Lexicon-based content correlation and navigation

• US 7,860,704 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Hamilton, Keith S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Han; Qi
• Application Number:
  US11/638,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20080147597A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,476 Days
• Field of Search: 704/1, 704/9, 704/10, 704/4, 704/257
• US Class Current: 704/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3338 Query expansion
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that use lexicons in content searching and browsing. Lexicons for a particular subject matter are identified. Groups of content are correlated together based upon the lexicons for the particular subject matter. Upon request, a particular portion of content, such as a web page, is displayed. The lexicon(s) for the particular content are retrieved and the key words of the lexicon(s) contained in the particular content are displayed in some manner. For example, the key words of the lexicon(s) that are present in the particular content can be visually indicated. As another example, the correlations to other content can be displayed upon selecting a particular key word of a lexicon that is present in the particular content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

analyzing a plurality of web pages;

identifying, by a computer in response to the analyzing, a plurality of lexicons indicated by the plurality of web pages, wherein keywords of each lexicon of the plurality of lexicons are based on conventional sources including dictionaries, and wherein the keywords of each lexicon include terms related to a subject of the plurality of web pages, and wherein each lexicon represents a different subject;

determining, by the computer in response to the identifying, that at least one lexicon of the plurality of lexicons corresponds to a web page of the plurality of web pages;

storing, in response to the determining, the keywords of the at least one lexicon and an association between the keywords and the corresponding web page;

receiving a request to access the corresponding web page;

retrieving, based on the receiving, the stored keywords of the at least one of the lexicons that correspond to the corresponding web page;

displaying the corresponding web page; and

highlighting, in the displayed web page, words in the displayed web page that match the retrieved keywords.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the analyzing and the identifying and the determining and the storing are performed prior to the receiving.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the analyzing and the identifying and the determining and the storing are performed in response to the receiving.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

correlating the plurality of web pages based on the plurality of lexicons; and

creating, based on the correlating, associations between web pages of the plurality of web pages and between the web pages and the plurality of lexicons.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the highlighting includes enabling access to a web page from the correlated plurality of web pages.

6. At least one computer-readable storage medium excluding signal or carrier wave type of medium, comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

analyzing a plurality of web pages;

identifying, in response to the analyzing, a plurality of lexicons indicated by the plurality of web pages, wherein keywords of each lexicon of the plurality of lexicons are based on conventional sources including dictionaries, and wherein the keywords of each lexicon include terms related to a subject of the plurality of web pages, and wherein each lexicon represents a different subject;

determining, in response to the identifying, that at least one lexicon of the plurality of lexicons corresponds to a web page of the plurality of web pages;

storing, in response to the determining, the keywords of the at least one lexicon in association with the corresponding web page;

receiving a request to access the corresponding web page;

retrieving, based on the receiving, the stored keywords of the at least one of the lexicons that correspond to the corresponding web page;

displaying the corresponding web page;

highlighting, in the displayed web page, words in the displayed web page that match the retrieved keywords.

7. The at least one computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 wherein the analyzing and the identifying and the determining and the storing are performed prior to the receiving.

8. The at least one computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 wherein the analyzing and the identifying and the determining and the storing are performed in response to the receiving.

9. The at least one computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, the method further comprising:

correlating the plurality of web pages based on the plurality of lexicons; and

creating, based on the correlating, associations between web pages of the plurality of web pages and between the web pages and the plurality of lexicons.

10. The at least one computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 wherein the highlighting includes enabling access to a web page from the correlated plurality of web pages.

11. A computing device including a processor and memory, the computing device configured to:

analyze a plurality of web pages;

identify a plurality of lexicons indicated by the analyzed plurality of web pages, wherein keywords of each lexicon of the plurality of lexicons are based on conventional sources including dictionaries, and wherein the keywords of each lexicon include terms related to a subject of the plurality of web pages, and wherein each lexicon represents a different subject;

determine that at least one lexicon of the identified plurality of lexicons corresponds to a web page of the analyzed plurality of web pages;

store the keywords of the at least one lexicon in association with the corresponding web page;

receive a request to access the corresponding web page;

retrieve, based on the request, the stored keywords of the at least one of the lexicons that correspond to the corresponding web page;

display the corresponding web page; and

highlight, in the displayed web page, words in the displayed web page that match the retrieved keywords.

12. The computing device of claim 11 wherein the system is further configured to analyze and identify and determine and store prior to the request being received.

13. The computing device of claim 11 wherein the system is further configured to analyze and identify and determine and store in response to the request being received.

14. The computing device of claim 11 further configured to:

correlate the plurality of web pages based on the plurality of lexicons; and

create associations between web pages of the correlated plurality of web pages and between the web pages and the plurality of lexicons.

15. The computing device of claim 14 further configured to enable access via a highlighted word to a web page from the correlated plurality of web pages.