Systems and methods for extracting and adapting data

• US 7,546,290 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2005
• Issued: 06/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Marc Colando
• Original Assignee: Marc Colando
• Inventors: Colando, Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong; Cam Y T
• Application Number:
  US11/201,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20070038663A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,398 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

Methods and systems for extracting and adapting data are set forth. According to one embodiment, a method comprising determining a schema for an item, wherein the schema contains one or more elements corresponding to attributes of the item, identifying a first web page containing information about the item, populating the elements of the schema based at least in part on the information about the item; formatting data comprising one or more of the schema elements for display on a second web page, receiving input from a user on the second web page indicating a desired transaction with the item, determining a method schema for the desired transaction, populating the method schema based at least in part on the input on the second web page, and using the method schema to facilitate the transaction on a third web page, wherein the third web page is on a different website than the first web page is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for searching web pages, the method comprising:

determining, by utilizing a computer, a schema for an item, wherein the schema contains one or more elements corresponding to attributes of the item, the item is stored in a memory;

identifying a first web page containing information about the item, wherein the identifying the first web page comprises using an intelligent searching method, wherein the intelligent searching method comprises identifying a search field for searching a first set of web pages; and

executing a search to identify a relevant subset of web pages likely to contain information about a product;

populating the elements of the schema based at least in part on the information about the item, wherein the populating the elements of the schema comprises accessing a dictionary containing schema element values or identifier characters, wherein the identifier characters comprise a trademark, currency symbol, proper name, brand name, or formatting pattern;

configuring data comprising one or more of the schema elements for display on a second web page;

receiving input from a user on the second web page indicating a desired transaction with the item;

determining a method schema for the desired transaction;

populating the method schema based at least in part on the input on the second web page,

using the method schema to facilitate the desired transaction on a third web page, wherein the third web page is on a different website than the second web page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first web page and the third web page are the same.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first web page and the third web page are the same.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction comprises purchasing the item.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising populating the schema with additional information not included on the first web page.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating the transaction on the third web page comprises one or more of creating a session on the third web page and placing items in a shopping cart associated with the third web page.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction is completed while the user remains in direct communication only with the second web page.