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A procedure for selecting and storing data elements communicated from a common database to users of the database utilizing a communication link between each transmitter and a concomitant receiver accessible by the user. The transmitted information is augmented with attributes which are used at the r

A procedure for selecting and storing data elements communicated from a common database to users of the database utilizing a communication link between each transmitter and a concomitant receiver accessible by the user. The transmitted information is augmented with attributes which are used at the receiver to select and then store locally only that information of interest to each receiver's user, wherein the attributes and the user selection pattern determine the criteria for storing information locally. Attributes include: utility of each data element in time; interest categories and level of interest for each of the categories determined for the collective users; repeat time to the data element; and a hyperlink to associated data elements.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A method for receiving data elements by each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the data elements being communicated from a common database wherein: (i) interest categories for the database are defined which express the collective interest of the users; (ii) at least one

[ We claim:] [1.] A method for receiving data elements by each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the data elements being communicated from a common database wherein: (i) interest categories for the database are defined which express the collective interest of the users; (ii) at least one of the interest categories is assigned to each data element; and (iii) data attributes for each of the data elements are identified, one of the data attributes being an interest level for each of the interest categories such that each interest level expresses an estimate of the collective interest of the users in each of the interest categories assigned to each data element, the method comprising the steps of