Methods for creating, editing, and updating searchable graphical database and databases of graphical images and information and displaying graphical images from a searchable graphical database or databases in a sequential or slide show format
First Claim
1. A method for creating a database of Internet websites, the method comprising the steps of:
- using a uniform resource locator (“
URL”
) to access an Internet website;
capturing a static image of the accessed Internet website; and
storing the URL and static image for the accessed Internet website in a database.
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Abstract
The current method invention captures the spirit of the Internet by focusing on maximizing the Internet'"'"'s utility. Specifically, the current invention seeks to offer an improved and streamlined method of searching and pinpointing information available in the abundance of the Internet'"'"'s publicly available information. To accomplish this motive, the current invention captures static screen shot images of website homepages; converts these screen shots into compressible files and into different sizes; constructs and categorizes these screen shots into a relational database; allows search queries into the relational database; and displays these screen shots in various sizes within a slideshow format or business directory format. By constructing a searchable graphical database of static homepage screen shots and displaying query results in an easily navigable graphical format, the current invention allows Internet users to conduct faster, more substantive and informed Internet searches, thereby maximizing the Internet users'"'"' time, experience, privacy, and security. The current method invention also allows for improved methods of generating advertising revenue.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating a database of Internet websites, the method comprising the steps of:
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using a uniform resource locator (“
URL”
) to access an Internet website;
capturing a static image of the accessed Internet website; and
storing the URL and static image for the accessed Internet website in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for creating a database of graphical information corresponding to a plurality of Internet websites, the system comprising:
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at least one shotbot that utilizes a list of uniform resource locators (“
URLs”
) to access Internet websites corresponding to the URLs, the shotbot including means for obtaining a static graphics file corresponding to at least some of the accessed Internet websites; and
means for assembling the URLs and the graphics files corresponding to the accessed Internet websites into a relational database, the relational database including a partitioned URL table including the URLs and the static graphics files for at least some of the accessed Internet websites. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method of presenting advertising and searchable graphical information to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a database containing a plurality of data entries, each data entry containing;
(a) a static graphics file containing graphical information representing a static image associated with an Internet website; and
(b) information concerning the content of the Internet website associated with the Internet website;
receiving a user-entered query;
searching the database to identify entries having content information related to the query; and
providing to the user the static graphic files corresponding to the identified entries in a slideshow format with the static graphics files being arranged in a queue; and
inserting into the queue of static graphic files one or more advertising slides.
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