Systems and methods involving features of search and/or search integration

• US 10,387,503 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2012
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Inventors: Imbruce, Doug, Bossola, Owen, Knutsson, Rasmus, El Hattab, Hakim, Chheng, Tommy
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Shahid A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lodhi, Andalib F
• Application Number:
  US13/717,674
• Publication Number:
  US 20170053029A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,437 Days
• Field of Search: 707709, 707758, 707769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for performing processing involved with search, such as processing search information to return search results. In one exemplary implementation, there is provided a method for processing information to return search results including mixed-media media presentation(s) selectable by a user. Moreover, such method may involve user interaction to manipulate the presentation, display various media and/or effect other functionality. Further implementations may involve generation of interactive, visually rich mixed-media content of high information density providing improved user experience and/or improved value to various participants.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, by a computing device, a search results page comprising a plurality of search results displayable on the search results page;

modifying, by the computing device, prior to transmittal to a client device requesting the search results page, the search results page, said modification comprising;

integrating a mixed-media module comprising a multimedia presentation configured for low-bandwidth display into a result of the plurality of search results comprised within the search results page as an embedded interactive object within markup language of the search results page such that functionality provided by the mixed-media module, not previously present within the search results page, is added to the search results page, the mixed-media module and the added functionality provided therein comprising a link to a web page associated with the multimedia presentation, such that said integration causes the link to be associated with said result, said web page associated with the link being a different web page from an original web page originally associated with the result prior to said integration, said integration further enabling a user to interact and manipulate the multimedia presentation;

communicating, via the computing device, said modified search results page to a client device, said communication causing the modified search results page to be displayed on a display of the client device;

receiving, at the computing device, a selection by a user of the client device, said selection corresponding to the result on the modified search results page;

determining, via the computing device, that said client device is a mobile device; and

causing, based on the received selection, by the computing device, the client device to navigate to a low-bandwidth version of the different web page based on said mobile device determination and integration of the mixed-media module.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrating of the multimedia presentation into the search results page further comprises providing a non-rendered multimedia presentation to facilitate display on a mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrating of the multimedia presentation into the search results page further comprises integrating a narrative multimedia presentation into the search results page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixed-media module enables access to the content in a non-linear fashion.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixed-media module comprises interactive multimedia content and a hyperlink.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixed-media module comprises a customizable caption configured to be played by the user.

7. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising;

identifying logic executed by the processor for identifying, by the computing device, a search results page comprising a plurality of search results displayable on the search results page;

modification logic executed by the processor for modifying, by the computing device, prior to transmittal to a client device requesting the search results page, the search results page, said modification comprising;

integrating a mixed-media module comprising a multimedia presentation configured for low-bandwidth display into a result of the plurality of search results comprised within the search results page as an embedded interactive object within markup language of the search results page such that functionality provided by the mixed-media module, not previously present within the search results page, is added to the search results page, the mixed-media module and the added functionality provided therein comprising a link to a web page associated with the multimedia presentation, such that said integration causes the link to be associated with said result, said web page associated with the link being a different web page from an original web page originally associated with the result prior to said integration, said integration further enabling a user to interact and manipulate the multimedia presentation;

communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating, via the computing device, said modified search results page to a client device, said communication causing the modified search results page to be displayed on a display of the client device;

receiving logic executed by the processor for receiving, at the computing device, a selection by a user of the client device, said selection corresponding to the result on the modified search results page;

determination logic executed by the processor for determining, via the computing device, that said client device is a mobile device; and

navigation logic executed by the processor for causing, based on the received selection, by the computing device, the client device to navigate to a low-bandwidth version of the different web page based on said mobile device determination and integration of the mixed-media module.

8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the integrating logic further comprises providing logic for providing a non-rendered multimedia presentation to facilitate display on a mobile device.

9. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the integrating logic further comprises narrative integrating logic for integrating a narrative multimedia presentation into the search results page.

10. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the mixed-media module enables access to the content in a non-linear fashion.

11. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the mixed-media module comprises interactive multimedia content and a hyperlink.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing thereon computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a computing device, performs a method comprising:

identifying, by the computing device, a search results page comprising a plurality of search results displayable on the search results page;

modifying, by the computing device, prior to transmittal to a client device requesting the search results page, the search results page, said modification comprising;

integrating a mixed-media module comprising a multimedia presentation configured for low-bandwidth display into a result of the plurality of search results comprised within the search results page as an embedded interactive object within markup language of the search results page such that functionality provided by the mixed-media module, not previously present within the search results page, is added to the search results page, the mixed-media module and the added functionality provided therein comprising a link to a web page associated with the multimedia presentation, such that said integration causes the link to be associated with said result, said web page associated with the link being a different web page from an original web page originally associated with the result prior to said integration, said integration further enabling a user to interact and manipulate the multimedia presentation;

communicating, via the computing device, said modified search results page to a client device, said communication causing the modified search results page to be displayed on a display of the client device;

receiving, at the computing device, a selection by a user of the client device, said selection corresponding to the result on the modified search results page;

determining, via the computing device, that said client device is a mobile device; and

causing, based on the received selection, by the computing device, the client device to navigate to a low-bandwidth version of the different web page based on said mobile device determination and integration of the mixed-media module.