Method and apparatus for determining a navigation path for a visitor to a world wide web site
First Claim
1. A method for directing navigation of a visitor to a World Wide Web site, comprising:
- receiving at least one search term from a visitor to a World Wide Web site;
selecting a navigation path based, at least in part, on said at least one search term, wherein said navigation path is selected from a plurality of navigation paths; and
directing said visitor along said navigation path automatically.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a navigation path for a visitor to a Web site, the determination being based, at least in part, on one or more search terms or keywords supplied by the visitor when conducting a search at the Web site. The method and apparatus of the present invention allow a Web site to dynamically determine one or more navigation path options to impose on a visitor to the Web site based on one or more search terms supplied by the visitor. The method includes a step during which one or more search terms are received directly or indirectly from a visitor to a Web site; a step during which a navigation a path is determined from a set or plurality of navigation paths based, at least in part, on one of the search terms received during the previous step; and a step during which the visitor'"'"'s navigation in the Web is directed in accordance with the determination made.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for directing navigation of a visitor to a World Wide Web site, comprising:
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receiving at least one search term from a visitor to a World Wide Web site;
selecting a navigation path based, at least in part, on said at least one search term, wherein said navigation path is selected from a plurality of navigation paths; and
directing said visitor along said navigation path automatically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for directing navigation of a visitor to a World Wide Web site, comprising:
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a memory;
a communication port; and
a processor connected to said memory and said communication port, said processor being operative to;
receive at least one search term from a visitor to a World Wide Web site;
select a navigation path based, at least in part, on said at least one search term, wherein said navigation path is selected from a plurality of navigation paths; and
direct said visitor along said navigation path.
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19. A computer readable medium for use in a server hosting a World Wide Web site, the computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising:
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computer readable means for obtaining at least one search term from a visitor to a World Wide Web site;
computer readable means for determining a navigation path based, at least in part, on said at least one search term, wherein said navigation path is determined from a plurality of navigation paths; and
computer readable means for establishing said navigation path for said visitor.
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20. An apparatus for directing navigation of a visitor to a World Wide Web site, comprising:
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means for obtaining at least one search term from a visitor to a World Wide Web site;
means for determining a navigation path based, at least in part, on said at least one search term, wherein said navigation path is determined from a plurality of navigation paths; and
means for establishing said navigation path for said visitor.
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