Accessing deep web information associated with hospitality services using a search engine
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving by a search service computer server on the Internet, from a client device having access to the Internet, a search request associated with searching for a hospitality service, wherein the search request includes a plurality of search criteria and directs the search service computer server to search the Internet for a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information associated with the plurality of search criteria; and
returning to the client device, in response to the search request, by the search service computer server, an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the hospitality service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information potentially associated with at least one of the plurality of search criteria, wherein a first of the answers associated with a first information page of a first information location on the Internet having information associated with at least one of the search criteria and includes at least one input field displayed on the answer page, and a second of the answers associated with a second information page of a second information location on the Internet having information associated with at least one of the search criteria and includes at least one input field displayed on the answer page, wherein the input field is associated with the second information page and at least one feature of the hospitality service;
wherein the second answer is placed in the answer page either ahead of or at a side of the first answer; and
wherein the second of the answers including at least one input field further includes an index indexing to the second information location to dynamically generate the second information page the index including a 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 hospitality service.
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Methods, apparatuses, and articles for receiving a search request associated with a hospitality 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 hospitality 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 hospitality 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 computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving by a search service computer server on the Internet, from a client device having access to the Internet, a search request associated with searching for a hospitality service, wherein the search request includes a plurality of search criteria and directs the search service computer server to search the Internet for a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information associated with the plurality of search criteria; and returning to the client device, in response to the search request, by the search service computer server, an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the hospitality service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information potentially associated with at least one of the plurality of search criteria, wherein a first of the answers associated with a first information page of a first information location on the Internet having information associated with at least one of the search criteria and includes at least one input field displayed on the answer page, and a second of the answers associated with a second information page of a second information location on the Internet having information associated with at least one of the search criteria and includes at least one input field displayed on the answer page, wherein the input field is associated with the second information page and at least one feature of the hospitality service; wherein the second answer is placed in the answer page either ahead of or at a side of the first answer; and wherein the second of the answers including at least one input field further includes an index indexing to the second information location to dynamically generate the second information page the index including a 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 hospitality service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and logic operated by the processor and adapted to receive a search request associated with a hospitality service from a client device having access to the Internet, wherein the search request includes a plurality of search criteria and directs the apparatus to search the Internet for a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information associated with the plurality of search criteria, and return to the client device an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the hospitality service, wherein the plurality of answers identify a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria, wherein a first of the answers associated with a first information page of a first information location on the Internet having information associated with at least one of the search criteria and does not include any input field displayed on the answer page, and a second of the answers includes at least one input field of a second information page associated with a second information location on the Internet having information associated with at least one of the search criteria for entry of at least one feature of the hospitality service; wherein the second answer is placed in the answer page either ahead of or at a side of the first answer; and wherein the second of the answers including at least one input field further includes an index indexing to the second information location to dynamically generate the second information page the index including a 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 hospitality service. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a tangible computer readable storage medium; and a plurality of programming instructions stored on the storage medium and configured to program an apparatus to enable the apparatus, upon execution of the programming instructions, to perform a method including; receiving a search request associated with a hospitality service from a client device on the Internet, the apparatus being coupled to the Internet, the search request including a plurality of search criteria and directs the apparatus to search the Internet for a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information associated with the plurality of search criteria, and return to the client device an answer page having a plurality of answers potentially associated with the hospitality service, the plurality of answers identifying a plurality of information locations on the Internet having information potentially associated with at least a one of the plurality of search criteria, wherein, a first of the answers associated with a first information page of a first information location on the Internet having information associated with the search criteria and does not include any input field displayed on the answer page, and a second of the answers includes at least one input field of a second information page of a second information location on the Internet having information associated with at least one of the search criteria for entry of at least one feature of the hospitality service; wherein the second answer is placed in the answer page either ahead of or at a side of the first answer; and wherein the second of the answers including at least one input field further includes an index indexing to the second information location to dynamically generate the second information page, the index including a 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 hospitality service. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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Current AssigneeDeep Web, L.L.C.
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Original AssigneeMichael Z. Moricz
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InventorsMoricz, Michael Z.
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Primary Examiner(s)Etienne, Ario
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Assistant Examiner(s)Burgess, Barbara N
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Application NumberUS11/679,686Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,190 DaysField of Search709/203, 709/217, 707/10, 707/7, 707/5, 707/3, 707/4, 707/9, 707/102, 707/104.1, 705/14US Class Current709/217CPC Class CodesG06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling tech...G06F 16/953 Querying, e.g. by the use o...
