| US 7,484,172 B2 | ||
| System and method for providing a customized index with hyper-footnotes | ||
| Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); Thomas M. Sparico, New York, N.Y. (US); James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US); Russell P. Sammon, San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Michael D. Downs, Stamford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 11, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/95,538. | ||
| Application 10/095538 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/862250, filed on May 23, 1997, granted, now 6,377,963. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0004999 A1, Jan. 02, 2003 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—530 [715/513; 715/537; 707/104.1] | 32 Claims |
| 15. A method, comprising:
determining a first preference associated with a first subscriber of a periodical;
determining a correlation between the first preference and at least a first portion of standard printed content of an issue
of the periodical;
determining a second preference associated with a second subscriber of the periodical;
determining a correlation between the second preference and at least a second portion of the standard printed content of the
issue of the periodical, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion;
generating a first customized index associated with the first portion of the standard printed content of the issue of the
periodical, and a second customized index associated with the second portion of the standard printed content of the issue
of the periodical; and
providing the first customized index to the first subscriber and the second customized index to the second subscriber.
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