Enhanced interface utility for web-based searching

• US 20060080292A1
• Filed: 12/14/2004
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DAR Al Riyadh Holding Company Limited
• Original Assignee: DAR Al Riyadh Holding Company Limited
• Inventors: Alanzi, Faisal Saud Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US11/010,295
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080292A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

A method for searching the world wide web. The method includes receiving one or more keywords for a search and executing a search of the world wide web based on the one or more keywords to identify one or more web pages relevant to one or more keywords. Text versions of the web pages are created by removing images from the web pages. The method includes providing access to the text version of the web pages and displaying the text version of one of the web pages. The method may be used to create tabbed pages for image retrieval. A server and utility interface for implementing the search are also provided.

Claims

1. A method for searching the world wide web comprising:

(a) receiving one or more keywords for a search;

(b) executing a search of the world wide web based on the one or more keywords to identify one or more web pages relevant to one or more keywords;

(c) creating text versions of the one or more web pages by removing images from the one or more web pages;

(d) providing access to the text version of the one or more web pages; and

(e) displaying the text version of one of the web pages.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein creating text versions of the one or more web pages includes applying tag manipulation rules to each of the one or more web pages.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein applying said tag manipulation rules includes removing all images contained in each of said one or more web pages.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein applying said tag manipulation rules includes comparing tags in each of said one or more web pages to a predefined list of tags and retaining text associated with any of the predefined list of tags in each of the one or more web pages results are retained and removing the tags associated with any of the predefined list of tags.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein applying said tag manipulation rules includes comparing tags in each of said one or more web pages to a predefined list of allowed tags and retaining the tags associated with the predefined list of tags.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the text view of one of the web pages includes displaying a link for each of said one or more web pages in a first portion and displaying the text view of one of the web pages associated with one of the links of the one or more web pages in a second portion, wherein selecting a different link displays a different text version of a different one of the web pages associated with the different link in the second portion.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the text version of one of the web pages includes providing a plurality of tabbed pages, each tabbed page having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being configured to display a predetermined number of links of the one or more web pages, the second portion displaying the text version of one of the web pages associated with one of the number of links in said first portions, wherein selecting a different link displays a different text version of a different one of the web pages associated with the different link in the second portion.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein selecting another of the plurality of tabbed pages displays a different set of links of the one or more web pages.

9. The method according to claim 1, recommending a keyword prior to performing the query.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein recommending the keyword includes receiving at least a portion of the keyword, performing a look-up based on at least a portion of the keyword, and returning a recommended keyword.

11. The method according to claim 10, using the recommended keyword as one of the one or more keywords for the search.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more keywords are provided from a web browser.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more keywords are provided from a search toolbar.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing the text version of the one or more web pages in a cache.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein providing access to the text version of one of the web pages includes accessing the text version of the one or more web pages in the cache.

41. The method according to claim 9, wherein recommending a keyword prior to performing the query includes recommending a plurality of keywords for at least one of the one or more keywords.

16. A system for searching the world wide web, the system comprising:

a server configured to receive one or more keywords for a search, to execute a search of the world wide web based on the one or more keywords to identify one or more web pages relevant to one or more keywords, to create text versions of the one or more web pages by removing images from the one or more web pages, to provide access to the text version of the one or more web pages, and to transmit information to display the text version of one of the web pages.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the server is configured to create text versions of the one or more web pages by applying tag manipulation rules to each of the one or more web pages.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein applying said tag manipulation rules includes removing all images contained in each of said one or more web pages.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein applying said tag manipulation rules includes comparing tags in each of said one or more web pages to a predefined list of tags and retaining text associated with any of the predefined list of tags in each of said one or more web pages results are retained and removing the tags associated with any of the predefined list of tags.

20. The system according to claim 17, wherein applying said tag manipulation rules includes comparing tags in each of said one or more web pages to a predefined list of allowed tags and retaining the tags associated with the predefined list of tags.

21. The system according to claim 16, wherein the transmitted information to display the text version of one of the web pages includes information to display a link for each of the one or more web pages in a first portion and to display the text view of one of the web pages associated with one of the links of the one or more web pages in a second portion, wherein selecting a different link displays a different text version of a different one of the web pages associated with the different link in the second portion.

22. The system according to claim 16, wherein the transmitted information to display the text version of one of the web pages includes information to provide a plurality of tabbed pages, each tabbed page having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being configured to display a predetermined number of links of the one or more web pages, the second portion being configured to display the text version of one of the web pages associated with one of the number of links in said first portions, wherein selecting a different link displays a different text version of a different one of the web pages associated with the different link in the second portion.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein selecting another of the plurality of tabbed pages displays a different set of links of the one or more web pages.

24. The system according to claim 16, wherein the server recommends a keyword prior to performing the query.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein the server receives at least a portion of the keyword, performs a look-up based on at least a portion of the keyword, and returns a recommended keyword.

26. The system according to claim 24, wherein the server receives the recommended keyword as one of the one or more keywords for the search.

27. The system according to claim 16, wherein the one or more keywords are provided from a web browser.

28. The system according to claim 16, wherein the one or more keywords are provided from a search toolbar.

29. The system according to claim 16, wherein the server is configured to execute a search of the world wide web based on the one or more keywords to identify one or more images relevant to one or more keywords, to create a thumbnail versions of the one or more web images;

and to transmit information for displaying the thumbnail image associated with each of said one or more images.

30. The system according to claim 29, wherein the transmitted information includes information to provide a plurality of tabbed pages, each tabbed page is configured to display a predetermined number of links and their associated thumbnail images, and selecting one of the predetermined number of links or thumbnail image associated with the one of the predetermined number of links displays the image.

31. The system according to claim 30, wherein selecting another of the plurality of tabbed pages displays a different set of links and their associated thumbnail images.

33. The method according to claim 31, wherein selecting another of the plurality of tabbed pages displays a different set of links of the thumbnail images.

35. The interface utility according to claim 33, further comprising a spell recommender component configured to return recommended search terms based on search terms provided by a user before searching the world wide web.

36. The interface utility according to claim 33, wherein the text view component includes a server configured to receive keyword requests from a user and perform a search on the search engine.

37. The interface utility according to claim 35, wherein the server manipulates the individual search results by applying tag manipulation rules to the individual search results.

38. The interface utility according to claim 36, wherein the tag manipulation rules include removing all images contained in each of the individual search results.

39. The interface utility according to claim 36, wherein the tag manipulation rules include a predefined list of tags and text associated with any of the predefined list of tags in each of the individual search results are retained and the tags are removed.

40. The interface utility according to claim 36, wherein the tag manipulation rules include a predefined list of allowed tags that are retained by the individual search results.

42. The system according to claim 24, wherein the server recommends a plurality of keywords for at least one of the one or more keywords.

32. A method for searching the world wide web for images, the method comprising:

(a) receiving one or more keywords for a search;

(b) executing a search of the world wide web based on the one or more keywords to identify one or more images relevant to one or more keywords;

(c) creating a thumbnail version of the one or more web images; and

(d) displaying the thumbnail image associated with each of said one or more images, wherein displaying the thumbnail images includes providing a plurality of tabbed pages, each tabbed page configured to display a predetermined number of links and their associated thumbnail images, wherein selecting one of the predetermined number of links or thumbnail image associated with the one of the predetermined number of links displays the image.

34. An interface utility for searching the world wide web, the interface utility comprising:

(a) a text view component configured to display in a web page a text version of an individual search result returned by a search engine; and

(b) a tabbed page component, the tabbed page component comprising at least one tabbed page configured to provide a plurality of search results returned by the search engine, wherein one of the plurality of search results includes the individual search result displayed by the text view component.