CA2235821A1 - Yellow pages in cyberspace - Google Patents

Yellow pages in cyberspace

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CA2235821A1
CA2235821A1 CA002235821A CA2235821A CA2235821A1 CA 2235821 A1 CA2235821 A1 CA 2235821A1 CA 002235821 A CA002235821 A CA 002235821A CA 2235821 A CA2235821 A CA 2235821A CA 2235821 A1 CA2235821 A1 CA 2235821A1
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yellow pages
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Maurice De Hond
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Wegener Internet Projects BV
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Maurice De Hond
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/10—File systems; File servers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/90—Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
    • G06F16/95—Retrieval from the web
    • G06F16/954—Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

A system comprising a server (12) having memory (30), and a database (52) defined in the memory (30); and a client (16a) in communication with the server (12), the server (12) communicating to the client (16a) an interface (88) for use in requesting a search of the database (52), and the server (12) having virtual reality means (20, 64) for generating a virtual reality scene (64), the virtual reality scene varying depending on the results of the search.
CA002235821A 1995-10-26 1995-12-15 Yellow pages in cyberspace Expired - Fee Related CA2235821C (en)

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US08/548,873 US5737533A (en) 1995-10-26 1995-10-26 System for generating a virtual reality scene in response to a database search
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PCT/EP1995/005060 WO1997015889A1 (en) 1995-10-26 1995-12-15 Yellow pages in cyberspace

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AU (1) AU698115B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2235821C (en)
DE (1) DE69515918T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2146794T3 (en)
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