Topic Map for Navigational Control

• US 20080109441A1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stephens, R. Todd
• Granted Patent: US 8,301,621 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/156 Query results presentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

Included are embodiments for providing a topic map. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata, extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages, and creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.

Claims

1. A method for providing a topic map, comprising:

receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata;

extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages; and

creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to the at least a portion of the metadata.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a topic map, the topic map including the at least one topic.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the topic map includes at least one link to at least one of the web pages.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes at least one of the following:

a web page title, a web page description, and a web page keyword.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining at least one sub-topic associated with the topic.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to view at least one web page that is absent from the topic map.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a display name for at least one website, the display name being determined from at least a portion of the metadata.

8. A system for providing a topic map, comprising:

a receiving component configured to receive a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata;

an extracting component configured to extract at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages; and

a creating component configured to create at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to the at least a portion of the metadata.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a providing component configured to provide a topic map, the topic map including the at least one topic.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the topic map includes at least one link to at least one of the web pages.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the metadata includes at least one of the following:

a web page title, a web page description, and a web page keyword.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a determining component configured to determine at least one sub-topic associated with the topic.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising an option providing component configured to provide an option to view at least one web page that is absent from the topic map.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising a display name determining component configured to determine a display name for at least one website, the display name being determined from the at least a portion of the metadata.

15. A computer readable medium for providing a topic map, comprising:

receiving logic configured to receive a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata;

extracting logic configured to extract at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages; and

creating logic configured to create at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising providing logic configured to provide a topic map, the topic map including the at least one topic.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the topic map includes at least one link to at least one of the web pages.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the metadata includes at least one of the following:

a web page title, a web page description, and a web page keyword.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising determining logic configured to determine at least one sub-topic associated with the topic.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising option providing logic configured to provide an option to view at least one web page that is absent from the topic map.