Appeal No. 97-0628
Application 07/992,428
topics. First, a series of topics under which the articles are
classified is listed and a chosen article is stored in a data
base. Then, a series of keywords, selected according to desired
information, is generated. The keywords are associated with at
least one predetermined topic and a tag is assigned to the
associated topic and keyword to form a tagged word. A weighing
factor is assigned to the tag. A score is provided which
indicates the keywords present in the article in relation to the
weighing factor and the tag. The articles having the greatest
score for the predetermined topic are selected.
Claims 6, 12 and 13 are independent claims. Claim 6 further
requires that the topics list includes age level information for
individuals. Claim 12 further requires that the topics list
includes focus information regarding handicapped individuals such
as those who are deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed, having
learning disability, mentally retarded, orthopedically or
visually handicapped. Claim 13 further requires that the topics
list includes topics selected from the group of handicapped
persons, accessibility to buildings, transportation, advertising,
performing arts, education, medical treatment, counseling,
sports, rehabilitation, technology, welfare, AIDS and taxes.
Representative claim 6 is reproduced below:
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