A user of a system comprising a large set of information items, for example a multimedia database, is assisted by an agent in searching the set. The agent has a given affinity for the information items and selects a specific information item from the set in conformity with said affinity. On the basis...http://www.google.com/patents/US6216133?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6216133 - Method for enabling a user to fetch a specific information item from a set of information items, and a system for carrying out such a method