United States Patent (19)
`Rossides
`
`USOO6131085A
`Patent Number:
`11
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`6,131,085
`Oct. 10, 2000
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`54 ANSWER COLLECTION AND RETRIEVAL
`SYSTEM GOVERNED BY A PAY-OFF METER
`
`76 Inventor: Michael T Rossides, 3666 Upton St.,
`NW., Washington, D.C. 20008
`
`21 Appl. No.: 08/706,762
`22 Filed:
`Aug. 28, 1996
`Related U.S. Application Data
`63 Continuation-in-part of application No. 08/640,132, Apr. 30,
`1996, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of appli
`cation No. 08/526,497, Sep. 11, 1995, abandoned, which is
`a continuation-in-part of application No. 08/389,405, Feb.
`16, 1995, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of
`application No. 08/327.704, Oct. 24, 1994, abandoned,
`which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 08/072,
`386, May 21, 1993, Pat. No. 5,359,508.
`(51) Int. Cl. ................................................ G06F 15/00
`52 U.S. Cl. ................................... 705/1; 705/400; 707/1;
`707/3
`58 Field of Search ........................ 705/1, 400; 379/112,
`379/114, 121, 126; 707/1, 3, 104
`
`56)
`
`References Cited
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`4,725,977 2/1988 Izumi et al. ............................ 711/115
`4,992,940 2/1991 Dworkin ...
`705/401
`5,247,575 9/1993 Sprague et al. ........................... 705/53
`
`5,410,598
`4/1995 Shear ........................................ 705/53
`5.984,054
`9/1999 Nielsen ................................... 709/200
`Primary Examiner Eric W. Stamber
`ASSistant Examiner Jason W. Rhodes
`57
`ABSTRACT
`The invention is a set of processes for improving the
`interface of a Self-organizing database. This type of database
`Stores both questions and answers. The improved interface
`processes enable a user who has found a (first) question in
`the database to enter a new (Second) question and label that
`second question as “more specific' than the first. When a
`user presses an “enter more Specific question' command, the
`System enables the user to enter a question and then Stores
`the question and labels it as more Specific than the first, and
`links the two questions in the database. Then, when any user
`has found the first question, the System enables him to "go
`to the linked, more specific question by entering a “go to
`more specific question' command. Further, when a user has
`found a question, the System can present a list of all the more
`Specific questions linked to that question. The System also
`enables a user to find a first question and then enter a new
`(second) question and label it as a Synonym of the first. The
`System then links the two questions as Synonyms in its
`database. Further, when any user has found a question, the
`System can present a list of all the linked “Synonym
`questions and can enable the user to “go to a linked
`Synonym question by Selecting it.
`
`2 Claims, 54 Drawing Sheets
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`(START MODE)
`INPUT USERID,
`INPUT MODE
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`(SUPPLY MODE)
`INPUT DATA
`REQUEST
`
`
`
`INPUT DATA
`REQUEST
`
`DATAN
`DATA-BAS
`
`OUTPUT
`"DATA IN
`DATA-BAS
`A READY"
`
`REGISTER
`CHARGETO
`REQUESTOR
`ROYALTY TO
`SUPPLIER
`
`OUTPUT
`DATA
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`NUMBER OF
`TIMES REQUEST
`MADEN =
`
`INPUT DATAO
`CORRESPOND
`
`COR
`RECTING
`DATA
`
`
`
`TO REGISTER
`ROYALTIES,
`STORE USERD
`WITH DATA
`
`REQUEST MADE,
`N = N + 1
`
`CACULATE
`PAYOFF
`FORMULA
`
`OUTPUT
`CALCULAE
`PAY-OFF ESTMATE C)
`PAY-OFF
`FORMULA - 14
`
`b
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`(START MODE)
`INPUT USERID,
`INPUT MODE
`
`- 1
`
`FIGURE A-1
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`
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`REQUEST
`MODE
`
`(SUPPLY MODE)
`INPUT DATA
`REQUEST
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`INPUT DATA
`REQUEST
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`
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`
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`DATA IN
`DATA-BAS
`
`REGISTER TIME
`DATE OF REQUEST
`
`
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`19
`
`OUTPUT
`"DATA IN
`DATA-BAS
`ALREADY"
`
`COR
`RECTING
`DATA
`
`
`
`TO REGISTER
`ROYALTIES,
`STORE USER ID
`WITH DATA
`
`
`
`
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`
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`
`
`
`
`
`
`REGISTER
`
`CHARGE TO
`REQUESTOR
`ROYALTY TO
`SUPPLIER
`
`OUTPUT
`
`
`
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`
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`
`
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`
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`
`
`NUMBER OF
`TIMES REQUEST
`MADE N =
`
`
`
`
`
`REQUEST MADE,
`N = N + 1
`
`CALCULATE
`PAYOFF
`FORMULA
`
`OUTPUT
`PAY-OFF ESTIMATE
`
`
`
`CALCULATE
`PAY-OFF
`FORMULA - 4
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`FIGURE A-2a.
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`(START MODE)
`INPUT USER ID.
`INPUT MODE
`
`REQUES
`MODE
`
`(REQUEST MODE)
`INPUT PRODUCT 31
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`
`
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`
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`
`
`REGISTER
`CHARGE TO
`REQUESTOR
`ROYALTY TO
`SUPPLIER
`
`
`
`OUTPUT
`PRICE & STOR
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
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`
`
`
`THAN ONE
`LOWEST
`
`LOWEST
`
`35 -
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`
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`REQUESTED
`BEFORE
`
`MBER OF TIMES
`REQUEST MADE,
`N se N - 1
`
`36
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`37
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`
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`REQUEST MADE.
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`N = 1
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`w -
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`CALCULATE
`AY-OFF FORMULA
`
`OUTPUT
`PAY-OFF ESTIMATE
`
`CALCULATE
`
`PAYOFF
`
`FORMULA
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`FIGURE A-2b
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`
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`
`
`
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`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`HOLD
`PRICE &
`STORE DATA
`FOR OUTPUT
`
`FIND FIRST
`PRICE
`
`ENTERED
`
`MORE
`THAN ONE
`LOWEST
`
`
`
`(SUPPLY MODE)
`INPUT PRODUCT - 50
`NAME
`
`
`
`INPUT STORE
`AND PRICE
`
`51
`
`PRICE LIST
`
`CREATE
`LIST
`
`PUT STORE
`DATA IN LIST
`
`
`
`
`
`FIND LOWEST
`PRICE IN LIST
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`INPUT QUESTION |
`
`
`
`10000
`
`REGISTE
`GISTER TIME OF
`REQUEST
`
`10100
`
`
`
`CREATE RECORD FOR
`DEMAND INFORMATION
`ABOUT OUESTION AND
`CORRESPONDING ANSWER
`
`QUESTION FOUND
`
`
`
`STORE TIME OF
`REQUEST AND
`SETN= N + 1
`
`
`
`STORE TIME OF REQUEST,
`SET NUMBER OF REQUESTS,
`N, TO
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`
`
`
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`
`
`
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`
`
`
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`
`
`FIGURE A-3
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`SHOW PRICE TO
`110 - REQUESTOR
`
`111
`
`113
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`REQUESTOR
`Q ACCEPTS PRICE
`?
`
`REGISTER REJECTION
`OF PRICE
`
`REGISTER
`ACCEPTANCE OF
`PRICE
`
`114 — ANSWER FOUND
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`116 - OUTPUT ANSWER
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT ANSWER IS
`NOT IN THE SYSTEM
`
`117
`
`| RESEE
`
`CALCULATE POE
`
`- 18
`
`
`
`FIGURE A-3A
`
`119 - OUTPUT POE
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`GO
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT ANSWER IS IN
`THE SYSTEM
`
`
`
`
`
`SHOW PRICE TO
`REQUESTOR
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`REQUESTOR ACCEPTS
`PRICE
`
`
`
`
`
`REGISTER
`ACCEPTANCE OF
`PRICE
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`OUTPUT ANSWER
`
`
`
`REGISTER CHARGES
`
`REGISTER
`REJECTION
`OF PRICE
`
`126 N TELL REQUESTOR
`
`
`
`THAT ANSWER IS NOT
`IN THE SYSTEM
`
`ASK REQUESTOR FOR OFFER
`
`
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`
`
`
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`
`
`
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`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`REGISTER
`AMOUNT
`REQUESTOR
`
`REGISTER
`AMOUNT
`REQUESTOR
`COMITTS TO
`PAYENG
`
`REGISTER
`AMOUNT
`REQUESTOR
`COMTTS TO
`PAYING AND
`REGISTER
`
`OPINION
`
`
`
`NON-BNDING
`COMMITTEMENT
`ENTERED
`
`NO
`
`BINDING
`COMMITTEMENT
`ENTERED
`
`NO
`
`EARNEST MONEY
`COMMITTEMENT
`ENTERED
`
`NO
`
`OPINION
`ENTERED
`
`NO
`
`FIGURE A-3B
`
`OUTPUT POE
`our pe
`
`(2)
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`
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`ANSWER FOUND
`
`
`
`145
`
`
`
`
`
`HAS REQUESTOR
`MADE AN OFFER FOR THIS
`ANSWER BEFORE
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`147
`
`
`
`
`
`148 - REGISTER OFFER
`
`ACCEPT OFFER
`
`
`
`OUTPUT ANSWER
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`141
`
`SHOW PRICE TO
`REQUESTOR
`
`REQUESTOR ACCEPTS
`
`TELL REOUESTOR
`THAT OFFER HAS
`ALREADY BEEN
`REJECTED
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`REGISTER
`ACCEPTANCE
`OF PRICE
`
`REGISTER
`REJECTION OF
`PRICE
`
`
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`144 —- THAT ANSWER IS
`NOT IN SYSTEM
`
`143
`
`
`
`NO
`
`
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT OFFER IS NOT
`ACCEPTED
`
`REEE THAT THIS
`UESTOR HAS MADE AN
`OFFER FOR THIS ANSWER
`
`
`
`FIGURE
`
`REGISTER CHARGES
`AND ROYALTIES
`
`CALCULATE POE
`
`
`
`OUTPUT POE
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`
`
`HAS REQUESTOR
`MADE A PREVIOUS OFFER
`FOR THIS ANSWER
`THAT HAS BEEN
`REJECTED
`t
`
`YES
`
`
`
`
`
`161
`
`162
`
`163 - As EESR
`
`164
`
`REGISTER OFFER
`
`65 - ANSWER FOUND
`
`
`
`
`
`HAS ENOUGH
`TIME PASSED FOR
`REQUESTOR TO MAKE
`ANOTHER OFFER
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`caNS EEDE
`AT THIS TIME
`
`
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT ANSWER IS NOT
`IN SYSTEM
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`OUTPUT ANSWER
`
`
`
`REGISTER CHARGES
`AND ROYALTIES
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`OFFER NOT
`ACCEPTED
`
`SET TIME WHEN THIS
`REQUESTOR CAN
`MAKE ANOTHER
`OFFER FOR THIS
`ANSWER
`
`CALCULATE POE
`
`
`
`FIGURE A-3D
`
`OUTPUT POE
`
`G2)
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`FIGURE 1
`
`1 - INPUT USERD DATA
`
`REQUEST
`2 - MODE
`
`SELECTED
`
`YES
`
`NO (B)
`
`3
`
`
`
`
`
`5
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`STORE TIME OF REQUEST,
`SET NUMBER OF REQUESTS,
`N, TO
`
`
`
`REGISTER CHARGE
`DUEBY REQUESTOR
`AND ROYALTY DUETO
`SUPPLIER
`
`CALCULATE POE
`
`9 - OUTPUT POE
`
`10
`
`STORE TIME OF
`REQUESTAND
`SETN= N + 1
`
`OUTPUT
`"ANSWER NOT FOUND"
`
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`15 - INPUT QUESTION
`
`FIGURE 1A
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`17
`
`
`
`
`
`STORE QUESTION
`
`QUESTION FOUNDY - 16
`
`
`
`
`
`CREATE DEMAND RECORD
`FOR QUESTION
`
`AN
`sWER FOUND
`
`OUTPUT
`"ANSWER ALREADY N
`SYSTEM"
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`INPUT ANSWER
`
`STORE ANSWERTO
`CORRESE THE
`
`20
`
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`
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`
`
`STORE USERD DATA
`21- ALSY SER N
`ROYALTIES
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`CORRECT
`SELECTED
`
`INPUT NEW ANSWER
`
`-25
`
`REPLACE EXISTING
`ANSWER WITH NEW - 26
`ANSWER
`
`STORE USER D DATA
`ALONG WITH NEW ANSWER
`NORDER TO CREDIT
`ROYALTIES
`
`27
`
`STORE REPLACED ANSWER
`IN RECORD FOR PAST
`ANSWERS TO THE
`QUESTION
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`GA) INPUT USER D DATA
`
`
`
`30
`
`33
`
`STORE PRODUCT NAME
`
`
`
`
`
`CREATE DEMAND RECORD
`FOR QUESTION
`
`REQUEST
`MODE
`SELECTED
`
`YES
`
`31 — INPUT PRODUCT NAME
`
`
`
`32
`
`NO
`
`QUESTION
`(PRODUCT NAME
`FOUND
`
`GB)
`
`38
`
`
`
`STORE TIME OF
`RECQUEST AND
`SETN= N + 1
`
`
`
`
`
`39
`
`FIND LOWEST PRICE
`
`PRICE LIST FOUND
`
`
`
`
`
`sRi E; Es
`ET NUMBER OF REQUESTS,
`N, TO
`
`MORE THAN
`ONE LOWEST
`PRICE
`
`NO
`OUTPUT
`NO PRICES FOUND
`
`
`
`40
`
`FIND FIRST PRICE ENTERED
`
`OUTPUT PRICE AND
`MERCHANT
`
`
`
`REGISTER CHARGE DUE BY
`REQUESTOR AND ROYALTY
`DUE TO SUPPLIER
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`FIGURE 2
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`are
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`(2)
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`50-
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`INPUT QUESTION
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`Gz)
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`52
`
`STORE QUESTION
`
`
`
`51
`N
`
`CREATE DEMAND RECORD
`FOR OUESTION
`
`CREATE PRODUCT PRICE
`LIST
`
`
`
`
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`NPUT ANSWER
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`57
`
`ATCHING
`MERCHANT
`FOUND
`
`
`
`OUTPUT MESSAGE
`"SORRY THAT PRICE HAS
`ALREADY BEEN ENTERED
`FOR THAT STORE"
`
`NO
`
`DIFFERENT PRICE
`FOUND
`
`REPLACE EXISTING
`MERCHANT PRICE WITH
`SUPPLIERS PRICE
`
`
`
`STORE TIME ANSWER WAS
`ENTERED
`
`
`
`63 —
`STORE TIME ANSWER WAS
`ENTERED
`
`STORE USER D DATA
`58 - ALONG WITH ANSWER IN
`ORDER TO CREDT
`ROYALTES
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`FIGURE 2A
`
`
`
`STORE USER D DATA
`ALONG WITH ANSWER IN
`ORDER TO CREDIT
`ROYALTES
`
`65-STORE REPLACED ANSWER
`N RECORD FOR PREVIOUS
`ANSWERS TO THE
`QUESTION
`
`
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`CURRENTQ: What's the recipe for toll-house Cookies?
`
`ENTER Q
`
`ENTER
`Q-SPECS
`
`ENTER
`A-STATS
`
`GET
`A-STATS
`
`GO TO O
`
`BUYA
`
`SUPPLY A
`
`FIGURE 3
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`CURRENTO: What's holding up traffic?
`
`
`
`G O
`
`GO
`
`114
`
`PREVIOUS
`
`NULLO
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`102
`
`SWITCH
`MODES
`
`OTHER
`OPTIONS
`
`SUPPLY A
`
`O-INFO
`
`SH O W
`
`MATCHES
`
`107
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`SCROLL
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`106
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`A-STATS
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`115
`
`C-SPECS
`
`117
`
`CURRENT
`
`PREVIOUS
`
`LAST O'S
`
`USER OS
`
`LNKED
`O S
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`113
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`08
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`109
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`110
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`111
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`100
`
`NEW O
`
`Q-SPECS
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`SEARCH
`STATS - 118
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`116
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`103
`
`REPHRASE
`
`COMP-O
`
`SUPPLY
`STATS
`
`120
`
`119
`
`FIGURE 5.10
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`130 -
`
`WHAT'S HOLDING UP
`TRAFFIC
`
`Q-RECORD
`
`
`
`132
`
`FIGURE 5.11
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`142 -
`
`
`
`
`
`WHAT'S HOLDING UP
`TRAFFIC,
`7:00 A.M.
`
`Q-RECORD
`
`
`
`WHAT'S HOLDING UP
`TRAFFIC
`
`140 —
`
`Q-RECORD
`
`
`
`WHAT'S HOLDING UP
`TRAFFIC,
`6:00 A.M.
`
`141 —
`
`
`
`Q-RECORD
`
`FIGURE 5.12
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`MOVIE REVIEW OF
`CASABLANCA,
`152 — BY G. SISKEL
`
`
`
`Q-RECORD
`
`--------
`150
`
`
`
`
`
`MOVIE REVIEW OF
`CASABLANCA
`
`Q-RECORD
`
`
`
`MOVIE REVIEW OF
`CASABLANCA,
`151 – BY P. KAEL
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`
`
`Q-RECORD —
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`FIGURE 5.13
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`Q-RECORD
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`FIGURE 5.14
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`Q-RECORD
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`FIGURE 5.15
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`go
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`Q-A
`RECORD
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`A
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`- 180
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`Q-RECORD
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`FIGURE 5.16
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`A 2
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`Q-A1
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`RECORD
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`193 -
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`FIGURE 5.18
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`Q- A4
`RECORD
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`Q-A3
`RECORD
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`196
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`FIGURE 5.19
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`Q-A2
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`A 2
`CURRENT
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`RECORD
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`FIGURE 5.20
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`RECORD
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`SHORT BIOOF BETHE
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`Q-RECORD 2
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`Q. A
`RECORD 2
`/ A
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`ACTUAL
`ANSWER
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`SHORT PROFILE OF BETHE
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`Q-A
`RECORD 3
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`---
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`Q-RECORD 3
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`FIGURE 5.21
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`210 - REQUESTOR
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`REQUESTOR
`Q ACCEPTS PRICE
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`REGISTER REJECTION
`OF PRICE
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`REGISTER
`ACCEPTANCE OF
`PRICE
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`214 — ANSWER FOUND
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`216
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`217
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`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT ANSWERS
`NOT IN THE SYSTEM
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`OUTPUT ANSWER
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`REGISTER CHARGES
`AND ROYALTES
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`CALCULATE POE
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`— 218
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`219 - OUTPUT POE
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`OUTPUT ANSWER
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`REGISTER CHARGES
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`REGISTER
`REJECTION
`OF PRICE
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`226 N
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`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT ANSWER IS NOT
`INTHE SYSTEM
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`ASK REQUESTOR FOR OFFER
`
`REGISTER
`AMOUNT
`REQUESTOR
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`REGISTER
`AMOUNT
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`COMMITS TO
`PAYING
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`REGISTER
`AMOUNT
`EYQ,
`PAYING AND
`REGISTER
`AMOUNT OF
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`REGISTER
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`BINDING
`COMMITMENT
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`t
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`NO
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`EARNEST MONEY
`COMMTMENT
`ENTERED
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`NO
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`OPINION
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`NO
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`ANSWER FOUND
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`245
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`HAS REQUESTOR
`MADEAN OFFER FOR THIS
`ANSWER BEFORE
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`24
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`SHOW PRICE TO
`REQUESTOR
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`REQUESTOR ACCEPTS
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`O
`N
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`247
`1
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`ASK REQUESTOR FOR
`OFFER
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT OFFER HAS
`ALREADY BEEN
`REJECTED
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`REGISTER
`ACCEPTANCE
`OF PRICE
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`REGISTER
`REJECTION OF
`PRICE
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`246
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`TELL REQUESTOR
`244 - THAT ANSWER IS
`NOT IN SYSTEM
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`243
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`REGISTER OFFER
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`ACCEPT OFFER
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`NO
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`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT OFFER IS NOT
`ACCEPTED
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`OUTPUT ANSWER
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`
`REGISTER THAT THIS
`REQUESTOR HAS MADE AN
`OFFER FOR THIS ANSWER
`
`REGISTER CHARGES
`AND ROYALTIES
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`
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`CALCULATE POE
`
`
`
`OUTPUT POE
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`FIGURE 6C
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`HAS REQUESTOR
`MADE A PREVIOUS OFFER
`FOR THIS ANSWER
`THAT HAS BEEN
`REJECTED
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`ASK REOUESTOR
`FOR OFFER
`
`REGISTER OFFER
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`263
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`264
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`-
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`265 — ANSWER FOUND
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`261
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`262
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`HAS ENOUGH
`TIME PASSED FOR
`RESS SE
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`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT OFFER
`CANNOT BE MADE
`AT THIS TIME
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`TELL REQUESTOR
`THAT ANSWER IS NOT
`IN SYSTEM
`
`TELL REQUESTOR
`HOW MUCH TIME
`UNTIL HE CAN MAKE
`ANOTHER OFFER
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`267 -
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`OUTPUT ANSWER
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`REGISTER CHARGES
`AND ROYALTES
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`TELL REQUESTOR
`OFFER NOT
`ACCEPTED
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`SET TIME WHEN THIS
`REQUESTOR CAN
`MAKE ANOTHER
`OFFER FOR THIS
`ANSWER
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`CACULATE POE
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`FIGURE 6D
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`OUTPUT POE
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`FIGURE 15
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`INPUT FOREIGN
`LANGUAGE GUESTION
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`TRANSLATE OUESTION
`NTO ENGLISH
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`REPHRASE
`QUESTION
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`1502 -
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`STORE TRANSLATED
`QUESTION AND
`CREATE DEMAND
`RECORD
`
`
`
`EXACT MATCH
`FOUND
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`BEST MATCH
`FOUND
`
`OUTPUT TRANSLATED
`VERSION OF ANSWER
`AND POE
`
`TRANSLATE ANSWER
`INTO FOREIGN
`LANGUAGE
`
`TRANSLATION
`CONFIRMED
`
`OUTPUT
`POE
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`REGISTER DEMAND
`INFORMATION IN
`DEMAND RECORD
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`ANSWER
`FOUND
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`NO
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`1512
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`OUTPUT POE FOR
`LANGUAGE
`VERSION THAT
`USER SELECTED
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`OUTPUT COMBO
`POE
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`OUTPUT MACHINE
`TRANSLATED VERSION
`OF ANSWER
`
`OUTPUT HUMAN
`VERSION OF ANSWER
`N LANGUAGE USER
`SELECTED
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`TRANSLATE ANSWER
`NTO LANGUAGE
`USER SELECTED
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`HUMAN
`VERSION FOUND IN
`LANGUAGE USER
`SELECTED
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`ANSWER
`FOUND
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`
`
`LE USER SELECT
`LANGUAGE FOR ANSWER
`
`REGISTER USER'S
`DEMAND FOR AN
`ANSWER IN THE
`SELECTED LANGUAGE
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`- 1521
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`(TRANSLATION OF
`QUESTION CONFIRMED)
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`FIGURE 15a
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`2510
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`2511
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`2512
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`GET
`MSOS
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`GET OTHER
`Q'S
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`2513
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`ES5
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`2514
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`ENTERA
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`2515
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`NEW
`LABEL
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`|
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`LINK
`TOOL
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`2517 – ZIP TO Q
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`2518
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`REPHRASE
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`2519.
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`ENTER
`NEW Q
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`--------
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`2520 - |
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`STOP
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`CURRENTO: What's the recipe for toll-house Cookies?
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`POE: S2.25
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`SUB-MENUS
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`Figure 25
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`GET A
`GET
`MS-O'S
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`CURRENTO: What's the recipe for toll-house Cookies?
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`GEg:R Restr MS-Q: What's the recipe for toll-house Cookies with Walnuts?
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`Restr MS-Q: What's the recipe for toll-house Cookies with macadamia nuts?
`ENTER
`2622- MS-C)
`--- MS-Q: How do you make toll-house COOkies without burning the bottoms?
`ENTERA
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`MS-Q: What's the recipe for making toll house Cookies Come Out chewy?
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`MS-Q: What's the official recipe for toll-house Cookies?
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`2621 - ZIP TO O
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`REPHRASE
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`ENTER
`NEW Q
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`STOP
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`| AVERAGEPOE:
`S2.25
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`UNRESTRICTED
`RESTRICTED
`MS-O TO BE ENTERED IS
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`2623
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`Figure 26
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`USER
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`2730 - -
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`RECIPE FOR
`TOLL-HOUSE
`COOKIES
`(Q)
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`DIRECT ANSWER -
`TO Q
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`2731
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`RECIPE FOR
`2732 - SSE
`COOKIES WITH
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`(MS-Q)
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`DIRECT ANSWER
`INDIRECT ANSWER
`TO Q
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`FIGURE 27
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`RECIPE FOR
`TOLL-HOUSE
`COOKES 2
`(Q)
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`DIRECT ANSWER
`TO MS-O
`INDIRECT ANSWER
`TO Q
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`- 2741
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`RECIPE FOR
`TOLL-HOUSE
`COOKES AS
`WRITTEN ON A
`NESTLE BAG?
`(MS-Q)
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`— 2740
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`RECIPE FOR
`TOLL-HOUSE
`COOKIES WITH
`Ns.
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`DIRECT ANSWER
`TO MS-O
`INDIRECT ANSWER
`TO Q
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`FIGURE 27A
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`"NEW
`QUESTION"
`SELECTED
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`2850
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`2860 G2) YES
`/
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`"REPHRASE"
`SELECTED
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`"STOP"
`SELECTED
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`2862
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`GR)
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`REGISTER THAT NEXT OUESTION
`ENTERED IS AREPHRASING OF THE
`PREVIOUS QUESTION ENTERED
`
`FIGURE 28
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`INPUT QUESTION
`
`NO
`
`EXACT MATCH
`FOUND
`
`
`
`YES
`QUESTION ENTERED =
`SELECTED QUESTION
`
`STORE QUESTION,
`CREATE DEMAND RECORD
`
`2856
`
`QUESTION ENTERED -
`SELECTED QUESTION
`
`BEST MATCH
`FOUND
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`NO
`
`BEST MATCH
`SELECTED
`
`MATCH QUESTION =
`SELECTED QUESTION
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`YES
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`5SE
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`REGISTER
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`DEMAND
`INFORMATION
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`ARE MS-O'S
`LINKED TO SELECTED
`QUESTION
`
`NO
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`OUTPUT
`"NOMS-O'S FOUND"
`
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`FIGURE 28A
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`2874
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`OUTPUT ANSWER,
`
`E), EHARGESER
`CREDT SUPPLIER
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`OUTPUT
`"NO ANSWER FOUND"
`
`OUTPUT
`DIRECTLY LINKED
`MS-O' S
`
`"ZIP TO"
`SELECTED
`
`ARE ANY
`MS-O'S
`ON SCREEN
`
`INPUT MS-Q
`SELECTION
`
`SELECTED MS-O
`= SELECTED
`QUESTION
`
`STORE QUESTION
`AS ANMS-Q OF
`SELECTED
`QUESTION
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`
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`
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`CREATE DEMAND
`RECORD FOR NEW
`QUESTION
`
`
`
`
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`"ENTER
`
`SELECTED
`
`"ENTER
`ANSWER"
`SELECTED
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`FIGURE 28B
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`"DIRECT
`ANSWER"
`SELECTED
`
`2890
`
`INPUT ANSWER
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`
`
`STORE ANSWER AS THE
`DIRECT ANSWER OF
`SELECTED QUESTION
`
`REGISTER USERD DATA
`WITH ANSWER IN ORDER
`TO CREDIT ROYALTIES
`
`
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`
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`
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`ISA DIRECT
`ANSWER TO
`SELECTED OUESTION
`N DATA-BASE
`i)
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`OUTPUT MESSAGE THAT
`ANSWER IS IN DATA-BASE
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`
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`"INDIRECT
`ANSWER"
`SELECTED
`
`INPUT NEW QUESTION
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`
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`
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`STORE NEW OUESTION AS AN
`MS-Q OF
`2896 -
`SELECTED QUESTION,
`NEW QUESTION = LATEST MS-C
`
`STORE THAT ANSWER AS
`THE DIRECT ANSWER OF
`LATEST MS-O
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`2897
`
`
`
`HAS THE USER
`ENTERED AN ANSWER
`TO THE SELECTED QUESTION
`OR TO AN MS-Q
`OF THE SELECTED
`QUESTION
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`DOES THE USER
`WANT THE LAST ANSWER
`HE ENTERED TO ALSO
`ANSWER THE
`LATEST MS-Q
`
`380
`
`STORE ANSWER AS
`THE DIRECT ANSWER
`OR THE
`LATEST MS-Q
`
`INPUT ANSWER
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`2898
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`ARE
`RESTRICTED
`MS-O'S LINKED TO
`SELECTED
`QUESTIO)
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`YES
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`
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`OUTPUT
`RESTRICTED MS-O'S
`
`"GETMS-QS"SELECTED)
`
`RESTRICTED MS-Q
`SELECTED
`
`ARE
`MSS NEP TO
`QUESTION
`
`OUTPUT
`"NO RESTRICTED
`MS-O'S FOUND"
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`OUTPUT
`"NOMS-OS FOUND"
`
`YES
`
`OUTPUT MS-QS
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`FIGURE 29
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`ANSWER COLLECTION AND RETRIEVAL
`SYSTEM GOVERNED BY A PAY-OFF METER
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`CROSS-REFERENCE
`This application (hereinafter referred to as CIP 5) is a
`continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/640,132
`(hereinafter referred to as CIP 4), filed Apr. 30, 1996, now
`abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application
`Ser. No. 08/526,497 (hereinafter referred to as CIP3), filed
`Sep. 11, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in
`part of application Ser. No. 08/389,405 (hereinafter referred
`to as CIP 2), filed Feb. 16, 1995, now abandoned, which is
`a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/327,704
`(hereinafter referred to as CIP 1), filed Oct. 24, 1994, now
`abandoned, which is a continuation in part of application
`Ser. No. 08/072,386, filed May 21, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No.
`5,359,508 issued Oct. 25, 1994.
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`BACKGROUND
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`25
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`1. Field of Invention
`This invention relates to a fee Supported database System
`for community use.
`2. The Prior Art
`The primary prior art is U.S. Pat. No. 5,359,508, which
`describes a new type of online database System. The System
`disclosed in this patent provides an economic Solution to two
`critical problems of online data bases: what answers (data)
`to collect and how to collect them. The Solution of the
`invention is to estimate the reward for Supplying a given
`answer, and then report this reward to users who might be in
`a position to Supply the answer. The estimate is based on
`how many people request the answer. Basically, the System
`tells users, “Hey, enter this answer and I project you will
`make X amount of money.” Then, if the answer is Supplied
`and used, those who used it are charged and the Supplier is
`paid. This Sequence can be viewed as a Sort of economic
`feedback loop, and the System can be viewed as an economy
`where the products are answers. The point is not to Sum
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`marize the original patent, but to Say that it is a pioneer type
`patent that takes a sharp departure from previous approaches
`to data base System design.
`The main goal of this patent was to describe the basic loop
`of this answer economy. The loop can be built upon. CIP 1
`added new matter in three areas. First, it described a new
`feature for displaying the pay-off estimates of certain kinds
`of answers. Second, it described the collection of more
`information about the demand for an answer, particularly
`price information. Third, it described a form of the invention
`in which the System does not actually collect and output
`answers but collects and outputs information about the
`answers, including reference information telling where the
`answers can be found.
`CIP 2 added more new matter, the most important being
`an interface and data Storage procedure that lets people
`“talk” to the System in natural language.
`CIP3 added new matter including procedures for entering
`and displaying questions and answers, for registering
`demand for answers, and for granting property rights to
`USCS.
`CIP 3 was also a rewrite of CIP 2 in order make the
`reading easier and better explain how the System could be
`adapted to collect and Sell a wide variety of answers. In the
`rewrite Several terms were changed in the interest of clari
`fying concepts. For example, in CIP 2 the term data request
`was often used for question. And the term data was often
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`question and answer. While the shift is Semantic, rather than
`essential, there are reasons for avoiding the term data.
`Thinking about questions and