Information service that gathers information from multiple information sources, processes the information, and distributes the information to multiple users and user communities through an information-service interface

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APP PUB NO 20070073704A1
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11234405

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Embodiments of the present invention include information services, methods and systems to facilitate gathering and management of information by home users and professional users of information gathering, processing, and distribution services, and user interfaces through which users communicate with information services. In one embodiment of the present invention, a central information gathering, processing, and distribution service provides a simple, but robust and highly functional, interface to remote home users and professional users to allow the home users and professional users to continuously receive updated information gleaned from continuous searching of the Internet and other information sources by the information service. The interface allows users to define, refine, and stably store interests that define information searches continuously carried out, on behalf of the user, by the information gathering, processing, and distribution service. The information service discovers and stores user preferences, interests, and bookmarked URLs and other information in a way that allows users within communities of users to share their stored interests, bookmarked information, and preferences among themselves.

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VULCAN INC505 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 900 SEATTLE WA 98104

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, Paul Gardner Mercer Island, WA 2 107
Bowden, Jeffrey Lewis Seattle, WA 2 107
Calvert, Jeremy Leon Seattle, WA 3 109
Graham, Stuart Fischer Seattle, WA 2 107
Greene, Matthew Tukwila, WA 21 910
Milnes, Brian G Mercer Island, WA 3 134
Myers, Jeffrey R Seattle, WA 3 360
O'Rourke, April Irene Seattle, WA 2 107
Richen, Owyn More Renton, WA 4 112
Robinson, Jeffrey Quinn Snoqualmie, WA 2 107
Sherwood, Annabel Christine Seattle, WA 2 107
Sterling, Daniel Reed Millcreek, WA 2 107

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