Method, Apparatus and System for Linking Documents

An apparatus for linking documents, comprising:

• a storing means for storing a plurality of clusters each consisting of one or more documents;
• a processing means for building a cluster page for each cluster to represent the documents in the cluster;
• and
• a link building means for building links based on analysis of the contents of the clusters and the documents.

A system for linking documents, comprising:

• a first device, wherein the first device comprises:
• a storing means for storing a database in which a plurality of clusters each consisting of one or more documents are stored;
• a processing means for building a cluster page for each cluster to represent the documents in the cluster;
• and
• a link building means for building links between the cluster pages, between the documents, and between the cluster page and the document, based on analysis of the contents of the clusters and the documents, and
• a second device, wherein the second device comprises:
• a search engine for searching the database for a required document based on the built link.