ASSOCIATIVE SEARCH ENGINE
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1. A method for providing a page for display on a user device, the method comprising:
- receiving a search request including a search argument;
transmitting the search argument to a first search engine for the first search engine to search, based on the received search argument, a first database having network related information to generate at least one search result;
transmitting the search argument to a second search engine for the second search engine to correlate the search argument to a particular advertisement in a second database having advertisement related information; and
transmitting information to a user device to enable the user device to display a page including the at least one search result and an advertisement insert that includes the particular advertisement.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an advertisement machine which provides advertisements to a user searching for desired information within a data network. The machine receives, from a user, a search request including a search argument corresponding to the desired information and searches, based upon the received search argument, a first database having data network related information to generate search results. It also correlates the received search argument to a particular advertisement in a second database having advertisement related information. The search results together with the particular advertisement are provided by the machine to the user.
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1. A method for providing a page for display on a user device, the method comprising:
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receiving a search request including a search argument; transmitting the search argument to a first search engine for the first search engine to search, based on the received search argument, a first database having network related information to generate at least one search result; transmitting the search argument to a second search engine for the second search engine to correlate the search argument to a particular advertisement in a second database having advertisement related information; and transmitting information to a user device to enable the user device to display a page including the at least one search result and an advertisement insert that includes the particular advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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