OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SERVICE-PROVIDER COMPUTER SYSTEMS USING AN AGENT
First Claim
1. A method of using an agent computer system to obtain information from multiple service-provider computer systems, the method comprising:
- in response to receiving search criteria at the agent computer system from a client computer system, determining one or more service-provider computer systems with which to communicate to obtain information satisfying the search criteria;
determining, for each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, a communication protocol to use to communicate with the service-provider computer system to obtain information satisfying the search criteria;
transmitting from the agent computer system to each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, using the communication protocol determined to be used with each service-provider computer system, a request to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, wherein said one or more service-provider computer systems are configured to, in response to receiving the request, generate a response to the request; and
receiving at the agent computer system from each of said one or more service-provider computer systems the response to the request.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for using an agent computer system to obtain information from multiple service-provider computer systems. The method comprises, in response to receiving search criteria at the agent computer system from a client computer system, determining one or more service-provider computer systems with which to communicate to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, determining, for each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, a communication protocol to use to communicate with the service-provider computer system to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, transmitting from the agent computer system to each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, using the communication protocol determined to be used with each service-provider computer system, a request to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, and receiving at the agent computer system from each of said one or more service-provider computer systems a response to the request.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of using an agent computer system to obtain information from multiple service-provider computer systems, the method comprising:
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in response to receiving search criteria at the agent computer system from a client computer system, determining one or more service-provider computer systems with which to communicate to obtain information satisfying the search criteria; determining, for each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, a communication protocol to use to communicate with the service-provider computer system to obtain information satisfying the search criteria; transmitting from the agent computer system to each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, using the communication protocol determined to be used with each service-provider computer system, a request to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, wherein said one or more service-provider computer systems are configured to, in response to receiving the request, generate a response to the request; and receiving at the agent computer system from each of said one or more service-provider computer systems the response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An agent computer system comprising:
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a communication module; and a processor in operative association with the communication module, the processor configured to; in response to receiving, via the communication module, search criteria from a client computer system, determine one or more service-provider computer systems with which to communicate to obtain information satisfying the search criteria; determine, for each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, a communication protocol to use to communicate with the service-provider computer system to obtain information satisfying the search criteria; transmit, via the communication module, to each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, using the communication protocol determined to be used with each service-provider computer system, a request to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, wherein said one or more service-provider computer systems are configured to, in response to receiving the request, generate a response to the request; and receive, via the communication module, from each of said one or more service-provider computer systems the response to the request.
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20. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for, in response to receiving search criteria at an agent computer system from a client computer system, determining one or more service-provider computer systems with which to communicate to obtain information satisfying the search criteria; instructions for determining, for each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, a communication protocol to use to communicate with the service-provider computer system to obtain information satisfying the search criteria; instructions for transmitting from the agent computer system to each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, using the communication protocol determined to be used with each service-provider computer system, a request to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, wherein said one or more service-provider computer systems are configured to, in response to receiving the request, generate a response to the request; and instructions for receiving at the agent computer system from each of said one or more service-provider computer systems the response to the request.
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