Topic map for navigational control

• US 8,301,621 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stephens, R. Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Kerzhner, Aleksandr
• Application Number:
  US11/557,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20080109441A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,184 Days
• Field of Search: 707/722, 707/999.01, 707/999.201, 707/999.003
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/156 Query results presentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

Included are embodiments for providing a topic map. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata, extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages, and creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.

Claims

1. A method for providing a topic map, comprising:

receiving a first web page and a second web page, the first web page and the second web page including metadata, the first web page and the second web page being part of a website and organized hierarchically under a uniform resource locator address for the website;

extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the first web page and the second web page;

determining, by a computing device, a first topic that is common to content in the first web page and the second web page, the first topic being derived from the metadata;

determining whether the first web page and the second web page are similar;

in response to determining that the first web page and the second web page are not similar, providing the topic map for the website, the topic map including the first topic and the topic map listing the first web page and the second web page as corresponding to the first topic; and

in response to determining that the first web page and the second web page are similar, providing the topic map for the website, the topic map including the first topic, the topic map listing the first web page as corresponding to the first topic, while excluding the second web page,

wherein the topic map provides a listing of topics of content associated with the website and corresponding links to web pages of the website where particular topics of content are located in the website.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the topic map includes at least one link to at least one of the first web page and the second web page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes at least one of the following:

a web page title, a web page description, and a web page keyword.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a sub-topic associated with the first topic.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to excluding the second web page, providing an option to view the second web page.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a display name for at least one web page of the website, the display name being determined from at least a portion of the metadata.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the topic as a result to a website search.

8. The method of claim 1, the topic map including a no desired result option, the no desired result option for providing search capabilities to the user, in response to a determination that the topic map does not include a desired result.

9. A system for providing a topic map, comprising:

a memory that stores at least the following;

a receiving component configured to receive a first web page and a second web page, the first web page and the second web page including metadata, the first web page and the second web page being part of a website and organized hierarchically under a uniform resource locator address for the website;

an extracting component configured to extract at least a portion of the metadata from the first web page and the second web page;

a first determining component configured to determine a first topic that is common to content in the first web page and the second web page, the first topic being derived from the metadata;

a second determining component configured to determine whether the first web page and the second web page are similar;

a first creating component configured to, in response to determining that the first web page and the second web page are not similar, create the topic map for the website, the topic map including the first topic that is common to the first web page and the second web page, the topic map listing the first web page and the second web page as corresponding to the first topic; and

a second creating component configured to, in response to determining that the first web page and the second web page are similar, create the topic map for the website, the topic map listing the first web page as corresponding to the first topic, while excluding the second web page,

wherein the topic map provides a listing of topics of content associated with the website and corresponding links to web pages of the website where particular topics of content are located in the website.

10. The system of claim 9, the memory further storing providing component configured to provide the topic map, the topic map including the first topic.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the topic map includes a link to at least one of the first web page and the second web page.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the metadata includes at least one of the following:

a web page title, a web page description, and a web page keyword.

13. The system of claim 9, the memory further storing a determining component configured to determine a sub-topic associated with the first topic.

14. The system of claim 9, the memory further storing an option providing component configured to, in response to excluding the second web page, provide an option to view the second web page.

15. The system of claim 9, the memory further storing a display name determining component configured to determine a display name for a web page of the website, the display name being determined from the at least a portion of the metadata.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program for providing a topic map, that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform at least the following:

receive a first web page and a second web page, the first web page and the second web page including metadata, the first web page and the second web page being part of a website and organized hierarchically under a uniform resource locator address for the website;

extract at least a portion of the metadata from the first web page and the second web page;

determine a first topic that is common to content of the first web page and the second web page, the first topic being derived from the metadata;

determine whether the first web page and the second web page are similar;

in response to determining that the first web page and the second web page are not similar, provide the topic map for the website, the topic map including the first topic and the topic map listing the first web page and the second web page as corresponding to the first topic; and

in response to determining that the first web page and the second web page are similar, provide the topic map for the website, the topic map including the first topic, the topic map listing the first web page as corresponding to the first topic, while excluding the second web page,

wherein the topic map provides a listing of topics of content associated with the website and corresponding links to web pages of the website where particular topics of content are located in the website.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the topic map includes a link to at least one of the first web page and the second web page.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the metadata includes at least one of the following:

a web page title, a web page description, and a web page keyword.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, the program further causing the computer to perform at least the following:

determine a sub-topic associated with the first topic.