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US 2011/0219006 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for electronically publishing information on a computer network
AssigneeGraphOn Corporation
InventorsRalph E. Wesinger, JR., Christopher D. Coley
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for electronically publishing information on a computer network are disclosed. A computer connected to a computer network is provided to host a database. The computer is configured receive a request from a user to electronically publish information on the computer network. The computer then may accept and store input from the user in a database. The computer may then electronically publish the user input by making information stored in the database freely accessible on the computer network.
Claims9
A network database system comprising:
- a. a database server hosting a database, the database containing a plurality of entries, each of said entries including information about an entity, said information including a name, each of said entries being associated with a document;
- b. at least some of said documents being associated with one or more categories;
- c. a web server operatively coupled to said database server, said web server serving a search page via a URL, said search page presenting at least two navigational aids;
- d. a first of said navigational aids allowing a user to browse for a particular document using said one or more categories;
- e. a second of said navigational aids allowing a user to search for a particular document by entering a keyword;
- f. said web server serving documents associated with said entries in response to said first navigational aid or said second navigational aid;
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- g. each of said documents displayed on a page having a third navigational aid that returns a user to said search page.
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