Search engine adapted to permit real time querying of a set of internet sites
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1. A real time Internet search engine program, comprising computer readable media bearing the following code elements:
- (a) a user interface, adapted to prompt a user to enter a set of Internet sites to be searched and a type of data to be collected;
(b) an Internet site accessing element for accessing said Internet sites to gather said type of data to be collected, in real time; and
(c) a display interface for displaying said gathered data to said user.
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Abstract
A real time Internet search engine program, comprising computer readable media bearing a user interface, adapted to prompt a user to enter a set of Internet sites to be searched and a type of data to be collected. An Internet site-accessing element accesses the Internet sites to gather the type of data to be collected, in real time, and a display interface displays the gathered data to the user. By using real time techniques for accessing data from various end use web sites, it is possible to offer users a search engine, without the need to compile of a large search engine data base.
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7 Claims
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1. A real time Internet search engine program, comprising computer readable media bearing the following code elements:
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(a) a user interface, adapted to prompt a user to enter a set of Internet sites to be searched and a type of data to be collected;
(b) an Internet site accessing element for accessing said Internet sites to gather said type of data to be collected, in real time; and
(c) a display interface for displaying said gathered data to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An intelligent shopper program, comprising computer readable media bearing the following code elements:
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(a) a graphical user interface, adapted to present on a display prompts for directing a user to input an item to be searched for and to pick a set of web sites to be searched;
(b) a web site accessing element, adapted to access a set of web sites and to retrieve web site offerings and cookies from said web sites;
(c) a cookie storage element, adapted to store cookies received from said web sites during said search;
(d) further graphical user interface elements, adapted to display said price information permit a user to input a choice from said web site offerings; and
(e) a checkout accessing element, adapted to access the checkout of a selected web site and to forward prospective purchase information to said checkout.
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7. A method of permitting an Internet user to gather information and to make a purchase from one of a set of web sites, each having a checkout page, said method comprising:
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(a) prompting a user to input an item to be searched for and to pick a set of web sites to be searched and accepting user input for said item and said set of web sites;
(b) accessing said set of web sites and retrieving web site offerings for said item and cookies from said web sites;
(c) storing and displaying said cookies and said web site offerings (d) permitting a user to pick any of said web site offerings; and
(e) accessing said checkout page for said picked web site offerings and forwarding to said checkout pages a corresponding cookie.
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