System, method, and apparatus for an intelligent search agent to access data in a distributed network
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1. A system for searching data in a distributed computing network of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, the system comprising:
- a distributed computing network comprising a plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, said seller'"'"'s commercial databases commonly related to an industry, at least one buyer'"'"'s node for transmitting a buyer'"'"'s first query, a commercial search agent for receiving said buyer'"'"'s first query regarding a selected item, said item one of a product or service, said commercial search agent in communication with said plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, and said commercial search agent further for searching said plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases for information related to said selected item.
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Abstract
A commercial search agent (CSA) is used to access data in a distributed communications system. An initial search request constitutes a buyer'"'"'s first search query at sellers'"'"' commercial database. Analytical agents and seller promotions are used to inform the CSA, while negotiation commences after the initial query.
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1. A system for searching data in a distributed computing network of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, the system comprising:
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a distributed computing network comprising a plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, said seller'"'"'s commercial databases commonly related to an industry, at least one buyer'"'"'s node for transmitting a buyer'"'"'s first query, a commercial search agent for receiving said buyer'"'"'s first query regarding a selected item, said item one of a product or service, said commercial search agent in communication with said plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, and said commercial search agent further for searching said plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases for information related to said selected item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for searching data in a distributed computing network of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, the method comprising:
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receiving a buyer'"'"'s first query regarding a selected item, said item one of a product or service, performing an automated search on a distributed computing network for information related to said selected item, said distributed computing network comprising a plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, said plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial databases commonly related to an industry. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for procurement that communicates over a distributed network, the system comprising:
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one or more memories for storing a list of individual product items and individual service items, an intelligent commercial search agent in communication with said one or more memories, and one or more seller showcase databases in communication with said commercial search agent, wherein, when one or more of said seller showcase databases receives from said commercial search agent a request to receive bids to sell a selected item specified from said list, said one or more seller showcase databases submits that bid to said commercial search agent. - View Dependent Claims (15, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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16. A method for procurement using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the method comprising:
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receiving from one of a plurality of buyer'"'"'s intelligent agents registered with a cooperative communications network a request to receive bids to sell a selected item specified from a list of individual product items and individual service items, and receiving from at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent agents registered with a cooperative communications network an automated bid to sell said selected item, said bid responsive to said request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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39. A method for searching data in a distributed computing network, comprising:
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receiving a request to search for information related to a selected item, said selected item one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, sorting a list of preferred attributes for filtering said information, searching at least one of a plurality of seller commercial data bases for said information, each of said plurality of sellers'"'"' commercial data bases commonly registered with a cooperative communications network related to said selected item, receiving from at least one of said sellers'"'"' commercial data bases data conforming to said list of attributes, and sorting said information received from said sellers'"'"' commercial data bases according to said preferred attributes. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A computer program product comprising a machine readable medium on which is provided program instructions for performing a method for procurement of an item using computers that communicate over a network, the program instructions comprising:
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program code for receiving from one of a plurality of buyer'"'"'s intelligent agents registered with a cooperative communications network a request to receive bids to sell a selected item specified from a list of individual product items and individual service items, and program code for receiving from at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent agents registered with a cooperative communications network an automated bid to sell said selected item, said bid responsive to said request.
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