Accessing deep web information associated with transportation services using a search engine

US 20070055745A1
Filed: 11/08/2006
Published: 03/08/2007
Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2002
Status: Active Grant

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1. A method comprising:

receiving a search request associated with a transportation service from a client device, the search request including a plurality of search criteria; and

returning to the client device an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the transportation service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria, where at least one of the answers includes at least one input field of a query answer page for entry of at least one feature of the transportation service, the query answer page to be dynamically generated by one of the information locations in response to a query.

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Methods, apparatuses, and articles for receiving a search request associated with a transportation service from a client device, the search request including a plurality of search criteria, are described herein. Additionally, the methods, apparatuses, and articles further return to the client device an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the transportation service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria, where at least one of the answers includes at least one input field of a query answer page for entry of at least one feature of the transportation service, the query answer page to be dynamically generated by one of the information locations in response to a query.

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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a search request associated with a transportation service from a client device, the search request including a plurality of search criteria; and
  
  returning to the client device an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the transportation service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria, where at least one of the answers includes at least one input field of a query answer page for entry of at least one feature of the transportation service, the query answer page to be dynamically generated by one of the information locations in response to a query.
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- - 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the search request is associated with a vehicular rental service, and the plurality of search criteria include at least one of a rental location, a vehicle pick-up date, a vehicle return date, or a vehicle type.
  - 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one answer including at least one input field includes a plurality of input fields configured to enable a user to further indicate one or more of the rental location, the vehicle pick-up date, the vehicle return date, or the vehicle type that were not included among the plurality of search criteria.
  - 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of input fields are organized into four rows, a first row for indicating the rental location, a second row for indicating the vehicle pick-up date, a third row for indicating the vehicle return date, and a fourth row for indicating the vehicle type.
  - 5. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting the query to the information location, the query including one or more query parameters, and the one or more query parameters including at least one of the rental location, the vehicle pick-up date, the vehicle return date, or the vehicle type inputted through the at least one input field.
  - 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the search request is associated with a train reservation service, and the plurality of search criteria include at least one of a departure location, an arrival location, or a travel date.
  - 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one answer including at least one input field includes a plurality of input fields configured to enable a user to further indicate one or more of the departure location, the arrival location, or the travel date that were not included among the plurality of search criteria.
  - 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of input fields are organized into three rows, a first row for indicating the departure location, a second row for indicating the arrival location, and a third row for indicating the travel date.
  - 9. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting the query to the information location, the query including one or more query parameters, and the one or more query parameters including at least one of the departure location, the arrival location, or the travel date inputted through the at least one input field.
  - 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the search request is associated with a flight status service, and the plurality of search criteria include at least one of a flight number and a flight date.
  - 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one answer including at least one input field includes a plurality of input fields configured to enable a user to further indicate one or both of the flight number or the flight date that were not included among the plurality of search criteria.
  - 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of input fields are organized into one row for indicating the flight number and the flight date.
  - 13. The method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting the query to the information location, the query including one or more query parameters, and the one or more query parameters including at least one of the flight number or the flight date inputted through the at least one input field.
  - 14. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of the plurality of answers include at least one input field of a query answer page for entry of at least one feature of the transportation service, and the number of answers are (1) returned as a group to be rendered above, among, below, or aside other answers of the plurality of answers on the answer page or (2) returned interspersed among the other answers of the plurality of answers.
  - 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one answer including at least one input field identifies a plurality of information locations each having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria.
  - 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the answer including at least one input field further includes an index indexing to the information location to dynamically generate the query answer page, the index including the query and a set of one or more associated parameters, and the set of one or more associated parameters including at least one parameter variable corresponding to the at least one input field for entry of the at least one feature of the transportation service.
  - 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the transportation service is one of a limousine reservation service, a taxi reservations service, a bus reservation/schedule service, a boat reservation/schedule service, a ship reservation/schedule service, a car rental location service, a train status information service, a ferry reservation/schedule service, or a cruise liner reservation/schedule service.

18. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor; and
  
  logic operated by the processor and adapted to receive a search request associated with a transportation service from a client device, the search request including a plurality of search criteria, and return to the client device an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the transportation service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria, where at least one of the answers includes at least one input field of a query answer page for entry of at least one feature of the transportation service, the query answer page to be dynamically generated by one of the information locations in response to a query.
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- - 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the transportation service is one of a vehicular rental service, a train reservation service, a flight status service, a limousine reservation service, a taxi reservations service, a bus reservation/schedule service, a boat reservation/schedule service, a ship reservation/schedule service, a car rental location service, a train status information service, a ferry reservation/schedule service, or a cruise liner reservation/schedule service.

20. An article of manufacture comprising:
- a storage medium; and
  
  a plurality of programming instructions stored on the storage medium and configured to program an apparatus to receive a search request associated with a transportation service from a client device, the search request including a plurality of search criteria, and return to the client device an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the transportation service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria, where at least one of the answers includes at least one input field of a query answer page for entry of at least one feature of the transportation service, the query answer page to be dynamically generated by one of the information locations in response to a query.
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- - 21. The article of claim 20, wherein the transportation service is one of a vehicular rental service, a train reservation service, a flight status service, a limousine reservation service, a taxi reservations service, a bus reservation/schedule service, a boat reservation/schedule service, a ship reservation/schedule service, a car rental location service, a train status information service, a ferry reservation/schedule service, or a cruise liner reservation/schedule service.

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Current Assignee
Deep Web, L.L.C.
Original Assignee
Michael Z. Moricz
Inventors
Moricz, Michael

Granted Patent

US 7,716,303 B2
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US Class Current

709/217
CPC Class Codes

G06F 16/951   Indexing; Web crawling tech...

G06F 16/9535   Search customisation based ...

G06F 16/9538   Presentation of query results

G06F 16/955   using information identifie...

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