Inventors:
Ace Allen - Overland Park KS, US
Susan Gauch - Lawrence KS, US
Subhash Induri - Lawrence KS, US
Scott McWilliams - Leawood KS, US
Jim Patterson - Plaquemine LA, US
Rajan Vijayaraghavan - Lawrence KS, US
Assignee:
Today Communications, Inc.
International Classification:
G06F007/00
Abstract:
A method and computer program for collecting, rating, and making available information on the World Wide Web and other information sources. The method broadly comprises the steps of: collecting information relating to a particular subject; rating the information; gathering additional information relating to the rated information; indexing the rated information; identifying and applying desired client-user parameters to the rated information; identifying and applying desired end-user parameters to the rated information; and if the rated information meets the client-user and end-user parameters, displaying at least one item of information meeting the client-user and end-user parameters. The method may further includes the steps of: managing the client-user account; and generating usage statistics. The computer program is broadly comprised of at least one source code module and at least one file, including a Rating Source Code Module and a Connectivity Source Code Module and a Site Identification File, a Mapping File, a Raw Scores File, a Rated Information File, an Index File, a Text File, a Title File, and a Client-User Parameters File.