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Methods and apparatus for freshness and completeness of information

  • US 7,571,106 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2008
  • Issued: 08/04/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of publishing, comprising:

  • providing a publication site server configured to store and to publish first time-sensitive data from a first data provider and second time-sensitive data pushed from a second data provider;

    the publication site server conducting an auction, and incorporating auction results into at least one of an update fee schedule and a gathering fee schedule;

    the publication site server differentially updating the first and second data (1) according to the update fee schedule indicating when updating should occur in exchange for which update fee, (2) according to the gathering fee schedule indicating when first and second websites of the first and second data providers should be crawled in exchange for which gathering fee; and

    (3) in response to receiving at least one of the fees from at least one of the first and the second data providers; and

    providing a user interface configured to allow the publication site server to present the updated first and second data.

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