Patents Assigned to Netbot, Inc.
  • Method and system using information written in a wrapper description language to execute query on a network
    Patent number: 6102969
    Abstract: This invention provides assistance to a user in accessing network attached information sources. In one aspect, the invention is a method for intelligently routing a user query to information sources relevant to that query, extracting relevant data fields from received responses, and intelligently presenting the extracted data in order of estimated relevance. The system of this invention implements one or more steps of the method in a centralized or distributed manner on one or more network attached computers. Further, this invention provides a novel language and implementation that facilitates easily written and maintained descriptions of information source query and response formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Netbot, Inc.
    Inventors: David Christianson, Robert B. Doorenbos, Oren Etzioni, Chung Kwok, Gregory Lauckhart, Erik Selberg, Daniel S. Weld
  • Method and system using information written in a wrapper description language to execute query on a network
    Patent number: 6085186
    Abstract: This invention provides assistance to a user in accessing network attached information sources. In one aspect, the invention is a method for intelligently routing a user query to information sources relevant to that query, extracting relevant data fields from received responses, and intelligently presenting the extracted data in order of estimated relevance. The system of this invention implements one or more steps of the method in a centralized or distributed manner on one or more network attached computers. Further, this invention provides a novel language and implementation that facilitates easily written and maintained descriptions of information source query and response formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Netbot, Inc.
    Inventors: David Christianson, Robert B. Doorenbos, Oren Etzioni, Chung Kwok, Gregory Lauckhart, Erik Selberg, Daniel S. Weld