Metasearching a client's request by sending at least one search query to a plurality of servers for displaying at least one list on the client of at least one item that may be ordered
A process and system for metasearching on a distributed network activated by a request executed on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send at least one search query to a plurality of server devices, which may be search engines, the at least one search query comprising at least one keyword phrase, comprising at least one keyword, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least one display list corresponding to the at least one keyword phrase, incorporating means for inputting at least one quantity of at least one item that may be ordered into the at least one display list, providing means for ordering the at least one item, and communicating a response to the client device.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/866,207, filed Oct. 2, 2007, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/623,737, filed Jan. 16, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,277,918, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/023,809, filed Dec. 28, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,165,091, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/791,264, filed Feb. 22, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,836,769, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,749, filed Feb. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,073, the full disclosures of which all are incorporated herein by reference.
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The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/866,207, filed Oct. 2, 2007, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/623,737, filed Jan. 16, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,277,918, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/023,809, filed Dec. 28, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,165,091, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/791,264, filed Feb. 22, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,836,769, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,749, filed Feb. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,073. The present application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/934,627, filed Sep. 3, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,162,511, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,749, filed Feb. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,073. The present application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/451,128, filed Aug. 21, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,165,090, which is the National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US01/05926, filed Feb. 22, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,749, filed Feb. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,073. The present application is also related to Canadian Patent Application No. 2,400,926, filed Aug. 20, 2002, now Canadian Patent No. CA 2,400,926, which is the Canadian National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US01/05926, filed Feb. 22, 2001, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,749, filed Feb. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,073. The present application is also related to Australian Patent Application No. 2001241718, filed Sep. 19, 2002, now Australian Patent No. AU 2001241718, which is the Australian National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US01/05926, filed Feb. 22, 2001, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,749, filed Feb. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,073. The present application is also related to copending European Patent Application No. EP20010912999, filed Sep. 16, 2002, which is the European Regional Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US01/05926, filed Feb. 22, 2001, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,749, filed Feb. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,789,073. The above referenced documents are not admitted to be prior art with respect to the present invention by their mention herein.
