Patent ID: 7350150
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A user interface for accessing information from multiple remote sources comprising: a first machine for receiving a request for data and for providing the requested data to be displayed in a first display area, wherein the first machine comprises a legacy computerized reservation system application; a second machine in communication with said first machine and having a display comprising at least the first display area and a second display area; and a third machine for receiving a query based at least in part upon the request for data automatically without a user initiating the query, wherein the third machine comprises a web-based application for providing results of the query in a web page, wherein the results of the query include at least one item for which booking is capable of being completed at the first machine, and wherein the results of the query are displayed in the second display area of the second machine, wherein the first machine further comprises a processor for: determining whether the web page of the results contains a tag; and displaying a button corresponding to the tag in the second display area, and wherein the processor further comprises machine-readable instructions for: determining when the button is activated; extracting the results of the query from the second display area when the button is activated; composing a booking transaction from the results; transmitting the booking transaction to the first machine; and displaying a confirmation message in the first display area.