MATCHING AND RECOMMENDING RELEVANT VIDEOS AND MEDIA TO INDIVIDUAL SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS

• US 20080140644A1
• Filed: 11/07/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intertrust Technologies Corporation (Fidelio Acquisition Co LLC)
• Original Assignee: Seeqpod Incorporated
• Inventors: Franks, Kasian, Podowski, Raf
• Granted Patent: US 8,037,051 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/73 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/732 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• 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

Abstract

A computer-implemented system and process for generating video search engine results page is disclosed. The system provides a query term and retrieves a collection of search results. Tags are generated for each search result and used to match media objects to each search result. The search results and video objects related to each search result are returned as a video search engine results page.

Claims

1. A method of searching for media objects associated with a search term, comprising:

receiving a first search term from a user;

performing a first search of Internet data, wherein said first search identifies web pages related to said first search term;

analyzing said web pages to determine additional search terms relating to said first search term; and

performing a second search for media objects relating to said additional search terms.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a link to said identified web pages and a link to said media object to said user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said media object associated with a particular web page is displayed adjacent said link.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing said web pages comprises scoring terms within said web pages.

5. The method of claim 4, performing said second search comprises performing said second search using a selected subset of the scored terms.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the subset is selected by selecting the terms having the highest scores.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the scoring is based upon a distance between said first search term and said additional search terms within said web pages.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a link to said identified web pages and displaying the retrieved at least one media objects.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the media object comprises a video file, an audio file or an image file.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein performing a first search of said Internet data comprises using an internet search engine.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing said web pages comprising summarizing said web pages.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing said web pages comprises parsing said web pages.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first search term and said additional search terms comprises a phrase having a plurality of words.

14. A method of retrieving media objects associated with a query, comprising:

receiving a query from a user;

retrieving, based upon the query, at least one search result;

generating a content analysis for the at least one search result; and

retrieving, based upon the content analysis, at least one media object.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one search result is retrieved using an internet search engine.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein generating a content analysis comprises scoring portions of the retrieved at least one search result.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein said at least one search result comprises a web page.

18. A system for searching for media objects associated with a search term, comprising:

a search module configured to retrieve, based upon a received first search term, at least one web page;

an analysis module configured to analyze said web page to determine additional search terms based on said received first search term; and

a media search module configured to retrieve, based upon the additional search terms, at least one media object.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising a results compiler configured to display a link to said web page and a link to said media object to a user.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one media object comprises a video file, an audio file or an image file.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein said analysis module comprises a summarization module configured to summarize the said at least one web page.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein said analysis module comprises a parser configured to parse said at least one web page.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein said search module comprises a relationship vector configured to represent the relationship between said received first search term and said at least one web page.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein said search module is configured to access an internet search engine.

25. A system for searching for media objects associated with a search term, comprising:

means for receiving a first search term from a user;

means for performing a first search of Internet data, wherein said first search identifies web pages related to said first search term;

means for analyzing said web pages to determine additional search terms relating to said first search term; and

means for performing a second search for media objects relating to said additional search terms.

26. One or more processor-readable storage devices having processor-readable code embodied therein, the processor-readable code for programming one or more processors within a computer to perform a method of searching for media objects associated with a search term, the method comprising:

receiving a first search term from a user;

performing a first search of Internet data, wherein said first search identifies web pages related to said first search term;

analyzing said web pages to determine additional search terms relating to said first search term; and

performing a second search for media objects relating to said additional search terms.