Method and apparatus for adding a search filter for web pages based on page type

• US 20070061298A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Naick, Indran, Wilson, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US11/226,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061298A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method of providing context for a search is presented. A search query implemented in accordance with the teachings of the present invention includes a query and a context for the query. In one embodiment, the query is implemented with a keyword and context for the query is implemented with a context filter.

Claims

1. A method of searching, comprising the steps of:

indexing content based on a keyword;

indexing the content based on a context filter;

receiving a search request including the keyword and the context filter;

searching the content; and

returning search results in response to searching the content, the search results identifying the content.

2. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the search term is associated with a product.

3. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the search term is associated with a location.

4. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the context filter is a table.

5. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the context filter is a form.

6. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the context filter is an address.

7. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the context filter defines the construction of a web page.

8. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the context filter is part of a Universal Resource Locator.

9. A method of searching as set forth in claim 1, wherein the method of searching is implemented in a search engine.

10. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive a search request including a keyword and a context filter, the context filter defining a web page environment that the keyword may be found in;

searching content in response to receiving the request; and

returning search results in response to searching the content, the search results identifying the content.

11. A computer program product as set fort in claim 10, wherein the keyword is associated with a product.

12. A computer program product as set fort in claim 10, wherein the key word is associated with a location.

13. A computer program product as set fort in claim 10, wherein the context filter is a table.

14. A computer program product as set fort in claim 10, wherein the context filter is a form.

15. A computer program product as set fort in claim 10, wherein the context filter is an address.

16. A computer program product as set fort in claim 10, wherein the context filter defines structural organization of a web page.

17. A computer program product as set fort in claim 10, wherein the context filter is part of a Universal Resource Locator.

18. A computing system, comprising:

a memory, the memory storing computer instructions, the computer instructions causing the computing system to;

communicate a search request including a keyword and a context filter, the context filter defining a physical structure of a web page;

the search request causing a server to search content in response to receiving the search request; and

receiving search results in response to searching the content, the search results identifying the content.

19. A computing system as set forth in claim 18, wherein the computing system is a user device.

20. A computing system as set forth in claim 18, wherein the server is a search engine server.