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Crawling multiple markets and correlating

  • US 9,043,919 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2012
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • retrieving, by an application collector program, a first application program and first metadata associated with the first application program from a source of application programs;

    storing the first application program and first metadata;

    parsing the first metadata to identify at least one keyword in the first metadata;

    submitting to the source of application programs a first query based on the at least one keyword in the first metadata;

    receiving a first search result responsive to the first query, wherein the first search result identifies a second application program related to the first application program;

    retrieving the second application program and second metadata associated with the second application program from the source of application programscomparing the first metadata with the second metadata to identify a keyword that is in the first and second metadata;

    submitting to the source of application programs a second query based on the keyword that is in the first and second metadata;

    receiving a second search result responsive to the second query, wherein the second search result identifies a third application program related to the first and second application programs; and

    retrieving the third application program and third metadata associated with the third application program from the source of application programs.

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