Method and system for automatically updating search results on an online auction site
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- searching a plurality of data items to produce a current search result, the current search result identifying one or more data items that satisfy at least one user-specific search criteria;
extracting, using one or more processors, a previous search result of a previous search from memory, the previous search performed based upon same search criteria as the at least one user-specific search criteria; and
comparing the current search result using the user-specified search criteria with the previous search result, the comparing to automatically detect from the current search result at least one data item that is new or modified as compared to the previous search result.
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Abstract
A method and system for updating searches on an online auction site are described. In one embodiment, a database of auction postings is automatically searched based upon at least one search criteria to produce at least one new search result. The at least one new search result is compared with at least one previous search result. In addition, an e-mail notification of the result of the comparison is sent to a user notifying a user of the comparison.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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searching a plurality of data items to produce a current search result, the current search result identifying one or more data items that satisfy at least one user-specific search criteria; extracting, using one or more processors, a previous search result of a previous search from memory, the previous search performed based upon same search criteria as the at least one user-specific search criteria; and comparing the current search result using the user-specified search criteria with the previous search result, the comparing to automatically detect from the current search result at least one data item that is new or modified as compared to the previous search result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22)
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10. A system comprising:
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a searching engine to search a plurality of data items to produce a current search result, the current search result identifying one or more data items that satisfy at least one user-specific search criteria; an extracting engine to extract, using one or more processors, a previous search result of a previous search from memory, the previous search performed based upon same search criteria as the at least one user-specific search criteria; and a comparing engine to compare the current search result using the user-specified search criteria with the previous search result to automatically detect from the current search result at least one data item that is new or modified as compared to the previous search result. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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searching a plurality of data items to produce a current search result, the current search result identifying one or more data items that satisfy at least one user-specific search criteria, extracting a previous search result of a previous search from memory, the previous search performed based upon same search criteria as the at least one user-specific search criteria; and comparing the current search result using the user-specified search criteria with the previous search result, the comparing to automatically detect from the current search result at least one data item that is new or modified as compared to the previous search result. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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