Excerpted Content

• US 20150100570A1
• Filed: 02/24/2014
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Foxwordy Inc.
• Original Assignee: Foxwordy Inc.
• Inventors: Zent, Monica, Schmitt, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/334 Query execution G06F16/335 takes precedence

Abstract

A system and a method are disclosed for finding content uploaded by users of a computing system. The method search receives a search term, retrieves content, identifies instances of the search term in the retrieved content, scores the retrieved content, ranks the scored content, and selects content from the ranked content. The uploaded content is created by a method where received text files are processed to remove formatting, tags, and non-printing characters. Uploaded content may be further associated with attributes used to narrow searches for content. The processed content is searched and may also be used as a source for excerpts for summarizing, representing, or otherwise embodying the content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for finding excerpts of written content in a default network computing system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user of a default network computing system, one or more attributes and a search term comprising text;

retrieving one or more excerpted content items, from the default network computing system, each containing text and associated with the one or more received attributes;

identifying, through the default network computing system, one or more occurrences of the received search term in the one or more retrieved excerpted content items;

scoring, through the default network computing system, the one or more retrieved excerpted content items based on the one or more identified occurrences of the search term;

ranking, through the default network, the one or more retrieved excerpted content items according to the scoring of the one or more retrieved excerpted content items; and

selecting for display, to the user of the default network computing system, a plurality of excerpted content items comprising one or more of the one or more ranked excerpted content items.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying one or more excerpts of the plurality of excerpted content items provided for display, the one or more excerpts containing one or more occurrences of the received search term; and

providing for display, to the user of the default computing system, the one or more identified excerpts.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of excerpted content items selected for display are chosen from the ranked excerpted content items having the highest rankings.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the search term received comprises one or more words, one or more phrases, and any combination thereof.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the excerpted content item retrieved from the default network computing system is created from a method comprising:

receiving an input by a user of the default network computing system, the input comprising one or more elements containing text;

removing formatting, text file metadata, control characters, and characters specifying formatting from the received input comprising one or elements containing text;

receiving, from the user of the default network computing system, one or more attributes describing the received input;

creating an excerpted content item, from the processed input and received one or more attributes, on the default network computing system; and

storing, on the default network computing system, the created excerpted content item for later retrieval by the default network computing system.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the occurrences of the search term in the excerpted content item are identified from an element associated with the excerpted content item and selected from a group consisting of:

title, description, preview, content, file title, tags, attributes, comments, and any combination thereof.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein attributes associated with the excerpted content item are selected from a group consisting of:

document type, author name, author perspective, author practice area, author location, author expertise, author industry, author sub-industry, author occupation, author employer, author account type, and any combination thereof.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the retrieved excerpted content items are scored based on which of the one or more elements from which the one or more occurrences of the search term are identified.

9. A computer-implemented method for finding excerpts of written content in a computing system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user, a search term and one or more attributes;

retrieving one or more excerpted content items associated with the one or more received attributes;

identifying one or more occurrences of the received search term in the one or more retrieved excerpted content items;

scoring the one or more retrieved excerpted content items based on the one or more identified occurrences of the search term;

ranking, the one or more retrieved excerpted content items according to the scoring of the one or more retrieved excerpted content items; and

selecting one or more of the ranked excerpted content items.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

identifying one or more excerpts of the one or more of the excerpted content items provided for display, the one or more excerpts containing one or more occurrences of the received search term; and

providing the one or more identified excerpts.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more excerpted content items selected are chosen from the ranked excerpted content items having high rankings.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the retrieved excerpted content item is created from a method comprising:

receiving an input by a second user of, the input comprising one or more elements containing text;

removing formatting, text file metadata, control characters, and characters specifying formatting from the received input comprising one or elements containing text;

receiving, from the second user, one or more attributes describing the received input;

creating an excerpted content item, from the processed input and the one or more received attributes; and

storing the created excerpted content item.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the occurrences of the search term in the excerpted content item are identified from an element associated with the excerpted content item and selected from a group consisting of:

title, description, preview, content, file title, tags, attributes, comments, and any combination thereof.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the retrieved excerpted content items are scored based on which of the one or more elements from which the one or more occurrences of the search term are identified.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

receive, from a user, a search term and one or more attributes;

retrieve one or more excerpted content items associated with the one or more received attributes;

identify one or more occurrences of the received search term in the one or more retrieved excerpted content items;

score the one or more retrieved excerpted content items based on the one or more identified occurrences of the search term;

rank, the one or more retrieved excerpted content items according to the scoring of the one or more retrieved excerpted content items; and

select for display, to the user, one or more of the ranked excerpted content items.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to:

identify one or more excerpts of the one or more of the excerpted content items provided for display, the one or more excerpts containing one or more occurrences of the received search term; and

provide for display, to the user from whom the search term was received, the one or more identified excerpts.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more excerpted content items selected for display are chosen from the ranked excerpted content items having high rankings.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the retrieved excerpted content item, is created by instructions that cause the processor to:

receive an input by a second user of, the input comprising one or more elements containing text;

remove formatting, text file metadata, control characters, and characters specifying formatting from the received input comprising one or elements containing text;

receiving, from the second user, one or more attributes describing the received input;

create an excerpted content item, from the processed input and one or more received attributes; and

store the created excerpted content item.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the occurrences of the search term in the excerpted content item are identified from an element associated with the excerpted content item and selected from a group consisting of:

title, description, preview, content, file title, tags, attributes, comments, and any combination thereof.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the retrieved excerpted content items are scored based on which of the one or more elements from which the one or more occurrences of the search term are identified.