Manish Gupta

US Patent:

20020032677, Mar 14, 2002

Filed:

Jun 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/882860

Inventors:

Jeff Morgenthaler - Houston TX, US
Arnaud Dasprez - Houston TX, US
Blair Bouchier - Houston TX, US
Manish Gupta - Missouri City TX, US
Andre Pfanz - Houston TX, US
Matthew Davis - Houston TX, US
Kevin Musgrave - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/30
G06F015/16

US Classification:

707/003000, 709/217000, 707/101000, 707/104100, 345/733000

Abstract:

The current method invention captures the spirit of the Internet by focusing on maximizing the Internet's utility. Specifically, the current invention seeks to offer an improved and streamlined method of searching and pinpointing information available in the abundance of the Internet's publicly available information. To accomplish this motive, the current invention captures static screen shot images of website homepages; converts these screen shots into compressible files and into different sizes; constructs and categorizes these screen shots into a relational database; allows search queries into the relational database; and displays these screen shots in various sizes within a slideshow format or business directory format. By constructing a searchable graphical database of static homepage screen shots and displaying query results in an easily navigable graphical format, the current invention allows Internet users to conduct faster, more substantive and informed Internet searches, thereby maximizing the Internet users' time, experience, privacy, and security. The current method invention also allows for improved methods of generating advertising revenue.