SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REACHING RESOURCE NEIGHBORHOODS

• US 20090313255A1
• Filed: 06/12/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kumar, Krishna C., Reddy, Venkat A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,515,994 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

A method includes determining a source URI and extracting meta data from a resource downloaded from a network; storing the source URI and extracted meta data; and utilizing the stored URI and extracted meta data to formulate a search for another resource located on the network. A computer and computer program code are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a source URI and extracting meta data from a resource downloaded from a network;

storing the source URI and extracted meta data; and

utilizing the stored URI and extracted meta data to formulate a search for another resource located on the network.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising utilizing composite URI and extracted meta data from multiple resources to formulate a search for another resource located on the network.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising downloading the resource, and wherein the determining and extracting is performed in response to the downloading.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the source URI is determined by mining a browser log file.

5. A method in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising mining browser log files for resources that have been downloaded prior to the determining, and extracting URI information from the browser log files.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the source URI and extracted meta data are stored in a table.

7. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the determining and the extracting are performed in any order.

8. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein storing the source URI and storing the extracted meta data are performed in any order.

9. A method in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising presenting a user interface to a user that is preloaded with information related to a downloaded resource in response to a user request for a search.

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

determine a URI and extract meta data from a resource downloaded from a network;

store the URI and extracted meta data;

present a user interface to a user that is preloaded with meta data and URI information related to the downloaded resource in response to a request by a user; and

perform a network search using the meta data and URI information in the user interface, after any user edits, for resources.

11. A computer program product in accordance with claim 10 wherein the determining and extracting is performed in response to downloading of the resource.

12. A computer program product in accordance with claim 10 wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to mine a browser log file to determine the source URI.

13. A computer program product in accordance with claim 10 wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to store the source URI and extracted meta data in a table.

14. A computer program product in accordance with claim 10 wherein the determining and the extracting are performed in any order.

15. A computer configured to:

determine a source URI and extract meta data from a resource downloaded from a network;

store the source URI and extracted meta data;

present a user interface to a user that is preloaded with meta data and URI information related to the downloaded resource in response to a user request, where the preloaded information is editable in the user interface by a user; and

perform a network search using the meta data and URI information in the user interface, after any user edits, for resources in response to a request by a user for a search.

16. A computer in accordance with claim 15 wherein the determining and extracting is performed in response to downloading of the resource.

17. A computer in accordance with claim 15 and configured to mine a browser log file to determine the source URI.

18. A computer in accordance with claim 15 and configured to store the source URI and extracted meta data in a table.

19. A computer in accordance with claim 15 and configured to preload the meta data and URI information related to the downloaded resource in response to a user selecting a resource using the user interface.

20. A computer in accordance with claim 15 and configured to present the user interface in response to a user interacting with an icon representing a resource.