Systems and methods for providing complementary content on linked machines

Abstract

A system and method of displaying complementary content on one or more linked machines are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system and method may include a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory, computer readable medium. When the computer-executable instructions are executed, the one or more processors may be configured to receive a linking instruction to link a display of second content of a website on a second machine to a selection of a portion of first content of the web site by a first machine, cause a display of the first content on the first machine, receive the selection of the portion of the first content displayed on the first machine, and based on the portion of the first content being selected, cause the display of the second content on the second machine based on the linking instruction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 generating for display, at a first machine, a first webpage comprising a set of search results having items;   receiving, from the first machine, a selection of a first item selected from the set of search results at the first webpage;   receiving, from the first machine, a selection of a second item selected from the set of search results at the first webpage; and   generating for display, at a second machine linked to the first machine, a second webpage separate from the first webpage, the second webpage comprising a comparison table, the comparison table comprising a comparison of one or more item attributes for the first item and the second item.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising linking the first machine and the second machine, wherein the linking is performed based on a first linking identifier displayed at the first machine matching a second linking identifier displayed at the second machine. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the second webpage is generated in response to the selection of the first item. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating for display, in response to the selection of the first item, an item indicator at the first machine, the item indicator identifying whether the one or more item attributes for the first item are being displayed for comparison at the second webpage. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising communicating, from the first machine to the second machine, information corresponding to the comparison of the one or more item attributes for the first item and the second item without a request for the information from the second machine. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the second webpage is displayed based on the second machine receiving, from the first machine, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) corresponding to the second webpage. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the selection of the first item populates the comparison table with a first set of values for the one or more item attributes, each of the first set of values being associated with the first item; and   the selection of the second item populates the comparison table with a second set of values for the one or more item attributes, each of the second set of values being associated with second item.   
     
     
         8 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor; and   one or more machine-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
 displaying, at a first machine, a first webpage comprising a set of search results having items; 
 receiving, from the first machine, a selection of a first item and a selection of a second item, the first item and the second item being selected from the set of search results at the first webpage; 
 displaying, at a second machine linked to the first machine, a second webpage separate from the first webpage, the second webpage comprising a comparison table, the comparison table comprising a comparison of one more item attributes for the first item and the second item. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise linking the first machine and the second machine, wherein the linking is performed based on a first linking identifier displayed at the first machine matching a second linking identifier displayed at the second machine. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the second webpage is displayed in response to the selection of the first item. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying, in response to the selection of the first item, an item indicator at the first machine, the item indicator identifying whether the one or more item attributes for the first item are being displayed for comparison at the second webpage. 
     
     
         12 . The system of claim of  claim 8 , where the operations further comprise communicating, from the first machine to the second machine, information corresponding to the comparison of one or more item attributes for the first item and the second item without a request for the information from the second machine. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the second webpage is displayed based on the second machine receiving, from the first machine, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) corresponding to the second webpage. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the selection of the first item populates the comparison table with a first set of values for the one or more item attributes, each of the first set of values being associated with the first item; and   the selection of the second item populates the comparison table with a second set of values for the one or more item attributes, each of the second set of values being associated with second item.   
     
     
         15 . One or more machine-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
 generating, for display at a first machine, a first webpage comprising a set of search results having items;   receiving, from the first machine, a selection of a first item and a selection of a second item, the first item and the second item being selected from the set of search results at the first webpage;   generating, for display at a second machine linked to the first machine, a second webpage separate from the first webpage, the second webpage comprising a comparison table, the comparison table comprising a comparison of one or more item attributes for the first item and the second item.   
     
     
         16 . The media of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise linking the first machine and the second machine, wherein the linking is performed based on a first linking identifier displayed at the first machine matching a second linking identifier displayed at the second machine. 
     
     
         17 . The media of  claim 15 , wherein the second webpage is generated in response to the selection of the first item. 
     
     
         18 . The media of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise generating for display, in response to the selection of the first item, an item indicator at the first machine, the item indicator identifying whether the one or more item attributes for the first item are being displayed for comparison at the second webpage. 
     
     
         19 . The media of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise communicating, from the first machine to the second machine, information corresponding to the comparison of one or more item attributes for the first item and the second item without a request for the information from the second machine. 
     
     
         20 . The media of  claim 15 , wherein the second webpage is displayed based on the second machine receiving, from the first machine, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) corresponding to the second webpage.