WO2008058247A2 - Accès à des informations sur le web invisible associées à des services d'hôtellerie en utilisant un moteur de recherche - Google Patents

Accès à des informations sur le web invisible associées à des services d'hôtellerie en utilisant un moteur de recherche Download PDF

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WO2008058247A2
WO2008058247A2 PCT/US2007/084120 US2007084120W WO2008058247A2 WO 2008058247 A2 WO2008058247 A2 WO 2008058247A2 US 2007084120 W US2007084120 W US 2007084120W WO 2008058247 A2 WO2008058247 A2 WO 2008058247A2
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  • the present invention relates to the field of data processing. More specifically, the present invention is related to accessing deep web pages potentially associated with hospitality services using a search engine.
  • Static web pages are web pages that exist before and after a user accesses them.
  • a search engine saves two pieces of information from each static web page it indexes.
  • the first piece of information is the location of the web page, commonly referred to as the uniform resource locator (URL).
  • the second piece of information is one or more keywords from the text of the web page.
  • a search engine is then, essentially, a collection of URLs and associated keywords.
  • Deep web information is not contained on static web pages. Instead, it is produced in response to a specific query by a user and results in dynamic web pages. Search engines themselves are deep websites. A dynamic web page only exists after a user's query and disappears after the user exits the dynamic web page. As a result, deep web information or the dynamic web pages that can be generated from the deep web information are not typically available from search engines.
  • FIGs 8a-8d illustrate one example of this problem.
  • a user uses a search service/engine (such as Goggle) to search for "Flights from Seattle to San Jose".
  • Fig. 8a illustrates selected portions of an example search answer web page returned from the search service/engine.
  • An example search answer web page includes indices and indexing flight deals on Phceline and Orbitz's websites respectively, and indices and indexing static promotional pages on Southwest and Alaska Airline's websites respectively.
  • Figure 8b illustrates the example static web page indexed by an index. It is essentially a form for facilitating a user to search for specific flight deals available on Priceline's website.
  • the flight deal web page for flights between Seattle and San Jose if available, is dynamically generated based on flight deal information in a database, the proper query answer web page is not indexed by the search service/engine. Consequently it is not available.
  • Only the generic static root web page (which could have been retrieved with merely the search criteria of "flight deals”) is indexed, resulting in the user essentially having to start the search over again, once he/she enters Priceline's website.
  • Figures 8c-8d illustrate the static promotional web pages indexed by indices. They are merely promotional web pages, and not the flight schedule or availability web pages that the user is looking for. Again, the reason is that the flight schedule and availability web pages are dynamically generated based on the flight schedule and availability information in the databases of Southwest and Alaska Airlines.
  • Figures 9a-9b illustrate the end results that the user desires. That is, in response to the user's provision to a search engine, of the search criteria "flights between Seattle and San Jose", the user is provided with a search answer page having indices that index not only the relevant static web pages, but also the relevant dynamic web pages to be generated, such as would be provided using this invention. Further, on selection of one of such indices, the user can be taken to the indexed dynamic web page, with the search criteria preserved, i.e. the from and to cities of Seattle and San Jose, filled in, without requiring the user to re-fill or re-select the search criteria again.
  • Figure 1 illustrates network view of a computing environment suitable for practicing present invention, in accordance with one embodiment
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an overview of the method of the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment
  • Figures 3a-3b illustrate a number of reconciled queries with their associated query parameters, of a number of websites, for a number of example search criteria, created in accordance with the teachings of the present invention
  • FIGS. 4a-4b illustrate a number of example proxy web page specifications, created in accordance with the teachings of the present invention
  • Figures 5a-5b illustrate two example indices created using proxy web page specifications of the present invention
  • Figures 6a-6d illustrate a source view and an end-user view each of two example pre-filled forms for two example queries employing the POST method to post its associated query parameters to the corresponding websites;
  • Figure 7 illustrates an example computer system suitable for use as either a client or to host a proxy function, a search engine or a web server, to practice the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment
  • Figures 8a-8d illustrate the inadequacies of the prior art in facilitating a user in accessing deep web information using a search engine, for an example information search
  • Figures 9a-9b illustrate two user desired results of the example information search of Fig. 8a-8d;
  • FIGS 10a-IOd illustrate four example search result pages associated with car rental service queries, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 11 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a car rental service query
  • Figures 12a-12d illustrate four example search result pages associated with train reservation service queries, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 13 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a train reservation service query
  • FIGS 14a-14d illustrate four example search result pages associated with flight status information service queries, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 15 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a flight status service query
  • FIGS 16a-16d illustrate four example search result pages associated with hotel reservation service queries, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 17 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a hotel reservation service query
  • FIGS 18a-18d illustrate four example search result pages associated with cruise reservation service queries, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 19 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a cruise reservation service query.
  • the present invention includes search engines enhanced to effectively index dynamic web pages, companion proxy servers, and related methods and apparatuses.
  • computing environment 100 includes a number of websites 108 offering services and/or information.
  • each website 108 includes dynamic web page generator 118 to generate various dynamic web pages to facilitate delivery of the services and/or information offered.
  • dynamic web page generator 118 generates the various dynamic web pages using information stored in various databases (not shown) of websites 108, which may be co-resident or remotely disposed from the server(s) hosting websites 108 (but communicatively coupled). Each dynamic web page is typically generated in response to a query having a particular set of associated query parameters. Accordingly, these dynamic web pages will also be referred to as query answer web pages.
  • query answer web pages may be generated using Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts, in conjunction with instructions of one or more programming languages (Perl, C, C++, Basic, Fortran, Pascal, etc.), or a proprietary dynamic web page generator, such as Microsoft's generated ASP pages.
  • CGI Common Gateway Interface
  • communication with websites 108 are conducted using the Hypertext Transmission Protocol (HTTP) over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and the dynamically generated web pages are specified using the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
  • HTTP Hypertext Transmission Protocol
  • TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
  • HTML Hypertext Markup Language
  • the associated query parameters are submitted to websites 108 using a GET method, i.e. the associated query parameters of the queries are submitted in conjunction with the corresponding URLs, identifying the locations of the corresponding websites 108.
  • the associated query parameters are submitted to websites 108 using a POST method, i.e. the associated query parameters of the queries are submitted separately (typically subsequently), after corresponding connections have been established with the websites 108, using their corresponding URLs.
  • the URL is disassociated from the input parameters.
  • the associated input parameters with the URL would make the resulting URL unique.
  • the completed FORM cannot be indexed by a search engine or cannot even be bookmarked by a browser.
  • the present invention may be practiced with communication with websites 108 being practiced using other communication protocols, including but are not limited to HTTP Secure (HTTPS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Secure FTP (SFTP), Telnet, Secure Shell, Secure Copy (SCP), Goopher, and so forth.
  • HTTPS HyperText Transfer Protocol
  • FTP File Transfer Protocol
  • SFTP Secure FTP
  • Telnet Telnet
  • SCP Secure Copy
  • Goopher Goopher, and so forth.
  • computing environment 100 further includes a number of clients 102, and search services 104, coupled to each other and to websites 108 via network 110.
  • clients 102 include browsers 112, and use browsers 112 to consume the service and/or information offered by websites 108 in the form of web pages.
  • Clients 102 further include operating system services (not shown) in support of browsers 112. Browsers 112, supported by the operating system services, are equipped to communicate with search services 104 and websites 108 in one or more of the earlier described protocols.
  • browsers 112 and the underlying operating system services may be fully integrated. In other embodiments, some functions of browsers 112 and the underlying operating system services may be offered by an intermediate "middle" layer of services instead.
  • search services 104 include search engine 114, web page indices 115 indexing web pages of websites 108 offering services and/or information, and index generator 113 to generate indices 115.
  • web page indices 115 also advantageously index web pages of websites 108 that are dynamically generated in response to queries having associated query parameters.
  • search services 104 further include operating system services (not shown) in support of elements 113-115.
  • Search engine 114 supported by the operating system services, are equipped to communicate with clients 102 and websites 108 in the appropriate protocols.
  • search engine 114 and the underlying operating system services may be fully integrated. In other embodiments, some functions of search engine 114 and the underlying operating system services may be offered by an intermediate "middle" layer of services instead.
  • search services 104 are complemented by at least one proxy server 106, which is coupled to websites 108, clients 102, and search services 104 via network 110.
  • Proxy server 106 includes in particular proxy function 116, and associated query parameter values 117 for pre-filling query forms to be provided to their websites 108. More specifically, for the earlier described HTML and HTTP oriented embodiment, pre-filled query forms facilitate posting of the associated query parameters to their websites 108 via the POST method.
  • form refers to an electronic form which may be one of any one of a number of form types, including but are not limited to, HTML FORMs, Windows FORMs, ASP generated FORMs, Java FORMs, Javascript FORMs, directX FORMs, and so forth, as well as form-like documents and/or data structures/organizations, unless the context of a particular usage instance specifically narrows the meaning for the particular usage instance to a particular form type.
  • indices 115 that effectively index the dynamically generated query answer web pages, and if applicable, associated query parameter values 117 for pre-filling query forms are generated in accordance with proxy web page specifications 119 of the dynamically generated query answer web pages. Except for indices 115 that effectively index the dynamically generated query answer web pages, associated query parameter values 117 for pre-filling query forms (if applicable) to facilitate submission of associated query parameters of queries of websites 108, and proxy web page specifications 119, clients 102 (including browsers 112), search services 104 (including search engine 114 and indices 115 that index static web pages), proxy server 106 (including proxy function 116), websites 108 (including dynamic web page generators 118 and their databases (not shown)), and network 110 represent a broad range of these respective elements known in the art or to be designed.
  • network 110 may include one or more private and/or public networks, such as the Internet. Their functions and constitutions are known, accordingly will not be further described.
  • proxy web page specifications 119 proxy web page specifications 119, indices 115 that effectively index the dynamically generated query answer web pages, and associated query parameter values 117 for pre- filling forms (if applicable) to facilitate submission of associated query parameters of queries of websites 108, will be described in turn, in the description to follow.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an overview of a method of the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment. More specifically, Fig. 2 illustrates the initialization or set up operations for setting up search services 104, and if applicable, proxy servers 106, to facilitate clients 102 to access deep web information of websites 108.
  • the identified queries are then reconciled, block 206.
  • the above operations are best illustrated by a couple of examples.
  • the first example illustrates how queries of various used car websites of interest for various used car searches of a HTML/HTTP based embodiment are identified and reconciled
  • the second example illustrates how queries of various airline websites of interest for various used flight schedule/availability searches of a HTML/HTTP based embodiment are identified and reconciled.
  • Automall. corn's query parameters are car make, car model, and user's zip code.
  • JoesCars. corn's query parameters are car make, car model, user's zip code and car year or years.
  • the first step in identifying and reconciling the queries of these sites is to find a minimum number of query parameters for this group of queries.
  • JoesCars.com has one more query parameter, which is the year or years. Since Automall.com does not have this parameter, it can be eliminated. If JoesCars.com requires the year or years, the largest range of years may be selected. For example, if JoesCars.com provides support for years between 1982 and 2002, then the year range for its query will always be 1982-2002.
  • the user may be able to make a query with just two pieces of information. These are the car model and user's zip code. If the car make is required by both sites, this will be provided in the query. The user will not, however, be required to enter it in the search engine query.
  • the user's options for query parameters may also be expanded. For example, if a list exists which associates a zip code to a city and state, the process may make plans to allow for a user to substitute a city or state in the search engine query.
  • the query that is sent to each deep web site 108 will contain the zip code even though the user entered a city or state. If the list of associated cities and states for zip codes is used, the minimum number of query parameters for used car sites is still two. However, the parameters are now car model and user location.
  • the next step is to identify how the query of each deep web site 108 in the group is invoked. This involves determining the query syntax and method of the HTTP request and the number and type of parameters required. Most of this information can be obtained by examining the HTML within the FORM statement of the dynamically generated query answer page. Any additional information that is required may be found by executing some sample queries.
  • Automall.com uses a GET HTTP request method and JoesCars.com uses a POST request method.
  • Automall. corn's URL syntax is httpj//wwwj
  • ujojr ⁇ zip 22043 and JoesCars. corn's POST parameters are: Make, Model, Year and Zip
  • the request method and query syntax for the deep web sites 108 are then known. What remains to be understood is how the GET and POST parameters need to be added. For example, if the make parameter for Automall.com is entered through a text field, then it may be insensitive to the case of a make name. However, if the make parameter is obtained from a pulldown, there is only one way of representing each make name.
  • the next step is to develop a list of site queries and parameter values.
  • Fig 3a An excerpt from Automall. corn's list is illustrated in Fig 3a.
  • the list contains the query URL followed by a set of query parameter values that a user might enter as a set of search criteria.
  • query URL contains the car make, but the set of query values does not. This is because the minimum set of query parameters was chosen. Note also that some query values contain the city name instead of the zip code, but the zip code was entered in the URL query. This is an example of the expansion of the possible query parameter values by using an additional file that associates zip codes and city names.
  • the first noticeable difference between Automall. corn's list and JoesCars. corn's list is the URL destination. Instead of JoesCars. corn's URL, the destination is a proxy server's URL (outside.com). This is because of the HTTP request method used on the JoesCars.com site. A search engine cannot execute a POST request from one of its links. As a result, the link given to the search engine must be a GET request to a third party proxy site that can execute the post and return the JoesCars.com results page to the user.
  • the first step in identifying and reconciling the queries of the websites is to identify the minimum set of query parameters.
  • the minimum set of parameters is four. These are the "departure date”, “from location”, “return date” and "to location”. These parameters may also be used for hotel and car rental reservations. However, the "from location” is not needed for these types of reservations.
  • GeneralTravel.com also requires the number of people traveling. Since this is not part of the minimum set of parameters, the default can be used. In this case the default is one person.
  • the third step in the process is then to create the lists of site queries and parameter values.
  • the car models were limited by the values placed in the HTML select statements. Even the number of user zip codes was a finite set. However, the number of possible departure dates and return dates is infinite. As a result, the list of possible parameter values must be limited by some other means.
  • a list of all possible destinations must be available. Every possible combination of to and from destination can then be generated. Furthermore, the destinations can be specified as cities or airport codes. The complete list of parameter values is then 10,950 possible combinations of dates for each possible combination of to and from destinations.
  • the URL contains information not in the query. In this case, this is the "number of persons traveling." Also, note that query may contain the city or the airport, but the URL only contains the airport code. This implies that a list correlating airport codes and city names was used to generate the list of parameter values.
  • proxy web page specifications 119 for the dynamically generated query answer web pages are created, block 208, and submitted to search services 104 for processing to create indices 115 to index the dynamically generated query answer web pages.
  • proxy web page specifications 119 are submitted to index generator 113, which generates, in response, the earlier described indices 115.
  • index generator 113 may be any one of a number of such elements known in the art or to be designed. Its functions and constitution are known, and except for its usage, the manner it is constituted is not essential to the present invention.
  • Figures 4a-4b illustrate one each, an example proxy web page specification 119a-119b for the queries of Automall.com and Generaltravel.com.
  • the information may be provided to search services 104 via other formats and/or approaches.
  • Figures 5a-5b illustrate the corresponding example indices that may be generated to effectively index the dynamic query answer pages for the earlier described search examples, i.e. used car search, and flight schedule and availability search.
  • example indices 500a may comprise indices 502a-502b that advantageously index the dynamically generated query answer pages for the example used car search
  • example indices 500b may comprise indices 502c-502b that advantageously index the dynamically generated query answer pages for the example flight schedule/availability search, and thereby overcoming the prior art deficiency of not having any index that indexes dynamically generated web pages.
  • proxy web page specifications 119 are employed to create the associated query parameter values 117 and pre-filling forms and pre-store them with proxy server 106 for use during operation.
  • Associating query parameter values 117 for pre-filling query forms may be stored on proxy servers 106 using any one of a number of data structures and/or organizations known in the art or to be designed, including but are not limited to hash tables, flat files, relational databases, and so forth.
  • Figures 6a and 6c illustrate one each, a source view of an example pre-filled form 117a for the above described used car search example, and a source view of an example pre-filled form 117b for the above described flight reservation example, to facilitate posting of associated query parameters of queries corresponding to two dynamically generated query answer pages.
  • pre-filled form 117a has the values "Ford” and “Focus” pre-selected for the Make and Model parameters. Further, pre-filled form 117a has the zip code value "22043" pre-set for the zip code parameter.
  • pre-filled form 117b has the parameters values for the departing city, destination city, number of passenger, whether it is a round trip reservation, departure date, return date, and so forth pre-filled.
  • Figures 6b and 6d illustrate the end user view of the corresponding example pre-filled forms 117a and 117b for the above described used car and flight reservation search examples, when a user selects the index that effectively index the corresponding dynamically generated query answer page.
  • search service 104 is able to return a search answer page comprising indices indexing query answer web pages that are not persistent, and are to be dynamically generated.
  • example search result web pages for the earlier described examples may comprise indices 502a-502b and 502c-502d that advantageously index dynamically generated web pages, thereby overcoming the prior art deficiency of not having any index that indexes dynamically generated web pages.
  • the search criteria will be carried forward, and incorporated into the dynamically generated answer web page, thereby also overcoming the prior art disadvantage of requiring the user to re-enter the search criteria.
  • this is effectuated through the use of proxy server 106 and the complementary associated query parameter values 117 for pre-filling query forms pre-generated and pre-stored on proxy server 106.
  • the present invention may be practiced with the forms pre-fetched, pre-filled and cached.
  • preservation and transfer of the search criteria or query parameters are accomplished without resorting to the use of cookies (and client approval of such use).
  • some or all of the query parameters may be preserved and/or transferred involving the use of cookies (and client approval of such use).
  • the present invention may be practiced with the preservation and transfer of other state information, in addition to the search criteria. Furthermore, the present invention may also be practiced in conjunction with the employment of one or more security techniques.
  • Figure 7 illustrates an example computing system suitable for use as either a client or to host the proxy function, the search engine or a web server to practice the present invention.
  • computing system 700 may be a desktop computer system, a laptop computer system, a tablet computing device, a palm sized computing device, a wireless mobile phone, a set-top box, an Internet appliance and the like.
  • computing system 700 may be a single or a cluster of computer systems.
  • exemplary computing system 700 includes one or more processors 702 and system memory 704. Additionally, system 700 may include mass storage devices 706 (such as diskette, hard drive, CDROM and so forth), input/output devices 708 (such as keyboard, cursor control and so forth) and communication interfaces 710 (such as network interface cards, modems and so forth).
  • mass storage devices 706 such as diskette, hard drive, CDROM and so forth
  • input/output devices 708 such as keyboard, cursor control and so forth
  • communication interfaces 710 such as network interface cards, modems and so forth.
  • system bus 712 represents one or more buses. In the case of multiple buses, the buses are bridged by one or more bus bridges (not shown).
  • system memory 704 and mass storage 706 are employed to store a working copy and a permanent copy of the programming instructions and/or data, implementing the teachings of the present invention (e.g. the enhanced indices of the search engine, the complementary pre-filled forms, and so forth).
  • the programming instructions may be instructions of any one of a number of known or to be designed languages, including but are not limited to C, C++, Perl, Java, Javascript, XML, HTML and so forth. All or a portion of the permanent copy of the programming instructions/data may be loaded into mass storage 706 in the factory, in the field (via a distribution medium) or through communication interface 710 (from a distribution server (not shown)).
  • the constitution of these elements 702-712 are known, and accordingly will not be further described.
  • the search services and the proxy server may be effectively combined, by having the search services automatically select the indices that index the dynamically generated web pages, and cause the query result web pages to be embedded as part of the search result page.
  • embedded query result pages may be included as answers of the search results page. Such answers may include one or more input fields. In some embodiments, one or more of these fields may have values entered corresponding to one or all of the search criteria of the user search request. Other fields may be left empty or contain default values, and may thus enable a user to enter new values or alter default or previously entered values.
  • the query results may be embedded into the search result page as other "hits'Yanswers, and placed as a group above, below, or among the other "normal" hits/answers.
  • the query results may be embedded into the search result page as hits/answers, and may be interspersed among the other "normal” hits/answers.
  • the query results may be embedded into the search result page a single hits/answer, the single hit/answer providing an embedded query to serve as a proxy for a plurality of query result pages.
  • the query results may be embedded into the search result page as hits/answers, and may be placed along the side of the other "normal" hits/answers.
  • embodiments of the present invention may make available deep web information associated with vehicular rental services to users by embedding query result pages of information locations associated with vehicular rentals as hits/answers of a search results page, the search results page having a plurality of answers.
  • Each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include an input field for a rental location, fields for a pick-up date and time, field for a return date and time, and a field for a vehicle type.
  • the times and vehicle type may be selected from a pre-determined choice list of options using a select box.
  • any of the fields may be implemented as input text fields, select box lists, radio buttons, or any other form elements known in the art.
  • each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include a form element or hyperlink (in Figures 10a-10d, shown as the "Check" box) effectively indexing to the information location having the query result page that is embedded by the search results page.
  • the values entered into the input elements of the form may be transmitted to the information location, and the information location may dynamically generate the query results page, including the transmitted values in its fields.
  • the hits/answers embedding query result pages may be included as a group above the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 10a), may be interspersed among the other normal hit/answers ( Figure 10b), may be presented as a single hit/answer serving as a proxy for a plurality of query result pages ( Figure 10c), or may be presented along side of the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 10d).
  • Figure 11 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a car rental service query.
  • embodiments of the present invention may make available deep web information associated with train reservation services to users by embedding query result pages of information locations associated with train reservations as hits/answers of a search results page, the search results page having a plurality of answers.
  • Each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include an input text field for a departure location, an input text field for an arrival location, and an input text field for a travel date.
  • any of the fields may be implemented as input text fields, select box lists, radio buttons, or any other form elements known in the art.
  • each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include a form element or hyperlink (in Figures 12a-12d, shown as the "Check" box) effectively indexing to the information location having the query result page that is embedded by the search results page.
  • the values entered into the input elements of the form may be transmitted to the information location, and the information location may dynamically generate the query results page, including the transmitted values in its fields.
  • the hits/answers embedding query result pages may be included as a group above the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 12a), may be interspersed among the other normal hit/answers ( Figure 12b), may be presented as a single hit/answer serving as a proxy for a plurality of query result pages ( Figure 12c), or may be presented along side of the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 12d).
  • Figure 13 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a train reservation service query.
  • embodiments of the present invention may make available deep web information associated with flight status information services to users by embedding query result pages of information locations associated with flight status information as hits/answers of a search results page, the search results page having a plurality of answers.
  • Each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include an input text field for a flight number and an input text field for a flight date.
  • any of the fields may be implemented as input text fields, select box lists, radio buttons, or any other form elements known in the art.
  • each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include a form element or hyperlink (in Figures 14a-14d, shown as the "Check" box) effectively indexing to the information location having the query result page that is embedded by the search results page.
  • the values entered into the input elements of the form may be transmitted to the information location, and the information location may dynamically generate the query results page, including the transmitted values in its fields.
  • the hits/answers embedding query result pages may be included as a group above the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 14a), may be interspersed among the other normal hit/answers ( Figure 14b), may be presented as a single hit/answer serving as a proxy for a plurality of query result pages ( Figure 14c), or may be presented along side of the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 14d).
  • Figure 15 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a flight status service query.
  • embodiments of the present invention may make available deep web information associated with one or more of limousine reservation services, taxi reservations services, bus reservation/schedule services, both local and long distance, boat reservation/schedule services, ship reservation/schedule services, car rental location services, train status information services, ferry reservation/schedule services, and cruise liner reservation/schedule services to users by embedding query result pages of information locations associated with the service(s) as hits/answers of a search results page.
  • embodiments of the present invention may make available deep web information associated with hotel reservation services to users by embedding query result pages of information locations associated with hotel reservations as hits/answers of a search results page, the search results page having a plurality of answers.
  • Each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include an input field for a location, such as a city or airport, a field for check-in date, and a field for a check-out date.
  • the dates and location may be entered into text entry fields.
  • any of the fields may be implemented as select box lists, radio buttons, or any other form elements known in the art.
  • each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include a form element or hyperlink (in Figures 16a-16d, shown as the "Check" box) effectively indexing to the information location having the query result page that is embedded by the search results page.
  • the values entered into the input elements of the form may be transmitted to the information location, and the information location may dynamically generate the query results page, including the transmitted values in its fields.
  • the hits/answers embedding query result pages may be included as a group above the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 16a), may be interspersed among the other normal hit/answers ( Figure 16b), may be presented as a single hit/answer serving as a proxy for a plurality of query result pages ( Figure 16c), or may be presented along side of the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 16d).
  • Figure 17 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a hotel reservation service query.
  • embodiments of the present invention may make available deep web information associated with cruise reservation services to users by embedding query result pages of information locations associated with cruise reservations as hits/answers of a search results page, the search results page having a plurality of answers.
  • a hit/answer embedding a query result page may include one or more of an input text field or select box for a date or a date range, an input text field or a select box for a destination, an input text field or a select box for a port, an input text field or a select box for a ship, an input text field or a select box for a cruise length, and an input text field or a select box for a cruise type.
  • any of the fields may be implemented as input text fields, select box lists, radio buttons, or any other form elements known in the art.
  • each hit/answer embedding a query result page may include a form element or hyperlink (in Figures 18a-18d, shown as the "Check" box) effectively indexing to the information location having the query result page that is embedded by the search results page.
  • the values entered into the input elements of the form may be transmitted to the information location, and the information location may dynamically generate the query results page, including the transmitted values in its fields.
  • the hits/answers embedding query result pages may be included as a group above the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 18a), may be interspersed among the other normal hit/answers ( Figure 18b), may be presented as a single hit/answer serving as a proxy for a plurality of query result pages ( Figure 18c), or may be presented along side of the other normal hits/answers ( Figure 18d).
  • Figure 19 illustrates an exemplary fragment of source code of a search result page, the page associated with a cruise reservation service query.
  • embodiments of the present invention may make available deep web information associated with one or more of motel reservation services, resort reservation/selection services, spa reservation services, vacation reservation/selection services, camp ground reservation services, restaurant reservation services, and online food ordering services to users by embedding query result pages of information locations associated with the service(s) as hits/answers of a search results page.
  • an approximation of the query result page may be embedded.
  • the exact query result page may include separate fields for a month and a date, while the embedded entry may include one combination field for the month and date.
  • a transformation program may be applied to the search answer page's embedded submission, splitting, for example, the submitted month-year combination. The split submission may then be further submitted to the query result web site.
  • Such a transformation program may be a JavaScript program or a program of any programming language known in the art.
  • Such a transformation program may be a proxy between the search engine of the search results page and the target web site of the query result web page.
  • the HTTP request that a browser of the user displaying the search answer page generates may be redirected through the proxy, the proxy converting the combined form value, such as the combined month-date, of the HTTP request to the desired format, such as a split month and date, and sending the converted HTTP request to the target site.
  • the same (or different) proxy may receive the resulting web page from the target site and forward it back to the browser.
  • search services and the proxy server have been described as two separate entities, in alternate embodiments, the two may be combined, or one or more functions of one or more of search services and proxy server may be distributed among additional implementation entities.
  • firmware or hardware embodiments may include programmable logic devices, such as programmable array logic (PALs) and programmable logic arrays (PLAs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), large scale integrated circuits (LSIs), very large scale integrated circuits (VLSI) or the like - to form the various types of modules, circuitry, controllers, routines and systems described and claimed herein.
  • PALs programmable array logic
  • PLAs programmable logic arrays
  • FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
  • ASICs application specific integrated circuits
  • LSIs large scale integrated circuits
  • VLSI very large scale integrated circuits

Abstract

La présente invention concerne des procédés et des appareils permettant de recevoir une demande de recherche associée à un service de transport ou à un service d'hôtellerie provenant d'un dispositif client, la demande de recherche comprenant une pluralité de critères de recherche. De plus, les procédés, appareils et articles renvoient en outre au dispositif client une page de réponse qui contient une pluralité de réponses potentiellement associées au service de transport ou d'hôtellerie, la pluralité de réponses identifiant une pluralité de sites d'information qui contiennent des informations potentiellement associées à un ou plusieurs critères de recherche, une ou plusieurs réponses comprenant au moins un champ d'entrée d'une page de réponses à une demande pour entrer au moins une caractéristique du service de transport ou d'hôtellerie, la page de réponses à une demande pouvant être générée dynamiquement par un ou plusieurs sites d'information en réponse à une demande.
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