Method and system for collecting and posting local advertising to a site accessible via a computer network
First Claim
1. A method of collecting and posting advertisements aggregated from a plurality of sources in a database accessible via the Internet and searchable by criteria, comprising:
- selecting an advertisement category from a group of advertisement categories;
conducting periodic searches for advertisements in the selected advertisement category;
retrieving, for each search, any advertisements that are found by that search;
storing the found advertisements in a database accessible via the Internet, wherein the periodic searches automatically update the database dynamically with any newly found advertisements;
providing access to a user for searching the database for particular advertisements, wherein search results are filtered based on criteria which includes one or a combination of advertisement category, locality of advertisement sources, and an advertisement detail; and
posting the search results to the user.
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Abstract
Method and system for collecting and posting advertisements aggregated from a plurality of sources in a database accessible via the Internet and searchable by criteria. This involves selecting an advertisement category from a group of advertisement categories, conducting periodic searches for advertisements in the selected advertisement category. retrieving, for each search, any advertisements that are found by that search, and storing the found advertisements in a database accessible via the Internet. Periodic searches automatically update the database dynamically with any newly found advertisements. Then a user gains access for searching the database for particular advertisements, wherein search results are filtered and collated based on criteria that includes category, locality and/or details of the advertisements. Search results are posted to the user on the web site.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of collecting and posting advertisements aggregated from a plurality of sources in a database accessible via the Internet and searchable by criteria, comprising:
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selecting an advertisement category from a group of advertisement categories;
conducting periodic searches for advertisements in the selected advertisement category;
retrieving, for each search, any advertisements that are found by that search;
storing the found advertisements in a database accessible via the Internet, wherein the periodic searches automatically update the database dynamically with any newly found advertisements;
providing access to a user for searching the database for particular advertisements, wherein search results are filtered based on criteria which includes one or a combination of advertisement category, locality of advertisement sources, and an advertisement detail; and
posting the search results to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for collecting and posting advertisement aggregated from a plurality of sources in a database accessible via the Internet and searchable by criteria, comprising:
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a central processor operative to manage collecting, sorting, rearranging, storage, and posting of advertisements, wherein the collecting, sorting, rearranging and posting is guided by criteria which includes one or a combination of advertisement category, geographic area and an advertisement detail, and wherein the processor includes a parser for parsing and analyzing the collected advertisements;
an automated search engine operative, under management of the central processor, to periodically search the Internet for advertisements based on the criteria;
an operator terminal for inputting and providing to the central processor the criteria;
a database managed by the central processor and operative to store collected advertisements dynamically, the database being accessible and searchable by filtering and collating search results based on the criteria;
a user terminal controllable by a user and operative to communicate with the central processor through the Internet and search, retrieve, and post advertisements from the database, wherein the search is based on the criteria.
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8. A computer system for collecting and posting advertisements aggregated from a plurality of sources in a database accessible via the Internet and searchable by criteria, the computer system having a processor and memory embodying program code with instructions for causing the processor to perform the steps of:
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selecting an advertisement category from a group of advertisement categories;
conducting periodic searches via the Internet for advertisements in the selected advertisement category;
retrieving, for each search, any advertisements that are found by that search;
storing the found advertisements in a database accessible via the Internet, wherein the periodic searches automatically update the database dynamically with any newly found advertisements;
providing access to a user for searching the database for particular advertisements, wherein search results are filtered based on criteria which includes one or a combination of advertisement category, locality of advertisement sources and an advertisement detail; and
posting the search results to the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of collecting and posting data aggregated from a plurality of sources in a database accessible via the Internet and searchable by criteria, comprising:
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selecting an advertisement category from a group of advertisement categories;
conducting periodic searches via the Internet for advertisements in the selected advertisement category;
retrieving, for each search, any advertisements that are found by that search;
storing the found advertisements in a database accessible via the Internet, wherein the periodic searches automatically update the database dynamically with any newly found advertisements;
providing access to a user for searching the database for particular data, wherein search results are filtered and collated based on criteria that includes one or a combination of advertisement category, advertisement sources locality and an advertisement detail; and
posting the search results to the user.
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