Method and system for website analysis
First Claim
1. A method of Web site analysis comprising the steps of:
- establishing parameters for search and analysis of a Web page, including customized search rules, formatted according to a defined language specification;
analyzing said Web page to identify structure and content issues, and collect data, including executing said customized search rules; and
generating a report on the results of said analysis.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to computers and communications, and more specifically, to a method and system for analyzing Web sites and similar data structures. Tools exist for analyzing Web sites and locating problems, or simply collecting data, but the existing tools are very limited in what they can do, generally restricting the User to a selection of predetermined “tick-box” options. The invention provides an environment in which flexible and sophisticated search parameters may be defined by the User via regular expressions and a standard language specification. This allows the User to tailor his searches to match his specific Web site policy. The “extensible scan rules” of the invention also allow logic tests and analysis to be implemented, so that the search results are far more useful and relevant to the User.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of Web site analysis comprising the steps of:
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establishing parameters for search and analysis of a Web page, including customized search rules, formatted according to a defined language specification;
analyzing said Web page to identify structure and content issues, and collect data, including executing said customized search rules; and
generating a report on the results of said analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for analyzing a Web site, said system comprising:
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a Web server;
a Content Analysis server; and
a communication network for interconnecting said Web server and said Content Analysis server;
said Web server supporting said Web site; and
said Content Analysis server being operable to;
establishing parameters for search and analysis of a Web page, including customized search rules, formatted according to a defined language specification;
analyzing said Web page to identify structure and content issues, and collect data, including executing said customized search rules; and
generating a report on the results of said analysis.
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