Method and apparatus for individual-centric use of the internet

Abstract

An individual-centric Internet is provided with a personal base process on a computer system. The computer system is equipped with multiple nodes that are interconnected to facilitate the communication between the nodes. The personal base service includes a personal base instance that is typically in software on at least one of the nodes of the computer system, such as a network. The personal base instance is designed to communicate with a user by any digital or analog device, such as a telephone, personal computer, personal digital assistant, or the like. A personal base server is instantiated on at least one of the nodes on the computer system and is in operative communication with the personal base instance. The personal base server is used to communicate with other personal bases or other nodes on the computer system or network in order to insulate the user from other elements of the computer system.

1 . A method of matching postings on a computer system that includes a personal base process having a personal base instance and a personal base server, said method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) submitting a request post onto said computer system;    (b) receiving at least one supply post from said computer system;    (c) comparing said request post to said at least one supply post; and    (d) determining if said step of comparing to provide a match result,    wherein said match result is presented to a user.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said request post has at least one tag.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said supply post has at least one tag.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said step of comparing includes a comparison of a tag in said request post to a tag in said supply post.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said step of comparing comprises the step of comparing said at least one tag of said request post to each of said tags from each of said at least one supply posts.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein said step of determining comprises the step of determining which of said at least one tag of said at least one supply post most closely matches said at least one tag of said request post.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein said match result is composed of a supply post that has at least one tag that most closely matches said at least one of said tags of said request post.