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Electronic information appraisal agent
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1997-07-16
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Granted: 2000-11-21
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Expires: 2017-07-16
Abstract
Abstract An electronic information appraisal agent which operates within an electronic information distribution system and includes an electronic information server having multiple electronic information units. Requests for electronic information are transferred from the appraisal agent to an electronic information server, which compares the contents of the server to a set of search criteria. In one embodiment, the server returns a set of electronic information to the appraisal agent which matches the search criteria. In another embodiment, the server returns information indicating whether the search criteria matched any information in the server. In one embodiment, the electronic information distribution system also includes a metering server which is coupled to the electronic information server and the client system. The metering server allows multiple client systems to receive electronic information units from the electronic information server.
Inventors
- 👤 Rick Dedrick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:07
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0611; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/953; G06F16/9535; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0278; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/107; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/959; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934; Y10S707/99935; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/965; Y10S715/966; Y10S715/968
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
In an electronic information distribution system, a method comprising: obtaining, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user; providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user; repeating the obtaining and providing to obtain new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information; and ordering the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information according to the user preference information prior to providing the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
In an electronic information distribution system, a method comprising: obtaining, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user; providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user; repeating the obtaining and providing to obtain new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information; and ordering the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information according to the user preference information prior to providing the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the repeating comprises automatically repeating the obtaining and providing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the repeating comprises repeating the obtaining and providing at periodic intervals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the repeating comprises repeating the obtaining and providing daily.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
In an electronic information distribution system, a method comprising: receiving information identifying a plurality of times when a user desires to receive data corresponding to a set of search criteria; identifying electronic information corresponding to the set of search criteria at each of the plurality of times; transferring the identified electronic information to a consumer consumption device; and accessing a remote electronic information server via a network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
67 words
In an electronic information distribution system, a method comprising: receiving information identifying a plurality of times when a user desires to receive data corresponding to a set of search criteria; identifying electronic information corresponding to the set of search criteria at each of the plurality of times; transferring the identified electronic information to a consumer consumption device; and accessing a remote electronic information server via a network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
115 words
In an electronic information distribution system comprising: metering logic operative to obtain, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user; session management logic, communicatively coupled to the metering logic, to provide at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user; and wherein the metering logic periodically obtains new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information from the electronic information server and transfer the obtained electronic information to the session management logic for providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
115 words
In an electronic information distribution system comprising: metering logic operative to obtain, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user; session management logic, communicatively coupled to the metering logic, to provide at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user; and wherein the metering logic periodically obtains new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information from the electronic information server and transfer the obtained electronic information to the session management logic for providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
In an electronic information distribution system comprising: first control logic to receive user preferences information corresponding to a user from a client consumption device; second control logic, communicatively coupled to the first control logic, to repetitively identify, in response to a period of time elapsing, electronic information corresponding to the user preferences information; and third control logic, communicatively coupled to the second control logic, to transfer at least a portion of the identified electronic information to the client consumption device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
In an electronic information distribution system comprising: first control logic to receive user preferences information corresponding to a user from a client consumption device; second control logic, communicatively coupled to the first control logic, to repetitively identify, in response to a period of time elapsing, electronic information corresponding to the user preferences information; and third control logic, communicatively coupled to the second control logic, to transfer at least a portion of the identified electronic information to the client consumption device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 7, further comprising: a database, coupled to the second control logic, for storing a plurality of units of electronic information; and wherein the second control logic is further operative to repetitively identify different units of the plurality of units of electronic information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
82 words
In an electronic information distribution system comprising: first control logic to receive information identifying a plurality of times when a user desires to receive data corresponding to a set of search criteria; second control logic, communicatively coupled to the first control logic, to identify electronic information corresponding to the set of search criteria at each of the plurality of times; and third control logic, communicatively coupled to the second control logic, to transfer the identified electronic information to a consumer consumption device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
82 words
In an electronic information distribution system comprising: first control logic to receive information identifying a plurality of times when a user desires to receive data corresponding to a set of search criteria; second control logic, communicatively coupled to the first control logic, to identify electronic information corresponding to the set of search criteria at each of the plurality of times; and third control logic, communicatively coupled to the second control logic, to transfer the identified electronic information to a consumer consumption device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 9, wherein the third control logic transfers the identified electronic information to the consumer consumption device at each of the plurality of times.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
115 words
A machine-readable storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions that implements the functions of: obtaining, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user; providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user; repeating the obtaining and providing to obtain new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information; and ordering the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information according to the user preference information prior to providing the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
115 words
A machine-readable storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions that implements the functions of: obtaining, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user; providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user; repeating the obtaining and providing to obtain new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information; and ordering the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information according to the user preference information prior to providing the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.
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