An on-line database updating network system and method using object-oriented programming to build a program of discrete blocks, with each block being separately accessible, modifiable, and replaceable. The system includes a user terminal, a host terminal, and a communications channel. Origin dates of...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5937405?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5937405 - On-line database updating network system and method