Method and system for providing evaluation of text-based products

A method for providing evaluation information to a customer using a system comprising a first database configured to store data concerning text content and a customer database configured to store data concerning text content read by the customer, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a search request comprising a search item from the customer;
• comparing data concerning the search item with data concerning text content previously read by the customer by accessing the first database and the customer database to obtain rating data responsive to the search request;
• transmitting the obtained rating data to the customer for display at a customer computer;
• and
• transmitting similarity data to the customer for display at a customer computer.

A method for providing evaluation information to a customer using a system comprising a first database configured to store data concerning text content and a customer database configured to store data concerning text content read by the customer, the method comprising the steps of:

• registering information regarding the text content previously read by the customer in the customer database;
• receiving a search request comprising a search item from the customer;
• comparing data concerning the search item with data concerning text content previously read by the customer by accessing the first database and the customer database to obtain rating data responsive to the search request;
• and
• transmitting the obtained rating data to the customer for display at a customer computer.

A system for providing evaluation information to a customer comprising:

• a customer computer programmed to transmit a search request comprising a search item, and to display search results;
• a first database configured to store data concerning text content;
• a customer database configured to store data exclusively concerning text content read by the customer;
• a database server, connected to the first and customer databases, programmed to compare data concerning the search item with data concerning text content read by the customer by accessing the first database and the customer database to obtain rating data responsive to the search request.

A system for providing evaluation information to a customer comprising:

• a customer computer programmed to transmit a search request comprising a search item, and to display search results;
• a first database configured to store data concerning text content;
• a customer database configured to store data concerning text content read by the customer;
• a database server, connected to the first and customer databases, programmed to compare data concerning the search item with data concerning text content read by the customer by accessing the first database and the customer database to obtain rating and similarity data responsive to the search request.

A system for providing evaluation information to a customer comprising:

• a customer computer programmed to transmit a search request comprising a search item, and to display search results;
• a first database configured to store data concerning text content;
• a customer database configured to store data concerning text content read by the customer;
• a database server, connected to the first and customer databases, programmed to:
• register information regarding the text content read by the customer into the customer database;
• and
• compare data concerning the search item with data concerning text content read by the customer by accessing the first database and the customer database to obtain rating data responsive to the search request.

An article of manufacture embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine, the program of instructions including instructions for:

• receiving a search request comprising a search item from the customer;
• comparing data concerning the search item with data concerning text content previously read by the customer by accessing the first database and the customer database to obtain rating data responsive to the search request;
• and
• transmitting the obtained rating data to the customer for display at a customer computer;
• wherein the customer database that is accessed stores only data concerning text content read by the customer.

An article of manufacture embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine, the program of instructions including instructions for:

• registering information regarding the text content previously read by the customer in the customer database;
• receiving a search request comprising a search item from the customer;
• comparing data concerning the search item with data concerning text content previously read by the customer by accessing the first database and the customer database to obtain rating data responsive to the search request;
• and
• transmitting the obtained rating data to the customer for display at a customer computer.

A method for providing text content evaluation information to a customer computer in response to a request for search item evaluation information from the customer computer using a system comprising (1) a customer computer programmed to transmit a search request for text content evaluation information and to display the search results;

• (2) a bidirectional network connection between said customer computer and a web server computer allowing data transfer therebetween;
• (3) a first database for storing data concerning text content;
• (4) a customer database for storing data concerning text content read by the customer operating the customer computer;
• and (5) a database server, connected to the web server, programmed to receive customer computer search requests from the web server, to process search requests, to access the first database, to access the customer database, and to provide search results to the web server, the method comprising the steps of:
• a) initiating a search request at the customer computer to evaluate a search item under consideration by the customer;
• b) receiving the search request at the web server;
• c) transmitting the search request from the web server to the database server, whereby the database server compares data concerning the search item stored in the first database with data concerning text content read by the customer operating the customer computer to obtain search item evaluation data responsive to the search request;
• and
• d) transmitting the search item evaluation data from the database server to web server for display of the search item evaluation data at the customer computer.

A method for providing text content evaluation information to a customer computer in response to a request for search item evaluation information from the customer computer using a system comprising (1) a customer computer programmed to transmit a search request for text content evaluation information and to display the search results;

• (2) a bi-directional network connection between said customer computer and a web server computer allowing data transfer therebetween;
• (3) a first database for storing data concerning text content;
• (4) a customer database for storing data concerning text content read by the customer operating the customer computer;
• and (5) a database server, connected to the web server, programmed to receive customer computer search requests from the web server, to process search requests, to access the first database, to access the customer database, and to provide search results to the web server, the method comprising the steps of:
• a) initiating a search request at the customer computer to evaluate a search item under consideration by the customer;
• b) receiving the search request at the web server;
• c) transmitting the search request from the web server to the database server, whereby the database server compares data concerning the search item under consideration with data concerning text content, both from the first database, to identify text content related to the search item under consideration;
• d) transmitting related text content data from the database server to the web server for display of the related text content data at the customer computer;
• e) registering text content items that have been read by the customer from the related text content data;
• f) comparing data concerning the search item under consideration with data concerning the registered text content, both from the first database, to obtain search item evaluation data responsive to the search request;
• and
• g) transmitting the search item evaluation data from the database server to web server for display of the search item evaluation data at the customer computer.

A system for providing text content evaluation information to a customer computer, in response to a request for search item evaluation information from the customer computer, comprising:

• a customer computer programmed to transmit a search request for search item evaluation information and to display the search results;
• a network connection between said customer computer and a web server computer allowing data transfer therebetween;
• a first database for storing data concerning text content;
• a customer database for storing data concerning text content read by the customer operating the customer computer;
• and
• a database server, connected to the web server, programmed to receive customer computer search requests from the web server, to process search requests, to access the first database, to access the customer database, and to provide search results to the web server.