Brian Barth

US Patent:

7627606, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

Aug 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/201376

Inventors:

Brian E. Barth - Incline Village NV, US

Assignee:

Kayak Software Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

7071041, 707101, 707102, 707103 R, 707 3, 705 26

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third party web sites, direct supplier connections, and intermediate databases. Potential information suppliers are automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries are formulated from the user search and transferred to each selected supplier over a network coupling. The queries include a request for information. Responses are received from the suppliers, and the responses are used to generate a result list for the user. The result list includes information and query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a web site of each supplier from which the information was derived.

US Patent:

20060123012, Jun 8, 2006

Filed:

Nov 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/273784

Inventors:

Brian Barth - Incline Village NV, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707010000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third party web site direct supplier connections, and intermediate databases. Potential information suppliers are automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries are formulated from the user search and transferred to each selected supplier over a network coupling. The queries include a request for information. Responses are received from the suppliers, and the responses are used to generate a result list for the user. The result list includes information and query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a web site of each supplier from which the information was derived.

US Patent:

20070100962, May 3, 2007

Filed:

May 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/382595

Inventors:

Brian Barth - Incline Village NV, US
Stewart Kelly - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection search engine. User actions may be detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination may be made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information may be extracted electronically from, for example, third party websites, direct supplier connections, and/or intermediate databases. Potential suppliers may be automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries may be formulated from the user search and transferred to one or more selected suppliers over a network coupling (e.g., the Internet and/or an intranet). The queries may include one or more requests for information. One or more responses may be received from the suppliers, and the responses may be used to generate a result list for the user. The result list may include information and/or query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a website of one or more of the supplies from which the information was derived.