System and method for determining if one web site has the same information as another web site

A system comprising:

• means for receiving a signal to select a form configured to find data in a file containing information displayed on a web site and accessed via a network;
• wherein a form overlays a file to filter out particular information;
• means for applying the selected form to the file and selectively identifying item information available in the file;
• means for copying specific products or services item information identified to a first data file, the item information being related to specific products or services;
• and
• means for comparing the first data file and a second data file to determine if the specific product or service of the first data file is related to the specific product or service of the second data file.

A computer program product comprising computer readable program code for automatically determining if one web site has the same information as another web site, the program code in the computer program product comprising:

• first computer readable program code for receiving a signal to select a form configured to find data in a file containing information displayed on a web site and accessed via a network;
• wherein a form overlays a file to filter out particular information;
• second computer readable program code for applying the selected form to the file and selectively identifying item information available in the file;
• third computer readable program code for copying specific products or services item information identified to a first data file, the item information being related to specific products or services;
• and
• fourth computer readable program code for comparing the first data file and a second data file to determine if the specific product or service of the first data file is related to the specific product or service of the second data file.

A system configured to identify Internet-based data and determine if an Internet web page contains information related to an item, the system comprising:

• means for locating Internet-based data, the Internet-based data including item information;
• means for copying the located Internet-based data into a plurality of files;
• means for comparing item information in a first file with item information in a second file;
• wherein the means for copying the located Internet-based data into a plurality of files comprises means for identifying a form for finding item data on a web site;
• and
• wherein the form overlays a web page to filter out particular information.

A system comprising:

• a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to receive a signal to select a form configured to find data in a file containing information displayed on a web site and accessed via a network, the processing unit further configured to apply the selected form to the file and selectively identify item information available in the file;
• wherein the selected form overlays a file to filter out particular information;
• a data management unit coupled to the processing unit, the data management unit being configured to copy specific products or services item information identified to a first data file, the item information being related to specific products or services;
• and
• a comparison unit coupled to the processing unit, the comparison unit configured to compare the first data file and a second data file to determine if the specific product or service of the first data file is related to the specific product or service of the second data file.