Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for dynamic information connection search engine
- Patent Title (中): 动态信息连接搜索引擎的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11296156Application Date: 2005-12-06
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Publication No.: US07668809B1Publication Date: 2010-02-23
- Inventor: Stewart A. Kelly , Marcel D. Janssens , Matthew S. Garman
- Applicant: Stewart A. Kelly , Marcel D. Janssens , Matthew S. Garman
- Applicant Address: US CT Norwalk
- Assignee: Kayak Software Corporation
- Current Assignee: Kayak Software Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Norwalk
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection 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. Responses may be received from the suppliers, and 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 suppliers from which the information was derived.
Information query