Methods and systems for assisted network browsing
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- displaying, to a user, a first web document received from a search engine, the first web document comprising a search engine result set;
receiving in a client application in a client device an interest signal generated in response to a user action, the interest signal indicating to the client application that the user has an interest in a hyperlink displayed as part of the search engine result set in the first web document, the hyperlink referencing a second web document;
automatically generating in the client application in the client device a request signal in response to the interest signal and sending the request signal to the search engine to request a text extract and implicitly derived past-user information, the text extract comprising text data previously extracted from the second web document and stored separately from the second web document, and the implicitly derived past-user information rating multiple previous viewers'"'"' interest in the second web document, the previous viewers being other than the user, and the interest of the previous viewers being implicitly derived using data at the search engine which logs measures of the previous viewers'"'"' interaction with the second web document, the measures including the previous viewers'"'"' linger time on the second web document, the previous viewers'"'"' quantity of repeat visits to the second web document, a quantity of repeat queries initiated by the previous viewers which led to the second web document, or a quantity of click-throughs by the previous viewers on the second web document;
receiving the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information in the client device in response to the request signal; and
displaying the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information to the user in association with the first web document, in response to the interest signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for assisted network browsing are described. In one described method, a client device receives an interest signal indicating a user'"'"'s interest in a hyperlink contained in a first document. The client device responds to the interest signal by generating a request signal comprising a request for third-party-provided information about a second document associated with the hyperlink. The client device receives the requested third-party-provided information and causes it to be output in association with the first document.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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displaying, to a user, a first web document received from a search engine, the first web document comprising a search engine result set; receiving in a client application in a client device an interest signal generated in response to a user action, the interest signal indicating to the client application that the user has an interest in a hyperlink displayed as part of the search engine result set in the first web document, the hyperlink referencing a second web document; automatically generating in the client application in the client device a request signal in response to the interest signal and sending the request signal to the search engine to request a text extract and implicitly derived past-user information, the text extract comprising text data previously extracted from the second web document and stored separately from the second web document, and the implicitly derived past-user information rating multiple previous viewers'"'"' interest in the second web document, the previous viewers being other than the user, and the interest of the previous viewers being implicitly derived using data at the search engine which logs measures of the previous viewers'"'"' interaction with the second web document, the measures including the previous viewers'"'"' linger time on the second web document, the previous viewers'"'"' quantity of repeat visits to the second web document, a quantity of repeat queries initiated by the previous viewers which led to the second web document, or a quantity of click-throughs by the previous viewers on the second web document; receiving the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information in the client device in response to the request signal; and displaying the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information to the user in association with the first web document, in response to the interest signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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transmitting a first web document from a search engine to a client application, the first web document comprising a search engine result set; receiving in the search engine from the client application a request signal requesting a text extract and implicitly derived past-user information, the text extract comprising text data previously extracted from a second web document referenced by a hyperlink displayed as part of the search engine result set in the first web document and stored separately from the second web document, the implicitly derived past-user information rating a previous viewers'"'"' interest in the second web document, the previous viewers being other than the user, and the request signal being automatically generated based on receiving, in the client application, an interest signal generated in response to a user action, the interest signal indicating to the client application that the user has an interest in the hyperlink; implicitly deriving in the search engine the interest of the previous viewers using data which logs measures of the previous viewers'"'"' interaction with the second web document, the measures including the previous viewers'"'"' linger time on the second web document, the previous viewers'"'"' quantity of repeat visits to the second web document, a quantity of repeat queries initiated by the previous viewers which led to the second web document, or a quantity of click-throughs by the previous viewers on the second web document; retrieving the text extract in the search engine in response to the request signal; and generating in the search engine an information signal comprising the retrieved text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information, the information signal configured to cause the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information to be output in association with the first web document. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer-readable storage device encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that, when executed, operate to cause a computer to perform operations comprising:
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displaying, to a user, a first web document received from a search engine, the first web document comprising a search engine result set; receiving in a client application an interest signal generated in response to a user action, the interest signal indicating to the client application that the user has an interest in a hyperlink displayed as part of the search engine result set in the first web document, the hyperlink referencing a second web document; automatically generating in the client application a request signal in response to the interest signal and sending the request signal to the search engine to request a text extract and implicitly derived past-user information, the text extract comprising text data previously extracted from the second web document and stored separately from the second web document, and the implicitly derived past-user information rating a previous viewers'"'"' interest in the second web document, the previous viewers being other than the user, and the interest of the previous viewers being implicitly derived using data at the search engine which logs measures of the previous viewers'"'"' interaction with the second web document, the measures including the previous viewers'"'"' linger time on the second web document, the previous viewers'"'"' quantity of repeat visits to the second web document, a quantity of repeat queries initiated by the previous viewers which led to the second web document, or a quantity of click-throughs by the previous viewers on the second web document; receiving the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information in response to the request signal; and displaying the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information to the user in association with the first web document, in response to the interest signal.
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42. A computer-readable storage device encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that, when executed, operate to cause a computer to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting a first web document to a client application, the first web document comprising a search engine result set; receiving from the client application a request signal requesting a text extract and implicitly derived past-user information, the text extract comprising text data previously extracted from a second web document referenced by a hyperlink displayed as part of the search engine result set in the first web document and stored separately from the second web document, the implicitly derived past-user information rating a previous viewers'"'"' interest in the second web document, the previous viewers being other than the user, and the request signal being automatically generated based on receiving, in the client application, an interest signal generated in response to a user action, the interest signal indicating to the client application that the user has an interest in the hyperlink; implicitly deriving the interest of the previous viewers using data which logs measures of the previous viewers'"'"' interaction with the second web document, the measures including the previous viewers'"'"' linger time on the second web document, the previous viewers'"'"' quantity of repeat visits to the second web document, a quantity of repeat queries initiated by the previous viewers which led to the second web document, or a quantity of click-throughs by the previous viewers on the second web document; retrieving the text extract in response to the request signal; and generating an information signal comprising the retrieved text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information, the information signal configured to cause the text extract and the implicitly derived past-user information to be output in association with the first web document.
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