Method and system for automatically updating search results...

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2010-03-31

2011-11-01

Thai, Hanh (Department: 2163)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Search engines

C707S728000, C707S758000

Reexamination Certificate

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08051064

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for updating searches on an online auction site are described. In one embodiment, a database of auction postings is automatically searched based upon at least one search criteria to produce at least one new search result. The at least one new search result is compared with at least one previous search result. In addition, an e-mail notification of the result of the comparison is sent to a user notifying a user of the comparison.

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