Secondary search for a travel related item based on the detection of a purchase offer from a prior travel related search
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for presenting an offer to a user, comprising:
- monitoring on a user computer a first communication session between browser software running on the user computer and a first server associated with a first website of a supplier of a travel-related item;
evaluating on the user computer the monitored communication session to determine the presence of a first purchase offer received from the first server, the first purchase offer for a travel-related item;
responsive to determining the presence of a first purchase offer, automatically opening a second communication session between the browser software running on the user computer and a second server associated with a second website;
receiving from the second server via the second communication session, a second purchase offer for a travel-related item based at least in part on the first purchase offer; and
presenting via the second communication session the second purchase offer to the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third party web sites, direct supplier connections, and intermediate databases. Potential information suppliers are automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries are formulated from the user search and transferred to each selected supplier over a network coupling. The queries include a request for information. Responses are received from the suppliers, and the responses are used to generate a result list for the user. The result list includes information and query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a web site of each supplier from which the information was derived.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for presenting an offer to a user, comprising:
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monitoring on a user computer a first communication session between browser software running on the user computer and a first server associated with a first website of a supplier of a travel-related item; evaluating on the user computer the monitored communication session to determine the presence of a first purchase offer received from the first server, the first purchase offer for a travel-related item; responsive to determining the presence of a first purchase offer, automatically opening a second communication session between the browser software running on the user computer and a second server associated with a second website; receiving from the second server via the second communication session, a second purchase offer for a travel-related item based at least in part on the first purchase offer; and presenting via the second communication session the second purchase offer to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable code for presenting an offer to a user, the computer executable code for controlling a user computer to perform the operations of:
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monitoring on the user computer a first communication session between browser software running on the user computer and a first server associated with a first website of a supplier of a travel-related item; evaluating on the user computer the monitored communication session to determine the presence of a first purchase offer received from the first server, the first purchase offer for a travel-related item; responsive to determining the presence of a first purchase offer, automatically opening a second communication session between the browser software running on the user computer and a second server associated with a second website; receiving from the second server via the second communication session, a second purchase offer for a travel-related item based at least in part on the first purchase offer; and presenting via the second communication session the second purchase offer to the user.
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