USE OF STORED SEARCH RESULTS BY A TRAVEL SEARCH SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A search method directed to lodging reservations, comprising:
- providing a search website;
receiving, at the search website, a first request directed to a search for a lodging reservation, wherein the first request is made by a web browser of a first user;
performing a first search in response to the first request;
storing information related to at least one result of the first search;
predicting, based at least in part upon the stored information, at least a first prediction of a price associated with at least one lodging reservation at a first time in the future;
detecting, based on interaction with a web browser of a second user, a lodging reservation in which the second user has manifested an interest; and
providing to the web browser of the second user, in response to the detection of the lodging reservation in which the second user has manifested an interest, the first prediction;
wherein the prediction provided to the web browser of the second user comprises price information related to the lodging reservation in which the second user has manifested an interest.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection search engine. User actions may be detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination may be made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information may be extracted electronically from, for example, third party websites, direct supplier connections, and/or intermediate databases. Potential suppliers may be automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries may be formulated from the user search and transferred to one or more selected suppliers over a network coupling (e.g., the Internet and/or an intranet). The queries may include one or more requests for information. One or more responses may be received from the suppliers, and the responses may be used to generate a result list for the user. The result list may include information and/or query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a website of one or more of the supplies from which the information was derived.
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20 Claims
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1. A search method directed to lodging reservations, comprising:
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providing a search website; receiving, at the search website, a first request directed to a search for a lodging reservation, wherein the first request is made by a web browser of a first user; performing a first search in response to the first request; storing information related to at least one result of the first search; predicting, based at least in part upon the stored information, at least a first prediction of a price associated with at least one lodging reservation at a first time in the future; detecting, based on interaction with a web browser of a second user, a lodging reservation in which the second user has manifested an interest; and providing to the web browser of the second user, in response to the detection of the lodging reservation in which the second user has manifested an interest, the first prediction; wherein the prediction provided to the web browser of the second user comprises price information related to the lodging reservation in which the second user has manifested an interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A search method directed to lodging reservations, comprising:
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providing a search website; receiving, at the search website, a plurality of prior requests directed to a plurality of searches for a plurality of lodging reservations, wherein each prior request is made by a web browser of a respective prior user; performing a plurality of prior searches, each of the plurality of prior searches being in response to each of the prior search requests; storing information related to at least one result of each of the prior searches; predicting, based at least in part upon the stored information, at least a first prediction of a price associated with at least one lodging reservation at a first time in the future; detecting, based on interaction with a web browser of a current user, a lodging reservation in which the current user has manifested an interest; and providing to the web browser of the current user, in response to the detection of the lodging reservation in which the current user has manifested an interest, the first prediction; wherein the prediction provided to the web browser of the current user comprises price information related to the lodging reservation in which the current user has manifested an interest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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