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(58) Field of Search................................. 709/203, 206,(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Westerlund Powell, PC; 709/215, 217, 221, 236, 5, 2; 705/26, 31, Richard R. Reisman; Raymond HJ Powell, Jr. 6, 37, 5, 32, 16, 39, 14, 30; 380/24, 25 (57) ABSTRACT (56) References Cited A novel electronic information transport component can be incorporated in a wide range of electronic information US PATENT DOCUMENTS products, for example magazine collections, to automate the 4,059,729 A 11/1977 Eddy et al. mass distribution of updates, Such as current issues, from a 4.264, 782. A 4/1981 Konheim..................... 380/25 remote Server to a wide user base having a diversity of 4,274,139 A 6/1981 Hodgkinson et al........ 709/203 computer Stations. Advantages of economy, immediacy and 4,432,057 A 2/1984 Daniell et al.................. 707/8 ease of use are provided. Extensions of the invention permit

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