{
  "patent_number": "US 8577894",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Human Searchers Unlock Restricted Web Content for Users",
  "original_title": "Method and system for access to restricted resources",
  "summary": "A system that uses human searchers to access password-protected or subscription-based websites to retrieve information for users who otherwise cannot see that content.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a search system that acts as a bridge between a regular user and restricted online resources. When a user asks a question that requires information hidden behind a paywall or login, the system identifies a human searcher who has the necessary credentials to access that specific resource. The system then routes the request to that human, who logs in, finds the answer, and provides it back to the user. The process includes ranking resources based on relevance and ensuring the human searcher is qualified to access the specific data needed.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover fully automated web scraping or crawling of public websites.",
    "Does not cover systems where the user themselves provides the login credentials to the search engine.",
    "Does not cover AI-based agents that bypass paywalls without human intervention.",
    "Does not cover peer-to-peer file sharing or direct user-to-user information exchange."
  ],
  "filed": "2009-01-26",
  "granted": "2013-11-05",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "ChaCha Search Inc",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/chacha-search-inc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Scott A. Jones",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/scott-a-jones"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "software",
    "ai_ml",
    "ecommerce"
  ],
  "abstract": "A method and system of providing a search result to a user based on information indicated in a restricted access resource is described. A search system utilizing the assistance of human searchers or guides may obtain a search result using information included in a restricted resource. Access to a restricted resource is granted to guides based on access information provided to the search service. A guide may access information indicated in a restricted resource in order to obtain a search result. A search result obtained based on information indicated in a restricted resource may be returned to a user.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8577894/bing-knowledge-graph-satori",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8577894/bing-knowledge-graph-satori/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US8577894",
  "relatedPatents": []
}