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Title: |
US5794235:
System and method for dynamic retrieval of relevant information by monitoring active data streams
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Chess, David Michael; Mohegan Lake, NY

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Assignee: |
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY
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Published / Filed: |
1998-08-11
/ 1996-04-12

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Application Number: |
US1996000631275

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06F 17/30;
G06Q 10/00;
Core:
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IPC-7:
G06F 17/30;

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ECLA Code: |
G06Q10/00F2;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
707/005;
707/006;
715/210;
715/256;
Original:
707/005;
707/006;
707/516;
707/531;

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Field of Search: |
395/615,605,606,685
707/005,6,516,531

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Priority Number: |
| 1996-04-12 |
US1996000631275 |

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Abstract: |
A system and method for monitoring the content of incoming data sets and retrieving data sets that may be related to the content of the incoming set. The system and method identify in an incoming data set one or more data tokens having a predetermined characteristic, such as membership in a particular part of speech within a language. The identified tokens are used as terms for searching a database. Results of the search are displayed to the user in a desired manner, such as by displaying a list of documents containing one or more of the search terms. The user can then select one of the listed documents and view information that may be relevant to the incoming document.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Perman & Green, LLP ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Amsbury, Wayne; Homere, Jean R.

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Family: |
None

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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving and displaying an electronic mail message;
- identifying in the message all words that are not stop words;
- for each identified word in the message:
- searching one or more databases for an occurrence of an item likely to be related to the word; and
- if an occurrence is found, generating a notification message.

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