Detecting and rejecting annoying documents

• US 7,971,137 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2005
• Issued: 06/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Jindal, Deepak, Agarwal, Anurag
• Primary Examiner(s): Hutton; Doug
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dasgupta; Soumya
• Application Number:
  US11/302,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20070133034A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,022 Days
• Field of Search: 707/100, 715/234, 715/272, 715/277
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A system and method for evaluating documents for approval or rejection and/or rating. The method comprises comparing the document to one or more criteria determining whether the document contains an element that is substantially identical to one or more of a visual element, an audio element or a textual element that is determined to be displeasing.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of approving a document, the method comprising:

analyzing content of a first document to identify one or more first portions, wherein the first portions are visual, textual, or audio portions;

identifying one or more second documents that are similar to the first document, wherein the one or more second documents have second portions that are visual, textual, or audio portions;

based upon computer code that describes the first portions and the second portions, determining whether any of the first portions are substantially identical to the second portions that have been predetermined to be unacceptable; and

approving the first document only if none of the first portions are substantially identical to the second portions that have been predetermined to be unacceptable.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising making an approval or disapproval determination based on determining whether the document contains a portion that is substantially identical to an unacceptable segment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document contains delay parameters of lower magnitude than a delay parameter predetermined to be acceptable.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document contains computer code that results in the downloading of one or more video documents without initiation by the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document comprises computer code that downloads one or more audio documents without initiation by the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document comprises computer code that downloads one or more video and one or more audio documents without initiation by the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document comprises computer code that obtains data from sources other than the document itself.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document comprises computer code that opens network connections.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining operation comprises determining whether the document comprises computer code that loops greater than a number previously designated for comparison.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document comprises computer code that includes simulated random number generation.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the code determining operation comprises determining whether the document comprises computer code that calls hardware that is substantially identical to one or more types of hardware that has been predetermined to be unacceptable.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more types of hardware comprises a computer mouse.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more types of hardware comprises a game controller.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing an image of the document with one or more image quality values that have been predetermined to be acceptable.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more quality parameters comprises a degree of definition of a border boundary of a visual content of the document.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more quality parameters comprises an extent that a border boundary of a visual content of the document occupies a visual content of the document

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing a frame of an image of the document change contrast rate with a change contrast rate that has been predetermined to be acceptable.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing a color change rate of a frame of an image with a color change rate that has been predetermined to be acceptable.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing a rate at which an image of a document translates with a rate of translation that has been predetermined to be acceptable.

20. A computerized system for approving a document, comprising:

one or more computers for implementing the steps for;

analyzing content of a first document to identify one or more first portions, wherein the first portions are visual, textual, or audio portions;

identifying one or more second documents that are similar to the first document, wherein the one or more second documents have second portions that are visual, textual, or audio portions;

based upon computer code that describes the first portions and the second portions, determining whether any of the first portions are substantially identical to the second portions that have been predetermined to be unacceptable; and

approving the first document only if none of the first portions are substantially identical to the second portions that have been predetermined to be unacceptable.