System and method for automatically gathering dynamic content and resources on the world wide web by stimulating user interaction and managing session information
US6665658B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99952
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for a web crawler to automatically simulate user interaction with a dynamic website in order to gather and extract information from the site. This interactive web crawler will be able to create a search query string for any one of a number of desired search topics and systematically crawl dynamic personalized content on a website and retrieve the information desired by the user/client.
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