System and method for listing and finding goods and services over the internet
First Claim
1. A method for enabling searchers to locate content stored on an web site, the method comprising:
- providing an interface on a workstation, wherein the interface is operable to receive electronic information;
receiving electronic web site information in the interface, wherein the electronic web site information represents the content stored on the web site;
automatically generating computer programming code as a function of the electronic web site information and providing the code to the workstation, wherein the code enables the searchers to locate the content when the code is stored on the web site.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improvement over prior art search engine techniques in various ways. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a system and method for enabling searchers to locate content stored on an Internet web site. A user interface is preferably provided that is operable to receive from a workstation electronic information representing, for example, the content stored on the web site. Thereafter, computer programming code is automatically generated as a function of the electronic web site information and the code is provided to the workstation. The code, preferably formatted as HTML, enables searchers to locate the content when the code is stored on the web site.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for enabling searchers to locate content stored on an web site, the method comprising:
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providing an interface on a workstation, wherein the interface is operable to receive electronic information;
receiving electronic web site information in the interface, wherein the electronic web site information represents the content stored on the web site;
automatically generating computer programming code as a function of the electronic web site information and providing the code to the workstation, wherein the code enables the searchers to locate the content when the code is stored on the web site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for enabling a proprietor of a web site to post information related to a good or service the proprietor is looking to buy or sell, the method comprising:
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providing an interface to a workstation, wherein the interface is operable to receive electronic information over a communication network;
receiving in the interface electronic posting information, wherein the electronic posting information represents at least the good or service that the proprietor is looking to buy or sell;
automatically generating computer programming code as a function of the electronic posting information and providing the code to the workstation, wherein the code provides the information to be posted and enables searchers offering to sell or buy the good or service to locate the proprietor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for improving how a web site is listed by an Internet search engine, the method comprising:
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identifying a location of a web site;
establishing a communication with the web site and obtaining information about the web site;
using the information to make a first entry in a database regarding Internet web sites;
determining whether additional information should be obtained to more particularly represent the web site;
generating at least one prompt for the additional information;
providing the at least one prompt to a proprietor of the web site;
receiving a reply to the at least one prompt;
and using the reply to make a second entry in the database or to refine the first entry in the database. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for enabling a searcher to locate content on an Internet web site using a Internet search engine, the method comprising:
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receiving in the search engine a query from the searcher for the content;
processing the query by matching the query with listings in a database of Internet web sites and providing the matched listings to the searcher in the search engine;
referencing a threshold value and determining whether the number of listings returned by the processed query is higher than the threshold value;
generating at least one prompt for additional information and providing the at least one prompt to the searcher; and
using a reply from the searcher to the at least one prompt to refine the query and processing the refined query when the user elects to reply. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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