Search agent for searching the internet
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1. A method of obtaining information over the internet, such method comprising the steps of:
- uploading a search agent through the internet from a searching terminal to a website to be searched;
executing the uploaded steps of the search agent at the website to provide a search result; and
downloading the search result to the searching terminal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for obtaining information over the internet. The method includes the steps of uploading a search agent from a searching terminal to a website to be searched and executing the uploaded steps of the search agent at the website to provide a search result. The method further includes the step of downloading the search result to the searching terminal.
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1. A method of obtaining information over the internet, such method comprising the steps of:
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uploading a search agent through the internet from a searching terminal to a website to be searched;
executing the uploaded steps of the search agent at the website to provide a search result; and
downloading the search result to the searching terminal. - 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, 26, 27, 28)
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29. Apparatus for obtaining information over the internet, such apparatus comprising:
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means for uploading a search agent through the internet from a searching terminal to a website to be searched;
means for executing the uploaded steps of the search agent at the website to provide a search result; and
means for downloading the search result to the searching terminal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. Apparatus for obtaining information over the internet, such apparatus comprising:
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a search agent comprising a plurality of program steps which is uploaded through the internet from a searching terminal to a website to be searched;
a web site processor which executes the uploaded steps of the search agent at the website to provide a search result; and
a communication processor which downloads the search result to the searching terminal.
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