Apparatus and method for cataloging data
First Claim
1. A method of cataloging data on a network, comprising:
- identifying a data source having data representative of a web page;
reading, from the data source, source code representative of the text displayed to a viewer of the web page;
identifying, based on the source code, whether at least a portion of the data source corresponds to a predetermined search category; and
cataloging the data source in accordance with said identifying.
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Abstract
A method of cataloging data is provided. The method includes identifying a data source having data representative of a web page, reading, from the data source, source code representative of the text displayed to a viewer of the web page, identifying, based on the source code, whether at least a portion of the data source corresponds to a predetermined search category, and cataloging the data source in accordance with the identifying. An automatic cataloging device is also provided. The automatic cataloging device includes a data storage device and a processor. The processor of the automatic cataloging device obtains an address of a web page having data from the data storage device, reads source code from the web page, identifies data from the source code that corresponds to a predetermined search category, and saves data related to the corresponding data in a predefined category within the data storage device.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of cataloging data on a network, comprising:
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identifying a data source having data representative of a web page;
reading, from the data source, source code representative of the text displayed to a viewer of the web page;
identifying, based on the source code, whether at least a portion of the data source corresponds to a predetermined search category; and
cataloging the data source in accordance with said identifying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of cataloging data available through a network, comprising:
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accessing a web page;
retrieving source code, including text displayed on the web page, from the web site;
querying the retrieved source code for data corresponding to a predefined category;
saving data related to the corresponding data to a data storage device; and
searching the source code for an address of another web page when corresponding data has been identified in the source code.
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39. An automatic web page cataloging device, comprising:
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a data storage device; and
a processor containing instructions that, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to;
obtain an address of a web page having data from said data storage device;
read source code, including text displayed on the web page, from the first data source;
identify data from the source code that corresponds to a predetermined search category; and
save data related to the corresponding data in a predefined category within said data storage device.
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40. The device of claim 40, wherein said processor performs without human intervention.
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