Claims
- 1. A data retrieval system comprising:
a data server for retrieving at least one data object from among a plurality of data objects stored in a data repository; at least one data retrieval client for requesting at least one data object from said data server; a co-presence server including:
means for generating one virtual place per data object retrieved from said data server; and means for associating each virtual place with its data object once its data object is accessed; at least one downloadable co-presence client, operative with said data retrieval client, for communicating with said data server, each co-presence client including object association means for associating a data object received is from said co-presence server with one of said at least one virtual places in said co-presence server.
- 2. A system according to claim 1 and wherein said downloadable co-presence client is implemented in one of the following languages: Java and ActiveX.
- 3. A data retrieval system according to claim 1 and wherein said object association means comprises means for moving to a new virtual place.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. No. 08/827,845, filed Apr. 11, 1997, now allowed.
Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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