Use of stored search results by a travel search system
First Claim
1. A search method comprising:
- storing, on at least one search server computer, search results from previous searches for travel reservations on a plurality of future dates, the search results provided by a plurality of supplier servers;
predicting, using at least one search server computer, current pricing information for a travel reservation on at least one future date based on the stored search results from the previous searches; and
transmitting to a user computer for presentation, at a time subsequent to the previous searches, the predicted current pricing information for the travel reservation on the at least one future date; and
wherein the stored search results of the at least one future date used to determine the current pricing information for the at least one future date are search results provided by the plurality of supplier servers within a set time period.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection search engine. User actions may be detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination may be made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information may be extracted electronically from, for example, third party websites, direct supplier connections, and/or intermediate databases. Potential suppliers may be automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries may be formulated from the user search and transferred to one or more selected suppliers over a network coupling (e.g., the Internet and/or an intranet). The queries may include one or more requests for information. One or more responses may be received from the suppliers, and the responses may be used to generate a result list for the user. The result list may include information and/or query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a website of one or more of the supplies from which the information was derived.
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16 Claims
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1. A search method comprising:
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storing, on at least one search server computer, search results from previous searches for travel reservations on a plurality of future dates, the search results provided by a plurality of supplier servers; predicting, using at least one search server computer, current pricing information for a travel reservation on at least one future date based on the stored search results from the previous searches; and transmitting to a user computer for presentation, at a time subsequent to the previous searches, the predicted current pricing information for the travel reservation on the at least one future date; and wherein the stored search results of the at least one future date used to determine the current pricing information for the at least one future date are search results provided by the plurality of supplier servers within a set time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At least one search server comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing search results from previous searches for travel reservations on a plurality of future dates, the search results provided by a plurality of supplier servers; and at least one processor configured to perform operations comprising; predicting, for a travel reservation on at least one future date, current pricing information for the travel reservation based on the stored search results from the previous searches; and transmitting to a user computer for presentation, at a time subsequent to the previous searches, the determined current pricing information for the travel reservation on the at least one future date; and wherein the stored search results of the at least one future date used to determine the current pricing information for the at least one future date are search results provided by the plurality of supplier servers within a set time period. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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