System and method for displaying the contents of a web page based on a user's interests
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a Web page in a client having a browser, the client connected to a plurality of servers in a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- partitioning data contained on the Web page into a plurality of data sections;
calculating a relevancy rating for each data section; and
displaying the data sections in an order based on the calculated relevancy ratings.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for finding information of interest within a particular Web page. A user creates an interest profile, which is stored with the user'"'"'s browser. An interest profile may be as simple as a list of key words, or may be more complex, including data such as relative importance weights and boolean expressions. Once an interest profile is created, it may be used on any Web page to sort the information on the page according to the user s interests. Information may be sorted by line, paragraph, section, or any other defined scope. Once sorted, the information is displayed to the user as a series of links to the actual points of interest within the original page.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a Web page in a client having a browser, the client connected to a plurality of servers in a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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partitioning data contained on the Web page into a plurality of data sections; calculating a relevancy rating for each data section; and displaying the data sections in an order based on the calculated relevancy ratings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An information handling system, comprising:
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one or more processors; an operating system for controlling operation of the processors; a browser; page display means, operative in conjunction with the browser, for displaying a Web page; means for partitioning data contained on the Web page into a plurality of data sections; means for calculating a relevancy rating for each data section; and means for displaying the data sections in an order based on the calculated relevancy ratings. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium for controlling the display of a Web page in a client, comprising:
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means for partitioning data contained on the Web page into a plurality of data sections; means for calculating a relevancy rating for each data section; and means for displaying the data sections in an order based on the calculated relevancy ratings. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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