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System and method for creating a dynamic data file from collected and filtered web pages

  • US 6,449,636 B1
  • Filed: 09/08/1999
  • Issued: 09/10/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer program product for generating a filter script to locate and retrieve variable data from one or more Internet sites, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code means comprising:

  • means for marking a reference point at a chosen site proximate to desired data;

    means for storing commands to locate the site, the marked reference point at the site and the data proximate the reference point;

    means for generating and storing a label corresponding to the desired data; and

    means responsive to an update request for automatically accessing the site with the stored site address and marked reference point and retrieving data at the site corresponding to the stored label.

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