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              Appeal 2007-0459                                                                       
              Application 10/285,927                                                                 
              and automatically retrieves updated information based on predetermined                 
              search parameters that are enhanced by applying intelligence to the search             
              process (Specification 1-2).                                                           
                    Representative claims 1, 31, and 33 are illustrative:                            
              1.  A network-based collaboration system, comprising:                                  
                    an interface subsystem, providing for: a plurality of user interfaces            
              comprising a content supplier interface and a searcher interface;                      
                    a content subsystem, providing for: a plurality of records and a                 
              storage component, wherein at least one said record in said plurality of               
              records is created through said content supplier interface, and wherein                
              said plurality of records are stored in said storage component; and                    
                    a search subsystem, providing for: receipt of a search criterion                 
              from said searcher interface, an agent, an augmented search criterion                  
              generated by said agent from said search criterion, a search performed                 
              by said agent from said augmented search criterion, and a search result                
              retrieved by said agent from said content subsystem and said search.                   
              31.  A method for network-based collaboration, comprising:                             
                    requesting collaboration function of a collaboration tool;                       
                    supplying a search parameter to the collaboration function, the                  
              search parameter comprising at least one of topic, search term and                     
              periodicity of the search;                                                             
                    creating and filling a relational database of the search parameter;              
                    performing search and retrieval based on said relational database of             
              the search parameter to yield a search result;                                         
                    informing the user of the search result;                                         
                    monitoring communications for predetermined search parameters; and               
                    if this is a final search, terminating the search.                               
              33.  A method for network-based collaboration, comprising:                             
                    inputting content into a record using a content supplier interface;              
                    storing said record in a storage component;                                      
                    inputting search criteria into said collaboration system using a                 
              searcher interface;                                                                    
                    generating and reviewing an augmented search based on said search                
              criteria;                                                                              

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