Patent Document ID: 6088731
Application ID: 09066086

Base Claim:
1. In a computer system having a processor, a memory unit, an input device and an output device, a method for collecting site information from an Internet site, said method comprising computer implemented steps of: executing an intelligent assistant process on said computer system; establishing communication with said Internet site; detecting an intelligent assistant tag in said Internet site, said intelligent assistant tag containing embedded information; authorizing said computer system to collect said site information from said Internet site when said embedded information corresponds to a plug-in process of said intelligent assistant; collecting said site information from said Internet site; and altering said intelligent assistant process based on said site information.

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Claim 8:
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of altering said intelligent assistant process comprises the steps of: enhancing a knowledge base of said intelligent assistance process; and altering a behavior of said intelligent assistant process.