine and methods of using

An automated method of creating or updating a database, said method comprising the steps for,

• a) a step for training a spider to retrieve relevant documents to example documents from a network of documents;
• b) a step for retrieving said relevant documents from said network of documents;
• c) a step for extracting information from said retrieved relevant documents;
• d) a step for classifying said extracted information;
• e) a step for storing said extracted information into a database;
• f) a step for determining whether said information are links to other documents;
• g) a step for ranking said links according to relevancy to said taxonomy, and storing said links in said retrieval priority list according to said relevancy;
• h) a step for terminating said method, provided that said method's stop criteria have been met;
• and
• i) repeating steps b) through h), provided said method's stop criteria has not been met.

A automated method of managing a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from documents on the Internet, said method comprising,

• a) a step for initiating contact from a second component to a first component;
• b) a step for receiving status and content information at said second component transmitted from said first component;
• c) a step for transmitting management instructions from said second component to said first component;
• d) a step for receiving updated status and content information transmitted from said first component;
• e) repeating said steps of b), c) and d), as desired;
• and
• f) a step for terminating contact from said second component to said first component at completion of management tasks.

An automated method of providing database management services to a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from documents on the Internet, said method comprising,

• a) a step for receiving initial contact at a first component from a second component;
• b) a step for transmitting status and content information to said second component from said first component;
• c) a step for receiving management instructions at said first component from said second component;
• d) a step for transmitting updated status and content information from said first component to said second component following completion of said instructions by first component;
• e) repeating said steps of b), c) and d), as instructed;
• and
• f) a step for terminating contact with said second component when receiving such instructions from said second component.

An automated method of managing a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from a network of documents, said method comprising,

• a) an act of initiating contact from a second component to a first component;
• b) an act of receiving status and content information at said second component transmitted from said first component;
• c) an act of transmitting management instructions from said second component to said first component;
• d) an act of receiving updated status and content information transmitted from said first component;
• e) repeating said acts of b), c) and d), as desired;
• and
• f) an act of terminating contact from said second component to said first component at completion of management tasks.

A computer system that manages a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from a network of documents, said method comprising,

• a central processing unit that can establish communication with the network;
• and
• program memory that stores programming instructions that are executed by the central processing unit such that the computer system initiates contact from as a second component to a first component;
• receives status and content information as said second component transmitted by said first component;
• transmits management instructions from as said second component to said first component;
• receives updated status and content information transmitted from said first component;
• repeats the previous three acts, as desired;
• and terminates contact as said second component to said first component at completion of management tasks.

A program product for use in a computer system that executes program steps recorded in a computer-readable media to perform a method of managing a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from documents on the Internet, said program product comprising:

• a recordable media;
• and
• a program of computer-readable instructions executable by the computer system to perform acts comprising
• a) an act of initiating contact from a second component to a first component;
• b) an act of receiving status and content information at said second component transmitted from said first component;
• c) an act of transmitting management instructions from said second component to said first component;
• d) an act of receiving updated status and content information transmitted from said first component;
• e) repeating said acts of b), c) and d), as desired;
• and
• f) an act of terminating contact from said second component to said first component at completion of management tasks.

An automated method of providing database management services to a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from documents on the Internet, said method comprising,

• a) an act of receiving initial contact at a first component from a second component;
• b) an act of transmitting status and content information to said second component from said first component;
• c) an act of receiving management instructions at said first component from said second component;
• d) an act of transmitting updated status and content information from said first component to said second component following completion of said instructions by first component;
• e) repeating said acts of b), c) and d), as instructed;
• and
• f) an act of terminating contact with said second component when receiving such instructions from said second component.

A computer system for providing database management services to a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from documents on the Internet, said system comprising,

• a central processing unit that can establish communication with the network;
• and
• program memory that stores programming instructions that are executed by the central processing unit such that the computer system receives an initial contact as a first component from a second component;
• transmits status and content information to said second component as said first component;
• receives management instructions as said first component from said second component;
• transmits updated status and content information as said first component to said second component following completion of said instructions by first component;
• repeats the previous three acts, as instructed;
• and terminates contact with said second component when receiving such instructions from said second component.

A program product for use in a computer system that executes program steps recorded in a computer-readable media to perform a method of providing database management services to a database maintained at a first component from a second component using an internet browser application, wherein said database is comprised of references developed from documents on the Internet, said program product comprising,

• a recordable media;
• and
• a program of computer-readable instructions executable by the computer system to perform acts comprising
• a) an act of receiving initial contact at a first component from a second component;
• b) an act of transmitting status and content information to said second component from said first component;
• c) an act of receiving management instructions at said first component from said second component;
• d) an act of transmitting updated status and content information from said first component to said second component following completion of said instructions by first component;
• e) repeating said acts of b), c) and d), as instructed;
• and
• f) an act of terminating contact with said second component when receiving such instructions from said second component.