Efficient search of supplier servers based on stored search results
US7979457B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/14
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection search engine. User actions may be detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination may be made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information may be extracted electronically from, for example, third party websites, direct supplier connections, and/or intermediate databases. Potential suppliers may be automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries may be formulated from the user search and transferred to one or more selected suppliers over a network coupling (e.g., the Internet and/or an intranet). The queries may include one or more requests for information. One or more responses may be received from the suppliers, and the responses may be used to generate a result list for the user. The result list may include information and/or query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a website of one or more of the supplies from which the information was derived.
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