SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY ORGANIZING AND CLASSIFYING BUSINESSES ON THE WORLD-WIDE WEB
First Claim
1. A method of indexing content on a network, the method comprising:
- traversing the network to identify content associated with a uniform resource locator;
extracting geographic data from the content associated with the identified uniform resource locator without manual user intervention;
assigning a business category code to the uniform resource locator based on whether the extracted geographic data matches with data contained in a database; and
indexing the identified uniform resource locator and the assigned business category code in an electronic data store.
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Abstract
A method and search engine for classifying a source publishing a document on a portion of a network, includes steps of electronically receiving a document, based on the document, determining a source which published the document, and assigning a code to the document based on whether data associated with the document published by the source matches with data contained in a database. An intelligent geographic- and business topic-specific resource discovery system facilitates local commerce on the World-Wide Web and also reduces search time by accurately isolating information for end-users. Distinguishing and classifying business pages on the Web by business categories using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes is achieved through an automatic iterative process.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of indexing content on a network, the method comprising:
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traversing the network to identify content associated with a uniform resource locator; extracting geographic data from the content associated with the identified uniform resource locator without manual user intervention; assigning a business category code to the uniform resource locator based on whether the extracted geographic data matches with data contained in a database; and indexing the identified uniform resource locator and the assigned business category code in an electronic data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of indexing electronic content associated with a uniform resource locator on a network, the method comprising:
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traversing a network to identify electronic content associated with a uniform resource locator; accessing, over the network, the identified electronic content using the uniform resource locator; extracting geographic data from the accessed electronic content without manual user intervention; and indexing, in an electronic data store, the identified uniform resource locator based on the extracted geographic data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of indexing electronic content associated with a uniform resource locator on a network, the method comprising:
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traversing a network to identify electronic content associated with a uniform resource locator; accessing, over the network, the identified electronic content using the uniform resource locator; extracting business category data from the accessed electronic content without manual user intervention; and indexing, in an electronic data store, the identified uniform resource locator based on the extracted business category data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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