Method for managing information
AssigneeKnapp Investment Company Limited
InventorJames Walter Haddock
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Abstract
A method for managing the exchange of information is provided, wherein the method includes receiving at least one information location identifier, wherein the at least one information location identifier may be associated with at least one information portal and associating with at least one network browser. The method further includes generating an information location identifier template responsive to the at least one information portal and communicating with the at least one information portal to identify resultant information.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method for managing information exchange on a computer, comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of information portals within at least one information category, wherein each information portal corresponds to at least one website;
- receiving a query term entered through at least one data entry field displayed on the computer;
- creating a corresponding query string for each of the plurality of information portals in a corresponding query string format associated with each of the plurality of information portals such that each of the plurality of information portals recognizes the corresponding query string;
- sending the corresponding query string to each of the plurality of information portals for effecting a search on each of the plurality of information portals;
- retrieving search results from the plurality of information portals associated with the received query term;
- and
- generating display on the computer based on the search results from the plurality of information portals.
A computer for managing information exchange through a computer network, comprising:
- a memory containing computer-executable programs;
- a display device;
- and
- a microprocessor coupled to the memory and the display device and configured to:
- obtain a plurality of information portals within at least one information category, wherein each information portal corresponds to at least one website;
- receive a query term entered through at least one data entry field displayed on the computer;
- create a corresponding query string for each of the plurality of information portals in a corresponding query string format associated with each of the plurality of information portals such that each of the plurality of information portals recognizes the corresponding query string;
- send the corresponding query string to each of the plurality of information portals for effecting a search on each of the plurality of information portals;
- retrieve search results from the plurality of information portals associated with the received query term;
- and
- generating display on the computer based on the search results from the plurality of information portals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.