Method and system for automatic harvesting and qualification of dynamic database content

A system for the automatic harvesting and qualification of dynamic database content comprising:

• a computer system having a communication means for communication with at least one other computer including a database to facilitate a two-way flow of information between said computer system and the at least one other computer;
• said computer system having a storage means for retention and recall of data communicated by or to the at least one other computer;
• said computer system having a processing means for executing multiple software modules and performing comparisons between a user supplied query and a plurality of documents found in at least one other computer;
• an index for storing a plurality of pre-approved internet sites to be included in a series of queries;
• a configuration module adapted for translating a generic query into site-specific dialects such that a single user defined query may be directed to multiple sites automatically;
• a selection module adapted for characterizing said plurality of documents returned by the database of the at least one other computer associated with said user defined query;
• a results index to allow for rapid recovery of specific portions of any one of said plurality of documents characterized by said selection module;
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• a generator module for automatically generating at least one results page for the user conveying information associated with any one of said plurality of documents associated with said query.

A method implemented on an information handling system for the automatic harvesting and qualification of dynamic database content comprising:

• obtaining an initial categorization structure for organizing a plurality of subject areas of information;
• obtaining a plurality of parametric information lists for optimizing operation to a user's requirements;
• obtaining a candidate database listing having a plurality of databases each having a collection of content, each one of said plurality of databases providing a dynamic response based upon a specific query;
• acquiring a listing of a plurality of qualified databases from said candidate database listing by matching each one of a candidate databases to said plurality of subject areas;
• obtaining a query from the user, said query being associated with a subject area;
• submitting said query to said plurality of qualified databases;
• acquiring a collection of responsive content from said plurality of qualified databases;
• indexing said responsive content to form an index of facilitating searching said collection of responsive content;
• publishing a summary of said collection of responsive content for review by the user.