Thomas V Garrison

US Patent:

20090254427, Oct 8, 2009

Filed:

Apr 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/099754

Inventors:

Thomas Garrison - Bellingham WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 7/10
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705 14, 707 4, 707E17014

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for identifying information about an entity through Web site software. The entity may be a business or service. Information about the entity can be determined by processing attributes known about the entity, such as a name, service or other keywords. For example, user comes to the site, selects their desired state, city, and category. At that point the user clicks the “Search” button and is directed to a second page where they find a list of listing results. The user selects the desired listing and is then directed to a third page. This page is a full-page advertisement for the one business selected from the search results. A database of Web sites associated with categories is created by businesses adding their own business to the database.