Web Pages

• US 20030078992A1
• Filed: 10/04/2002
• Published: 04/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Public Knowledge
• Original Assignee: Public Knowledge
• Inventors: Kirkwood, Andrew David, Newby, Ian Andrew
• Application Number:
  US10/240,811
• Publication Number:
  US 20030078992A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9558 Details of hyperlinks; Management of linked annotations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

An improved web page in which a hyperlink object on the web page is linked to a search engine which will search all or any specified web pages to identify those in which that object occurs, or which contains subject matter relevant to that object and these can then be displayed to a user. This allows the user to identify a plurality of relevant web pages which might be of interest rather than being directed only to one specific page, as with a conventional hyperlink.

Claims

1. An improved web page including at least one hyperlink object, said hyperlink object being directed to a search engine which is operable to identify web pages or sites which contain subject matter relevant to said object and to display at least the addresses of said web pages so identified to a user.

2. A web page according to claim 1, wherein the search engine is configured to identify web pages or sites in accordance with specified limitations.

3. A web page according to claim 2, wherein the search engine is configured to identify web pages or sites on an Intranet.

4. A web page according to claim 2, wherein the search engine is configured to identify web pages or sites which have specified address or address parameters.

5. A web page according to claim 1, wherein said web pages or sites which contain subject matter relevant to said object are displayed in an order ranked according to their relevance.

6. A web page according to claim 1, wherein the search engine is operable to take a user directly to a most relevant web page or site so identified.

7. A web page according to claim 1, wherein the at least one hyperlink object is directed to a database of hyperlink objects adapted to insert hyperlink objects into new relevant pages located by a search of the search engine.

8. A web page according to claim 7, wherein the database of hyperlink objects is adapted to be updated to include new hyperlink objects from new relevant pages located during the search by converting objects from the new relevant pages into new hyperlink objects or by adding newly located hyperlink objects.

9. A web page according to claim 7, wherein the database is held on a server.

10. A web page according to claim 9, wherein the database contains a list of key phrases of all documents the server can link to and is adapted to provide automatic linking between pages containing a same key phrase.

11. A web page according to claim 10, wherein the key phrases are generated by integrating a keyword metatag of new relevant pages so located or by automatic key phrase extraction from the new relevant pages so located.

12. A web page according to claim 1, wherein a context of the web page is adapted to be directed to the search engine.

13. A web page according to claim 12, wherein at least one keyword has been extracted from the web page and added to a search key.

14. A web page according to claim 13, wherein the at least one keyword has been obtained from a keyword metatag or by automatic keyword extraction.

15. A web page according to claim 2, wherein said web pages or sites which contain subject matter relevant to said object are displayed in an order ranked according to their relevance.

16. A web page according to claim 15, wherein the at least one hyperlink object is directed to a database of hyperlink objects adapted to insert hyperlink objects into new relevant pages located by a search of the search engine.

17. A web page according to claim 16, wherein the database of hyperlink objects is adapted to be updated to include new hyperlink objects from new relevant pages located during the search by converting objects from the new relevant pages into new hyperlink objects or by adding newly located hyperlink objects.

18. A web page according to claim 16, wherein the database is held on a server.

19. A web page according to claim 18, wherein a context of the web page is adapted to be directed to the search engine.

20. A web page according to claim 19, wherein at least one keyword has been extracted from the web page and added to a search key.