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Information aggregation and synthesization system
Assignee: TVL LP
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Filing: 1997-06-19
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Granted: 2001-03-27
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Expires: 2017-06-19
Abstract
Abstract An information aggregation and synthesization system and process. The present invention provides aggregation and packaging of structured or unstructured information from disparate sources such as those available on a network such as the Internet. A network compatible/addressable interface device is operated by a user. The network interface device communicates with local datastores or network accessible datastores via an addressing scheme such as Uniform Resource Locator addresses (URLs) utilized by the Internet. Data passing between the network interface device and the datastores is accessed, polled, and retrieved through an intermediary gateway system. Such aggregated information is then synthesized, customized, personalized and localized to meet the information resource requests specified by the user via the network interface device.
Inventors
- 👤 David Stanley Bull
- 👤 Robert Neal Carr, Jr.
- 👤 Joseph Robert Offutt, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:23
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/02; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/10; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/953; G06F16/9535; G06Q10/028; G06Q10/0283; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0201; G06Q30/0207; G06Q30/0224; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0255; G06Q30/0256; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/2866; H04L67/30; H04L67/306; H04L67/50; H04L67/52; H04L67/56; H04L67/561; H04L67/567; H04L67/568; H04L67/565; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; determining whether the particular information is present on the datastore; collecting data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and forwarding the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; determining whether the particular information is present on the datastore; collecting data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and forwarding the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the collecting step further includes the substep of: collecting data reflecting search patterns of the users.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the forwarding step further includes the substep of: forwarding the collected data to the third party based upon a threshold matching of a predetermined criteria and the collected data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
102 words
A computer for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the computer comprising: a memory having program instructions; and a processor, responsive to the program instructions, configured to: receive a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; determine whether the particular information is present on the datastore; collect data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and forward the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
102 words
A computer for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the computer comprising: a memory having program instructions; and a processor, responsive to the program instructions, configured to: receive a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; determine whether the particular information is present on the datastore; collect data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and forward the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to collect data reflecting search patterns of the users.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The computer of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to forward the collected data to the third party based upon a threshold matching of a predetermined criteria and the collected data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
103 words
A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; determining whether the particular information is present on the datastore; collecting data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and forwarding the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
103 words
A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; determining whether the particular information is present on the datastore; collecting data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and forwarding the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the collecting step further includes the substep of: collecting data reflecting search patterns of the users.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the forwarding step further includes the substep of: forwarding the collected data to the third party based upon a threshold matching of a predetermined criteria and the collected data.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; means for determining whether the particular information is present on the datastore; means for collecting data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and means for forwarding the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for notifying a third party of a demand for information by users of a network, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving a user request to locate particular information on a network accessible datastore; means for determining whether the particular information is present on the datastore; means for collecting data reflecting a number of requests for the particular information when the particular information is determined to be absent from the datastore; and means for forwarding the collected data to the third party to notify the third party of a demand for the particular information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the means for collecting further includes: means for collecting data reflecting search patterns of the users.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the means for forwarding further includes: means for forwarding the collected data to the third party based upon a threshold matching of a predetermined criteria and the collected data.
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