Method and apparatus for parsing data
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1. A computer implemented method for retrieving by a control computer select information from one or more remote computers, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving by the control computer information regarding a search query from a requesting computer;
analyzing using the control computer said information regarding a search query to determine which of the one or more remote computers to which search queries should be sent;
reading by the control computer at least one configuration file containing meta-language information applicable to each of the one or more remote computers for parsing information obtained from each of the one or more remote computers;
polling the one or more remote computers by the control computer to fulfill the search query;
receiving information in the control computer regarding said search query from the one or more remote computers;
parsing the information received from the one or more remote computers using said meta-language instructions to form parsed information;
grouping said parsed information into at least one set of aggregated information; and
delivering said aggregated information to the requesting computer.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and a computer program product that is stored on computer readable media provides a parsing engine which will apply meta-language instructions to parse items discovered in a computer-based search with particular application to web sites accessible using the internet.
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1. A computer implemented method for retrieving by a control computer select information from one or more remote computers, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving by the control computer information regarding a search query from a requesting computer;
analyzing using the control computer said information regarding a search query to determine which of the one or more remote computers to which search queries should be sent;
reading by the control computer at least one configuration file containing meta-language information applicable to each of the one or more remote computers for parsing information obtained from each of the one or more remote computers;
polling the one or more remote computers by the control computer to fulfill the search query;
receiving information in the control computer regarding said search query from the one or more remote computers;
parsing the information received from the one or more remote computers using said meta-language instructions to form parsed information;
grouping said parsed information into at least one set of aggregated information; and
delivering said aggregated information to the requesting computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer implemented method for retrieving by a control computer select information from one or more remote computers, using the internet, each of the one or more remote computers having resident one or more web sites, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving by the control computer information regarding a search query from an internet user'"'"'s computer, said search query being generated using the internet user'"'"'s internet browser software;
analyzing, using the control computer, said information regarding the search query to determine which of the one or more web sites to which search queries should be directed;
reading, by the control computer, at least one configuration file containing meta-language information applicable to each of the one or more web sites for parsing information obtained from each of the one or more web sites;
polling the one or more web sites by the control computer to fulfill the search query;
receiving information in the control computer regarding said search query from the one or more web sites;
parsing the information received from the one or more web sites using said meta-language instructions forming parsed information;
grouping said parsed information into at least one set of aggregated information; and
delivering said aggregated information to the internet user'"'"'s web browser resident on the requesting computer to fulfill the search query. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product including a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon for retrieving by a control computer select information from one or more remote computers, the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to receive information regarding a search query from a requesting computer;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to analyze said information regarding a search query to determine which of the one or more remote computers to which search queries should be sent;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to read at least one configuration file containing meta-language information applicable to each of the one or more remote computers for parsing information obtained from each of the one or more remote computers;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to poll the one or more remote computers to fulfill the search query;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to receive information regarding said search query from the one or more remote computers;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to parse the information received from the one or more remote computers using said meta-language instructions thereby forming parsed information;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to group said parsed information into at least one set of aggregated information; and
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to deliver said parsed information to the requesting computer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
instructions applicable to each of the one or more remote computers to be polled for access by said control computer.
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24. A computer program product including a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon for retrieving by a control computer select information from internet web sites, the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to receive information regarding a search query from an internet user'"'"'s computer, said search query being generated using the internet user'"'"'s internet browser software;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to analyze said information regarding a search query to determine which of the one or more web sites to which the search query should be delivered;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to read at least one configuration file containing meta-language information applicable to each of the one or more web sites for parsing information obtained from each of the one or more web sites;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to poll the one or more web sites to fulfill the search query;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to receive information regarding said search query from the one or more web sites;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to parse the information received from the one or more web sites using said meta-language instructions thereby forming parsed information;
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to group said parsed information into at least one set of aggregated information; and
computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to deliver said aggregated information to the internet user'"'"'s web browser resident on the requesting computer. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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