CA2409951A1 - Searching apparatus and a method of searching - Google Patents

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CA2409951A1
CA2409951A1 CA002409951A CA2409951A CA2409951A1 CA 2409951 A1 CA2409951 A1 CA 2409951A1 CA 002409951 A CA002409951 A CA 002409951A CA 2409951 A CA2409951 A CA 2409951A CA 2409951 A1 CA2409951 A1 CA 2409951A1
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Daniel Ishag
Sebastian Luke Bishop
Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke
Judd Harcombe
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Adknowledge Inc
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Espotting (Uk) Limited
Daniel Ishag
Sebastian Luke Bishop
Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke
Judd Harcombe
Espotting Media (Uk) Limited
Miva (Uk) Limited
Varick And Spring (Uk) Limited
Ajax Media Ltd.
Adknowledge, Inc.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/90—Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
    • G06F16/95—Retrieval from the web
    • G06F16/953—Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
    • G06F16/9538—Presentation of query results
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
    • G06Q30/0601—Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/90—Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
    • G06F16/95—Retrieval from the web
    • G06F16/951—Indexing; Web crawling techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
    • G06Q30/0601—Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
    • G06Q30/0623—Item investigation
    • G06Q30/0625—Directed, with specific intent or strategy

Abstract

A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
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GBGB0012668.0A GB0012668D0 (en) 2000-05-24 2000-05-24 Improvements relating to information search systems
GB0012668.0 2000-05-24
GB0101842.3 2001-01-24
GBGB0101842.3A GB0101842D0 (en) 2000-05-24 2001-01-24 Searching apparatus and a method of searching
PCT/GB2001/002330 WO2001090917A2 (en) 2000-05-24 2001-05-24 Searching apparatus and a method of searching

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EP (1) EP1292903A2 (en)
JP (1) JP2003534599A (en)
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