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System and method for enhanced information retrievalRelated Patent Categories: Data Processing: Database And File Management Or Data Structures, Database Or File Accessing, Query Processing (i.e., Searching)System and method for enhanced information retrieval description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070094244, System and method for enhanced information retrieval. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/469,948, filed Sep. 5, 2006, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/611,077, filed Jul. 1, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,103,594, issued Sep. 5, 2006, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/974,242, filed Oct. 9, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,604,103, issued Aug. 5, 2003, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/620,651, filed Jul. 20, 2000, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/083,382, filed May 22, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/918,912, filed Aug. 27, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,946,682, issued Aug. 31, 1999, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/474,921, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,715,445, issued Feb. 3, 1998, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/300,343, filed Sep. 2, 1994. application Ser. No. 09/083,382 claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/047,554, filed May 22, 1997. All of these applications are hereby fully incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a system for retrieving information from a database. More specifically, the present invention improves a system's usability and/or response time so that a user's request to view new information is serviced quickly and/or efficiently. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY [0003] The recent proliferation of electronic text and multimedia databases has placed at society's fingertips a wealth of information and knowledge. Typically, a computer is employed that locates and retrieves information from the database in response to a user's input. The requested information is then displayed on the computer's monitor. Modem database systems permit efficient, comprehensive, and convenient access to an infinite variety of documents, publications, periodicals, and newspapers. Yet retrieving information from databases is often slow. Sometimes, this is caused by bandwidth limitations, such as when information is retrieved from remotely-located databases over an ordinary telephone line, a very narrow bottleneck. In other cases, slow retrieval is caused by a relatively slow local mass storage device (e.g., a CD-ROM drive). [0004] There exists a compelling need for a database system that has better usability and/or a quicker response time so that information is displayed very soon after the user requests it. In some embodiments, the present invention takes advantage of the fact that it can be useful to have the user exercise some direct control over the retrieval of information. Some embodiments of the present invention could also take advantage of the fact that the time that the user spends viewing displayed information is often sufficient to advantageously preload a substantial amount of information. [0005] With these and other objects, advantages, and features of the invention that may become hereinafter apparent, the nature of the invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the following detailed description of the invention, the appended claims, and to the several drawings herein. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0006] FIG. 1a is a block diagram of a general purpose computer. [0007] FIG. 1b is a diagram of multiple computers connected together to form a network of computers and/or networks. [0008] FIGS. 1c, 1d, and 1g are diagrams illustrating various procedures for installing and executing software. [0009] FIGS. 1e and 1f are flow charts illustrating procedures for installing and executing software. [0010] FIG. 2 is a representation of four search documents and three related documents. [0011] FIG. 3 is a representation of four search documents and three related documents with a display view and one anticipated view designated. [0012] FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) are each a representation of four search documents and three related documents showing a display view and four anticipated views. [0013] FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) are each a representation of four search documents and three related documents showing various term views. [0014] FIG. 6 is a representation of four search documents and three related documents showing various subdocument views. [0015] FIG. 7 shows seven documents ordered according to four different ordering characteristics. [0016] FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 are flow charts illustrating alternate embodiments of the present invention. [0017] FIG. 11 is a diagram of the relationships between six statically-related documents. [0018] FIG. 12 is a representation of a video display screen for a computer such as that of FIG. 1a. [0019] FIGS. 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, and 13e are flow charts illustrating the operation of embodiments of the present invention. [0020] FIG. 14 is a chart illustrating one example of the type of profile information that may be provided in connection with a given document. [0021] FIG. 15 is a flow chart illustrating how profile information can be used in an embodiment of the present invention. Continue reading about System and method for enhanced information retrieval... Full patent description for System and method for enhanced information retrieval Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this System and method for enhanced information retrieval patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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