Patent Document ID: 7908260
Application ID: 12006241

Base Claim:
1. An improved information automation system for deep web harvesting of data the information automation system including computer hardware and being configured to connect with individual ones of a plurality of separately-searchable deep web sources and, for each deep web source, to (a) automatically analyze a search query entry form and search result output format; (b) based on that analysis, automatically develop a source-specific query format and search result collection process corresponding to that deep web source; and (c) automatically store each source-specific query format as a source record associated with a corresponding deep web source; wherein for performing a new deep web harvest, the system is configured to accept input of new search criteria and, based on a plurality of source records, formulate a plurality of distinct queries based on a corresponding plurality of source records and on the new search criteria, the improvement comprising: a user interface device configured to display a visual output and to accept user input including the input of the new search criteria, the user interface device being programmed to: display, via the visual output, contents of a first automatically-configured source record in a user-readable form; facilitate user editing of certain portions of the first source record via the interaction with user-readable form; and facilitate functionality testing, via user interaction with the user-readable form, of a sample automated interaction between the information automation system and the deep web source that corresponds to the first source record, with the automatic interaction being conducted based on the first source record being edited; wherein the sample automated interaction is user-initiatable via the user-readable form; and wherein in response to an initiation of the sample automated interaction, at least a portion of a harvesting operation is automatically performed, and a sample result set of the sample automated interaction is displayed via the user interface device for review by the user.

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Claim 14:
14. The improved information automation system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is programmed to facilitate automatic configuration of a source record based on automatic analysis of a user's interaction with a source to which that source record corresponds.