IDENTIFICATION OF CONTENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT

• US 20160246894A1
• Filed: 05/05/2016
• Published: 08/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Ruvini, Jean-David
• Granted Patent: US 10,452,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/258 Heading extraction; Automatic titling; Numbering

Abstract

In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an electronic document that comprises a plurality of sections. The method includes marking the plurality of sections as a content section or a non-content section using a visual attribute of the sections that includes at least one of a width of the section, a density of the plurality of hyperlinks in the section, a size of a font of text in the section and whether a title of the electronic document overlaps with text in the section. The method also includes storing the marking of the plurality of sections of the electronic document in a machine-readable medium.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a web page that includes one or more sections;

identifying a section from the electronic document;

calculating, using one or more processors, a score that corresponds to the section from the electronic document, the calculating being performed based on one or more attributes of the section;

comparing the calculated score that corresponds to the section to a predetermined threshold; and

marking the section as including content based on the comparison.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a second score that corresponds to a second section from the electronic document;

comparing the calculated second score to the predetermined threshold; and

marking the second section as not including content based on the comparison.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second section includes a button that is selectable to view a section of the web page that includes content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating the score includes determining a number of words that are included in the section, the words being from a title of the web page.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating the score includes determining a width of the section.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating the score includes determining a density of hyperlinks included in the section.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating the score includes determining a font size for a majority of text included in the section.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the section is next to an adjacent section in the web page, the adjacent section being marked as including content;

and the method further comprising;

determining that an attribute of the section is similar to an attribute of the adjacent section; and

marking the section as including content based on the determining.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the section is previously marked as not including content.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the attribute includes a background color; and

the determining includes determining that a background color of the section matches a background color of the adjacent section.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors and executable instructions accessible on a computer-readable medium that, when executed, configure the one or more processors to at least;

receive a web page that includes one or more sections;

identify a section from the electronic document;

calculate a score that corresponds to the section from the electronic document, the calculating being performed based on one or more attributes of the section;

compare the calculated score that corresponds to the section to a predetermined threshold; and

mark the section as including content based on the comparison.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

calculate a second score that corresponds to a second section from the electronic document;

compare the calculated second score to the predetermined threshold; and

mark the second section as not including content based on the comparison.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the second section includes a button that is selectable to view a section of the web page that includes content.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a width of the section.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a density of hyperlinks included in the section.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a font size for a majority of text included in the section.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the section is next to an adjacent section in the web page, the adjacent section being marked as including content; and

the one or more processors are further configured to;

determine that an attribute of the section is similar to an attribute of the adjacent section; and

mark the section as including content based on the determining.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the section is previously marked as not including content.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the attribute includes a background color; and

the one or more processors are further configured to;

determine that a background color of the section matches a background color of the adjacent section.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a web page that includes one or more sections;

identifying a section from the electronic document;

calculating a score that corresponds to the section from the electronic document, the calculating being performed based on one or more attributes of the section;

comparing the calculated score that corresponds to the section to a predetermined threshold; and

marking the section as including content based on the comparison.