Associative search engine
First Claim
1. A method for providing an advertisement insert in an end user search page for display on a user device comprising:
- a server receiving a search request including a search argument;
the server transmitting the search argument to a first search engine for the first search engine to search, based on the received search argument, a first database having network related information to generate search results;
the server transmitting the search argument to a second search engine for the second search engine to correlate the received search argument to a particular advertisement in a second database having advertisement related information; and
the server transmitting the end user search page to the user device for the user device to display the search results and the advertisement insert that includes the particular advertisement.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an advertisement machine which provides advertisements to a user searching for desired information within a data network. The machine receives, from the user, a search request including a search argument corresponding to the desired information and searches, based upon the received search argument, a first database having data network related information to generate search results. It also correlates the received search argument to a particular advertisement in a second database having advertisement related information. The search results together with the particular advertisement are provided by the machine to the user.
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1. A method for providing an advertisement insert in an end user search page for display on a user device comprising:
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a server receiving a search request including a search argument; the server transmitting the search argument to a first search engine for the first search engine to search, based on the received search argument, a first database having network related information to generate search results; the server transmitting the search argument to a second search engine for the second search engine to correlate the received search argument to a particular advertisement in a second database having advertisement related information; and the server transmitting the end user search page to the user device for the user device to display the search results and the advertisement insert that includes the particular advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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