Reaching resource neighborhoods

• US 8,515,994 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2008
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Reddy, Venkat A., Kumar, Krishna C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Channavajjala, Srirama
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHECHTMAN, CHERYL MARIA
• Application Number:
  US12/137,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20090313255A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,895 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

A method includes determining a source URI and extracting meta data from a resource downloaded from a network; storing the source URI and extracted meta data; and utilizing the stored URI and extracted meta data to formulate a search for another resource located on the network. A computer and computer program code are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a source Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and a download URI of a resource downloaded from a network to a user workstation, the source URI identifying a number of available resources and comprising a location usable for reaching a web page containing at least one link and the download URI comprising a location usable for reaching, by activating one of the at least one link, the resource which is downloaded;

extracting meta data from the downloaded resource;

storing the source URI, the download URI, and the extracted meta data on the user workstation in a storage repository, in association with identifying information for the downloaded resource, for subsequently populating a search query;

presenting a user interface to a user of the user workstation, the user interface containing a plurality of fields;

receiving, from the user, resource identifying information in a first of the fields;

using the resource identifying information to access the storage repository and to retrieve therefrom the previously-stored meta data, source URI, and download URI;

preloading the retrieved meta data, the retrieved source URI, and the retrieved download URI in corresponding second ones of the fields;

populating the search query from the second ones of the fields, after any user edits thereto;

performing a network search, using the populated search query, for a second resource located in a network neighborhood of the downloaded resource, the network neighborhood comprising one or more additional resources which are each distinct from the downloaded resource and which each share at least one common characteristic with the downloaded resource and the second resource being distinct from the downloaded resource; and

displaying results of the network search on the user interface of the user workstation.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein:

the determining, the extracting, and the storing are repeated for each of a plurality of resources downloaded from the network; and

further comprising;

creating, from the source URI of at least two of the downloaded resources, a composite URI; and

wherein the utilizing utilizes the composite URI when populating the search query to search for the second resource.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein

the determining, the extracting, and the storing are performed in response to the downloading of the resource.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the source URI and the download URI are determined by mining a browser log file.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising;

mining browser log files to extract therefrom the source URI and the download URI for the downloaded resource and for a plurality of other resources that have been downloaded prior to the determining.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the storage repository in which the source URI, the download URI, and the extracted meta data are stored is a table.

7. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one common characteristic relates the second resource to the downloaded resource and comprises at least one of the source URI, the download URI, and the meta data.

8. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein:

the downloaded resource is deleted subsequent to the storing of the source URI, the download URI, and the meta data; and

the second resource is identical to the downloaded resource; and

performing the network search comprises using the populated search query to retrieve a new copy of the downloaded resource instead of searching for the second resource.

9. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

determine a source Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and a download URI of a resource downloaded from a network to a user workstation, the source URI identifying a number of available resources and comprising a location usable for reaching a web page containing at least one link and the download URI comprising a location usable for reaching, by activating one of the at least one link, the resource which is downloaded;

extract meta data from the downloaded resource;

store the source URI, the download URI, and the extracted meta data on the user workstation in a storage repository, in association with resource identifying information for the downloaded resource, for subsequently populating a search query;

present a user interface to a user of the user workstation, the user interface containing a plurality of fields;

receive, from the user, resource identifying information in a first of the fields;

use the resource identifying information to access the storage repository and to retrieve therefrom the previously-stored meta data, source URI, and download URI;

preload the retrieved meta data, the retrieved source URI, and the retrieved download URI in corresponding second ones of the fields;

populate the search query from the second ones of the fields, after any user edits thereto;

perform a network search, using the populated search query, a network neighborhood of the downloaded resource, the network neighborhood comprising one or more additional resources which are each distinct from the downloaded resource and which each share at least one common characteristic with the downloaded resource; and

display results of the network search on the user interface of the user workstation.

10. The computer program product in accordance with claim 9, wherein the determining, the extracting, and the storing are performed in response to downloading of the resource.

11. The computer program product in accordance with claim 9, wherein the computer readable program when executed on the computer causes the computer to mine a browser log file to determine the source URI and the download URI.

12. The computer program product in accordance with claim 9, wherein the storage repository in which the source URI, the download URI, and the extracted meta data are stored is a table.

13. A computer configured to:

determine a source Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and a download URI of a resource downloaded from a network to a user workstation, the source URI identifying a number of available resources and comprising a location usable for reaching a web page containing at least one link and the download URI comprising a location usable for reaching, by activating one of the at least one link, the resource which is downloaded;

extract meta data from the downloaded resource;

store the source URI, the download URI, and the extracted meta data on the user workstation in a storage repository, in association with resource identifying information for the downloaded resource, for subsequently populating a search query;

delete the downloaded resource from the user workstation, while retaining the stored source URI, the stored download URI, and the stored meta data in the storage repository in association with the resource identifying information for the downloaded resource;

present a user interface to a user of the user workstation, the user interface containing a plurality of fields;

receive, from the user, resource identifying information in a first of the fields;

use the resource identifying information to access the storage repository and to retrieve therefrom the previously-stored meta data, source URI, and download URI;

preload the retrieved meta data, the retrieved source URI, and the retrieved download URI in corresponding second ones of the fields, where the second ones of the fields are editable in the user interface by the user;

populate the search query from the second ones of the fields, after any editing of the second ones of the fields by the user;

perform a network search, using the populated search query, for a new copy of the downloaded resource in a network neighborhood of the downloaded resource in response to a request by the user to search the network neighborhood, the network neighborhood comprising one or more resources which each share at least one characteristic in common with the downloaded resource; and

display results of the network search on the user interface.

14. The computer in accordance with claim 13, wherein the determining, the extracting, and the storing are performed in response to downloading of the resource.

15. The computer in accordance with claim 13, wherein the computer is configured to mine a browser log file to determine the source URI and the download URI.

16. The computer in accordance with claim 13, wherein the storage repository in which the source URI, the download URI, and the extracted meta data are stored is a table.

17. The computer in accordance with claim 13, wherein the computer is configured to preload the meta data, the source URI, and the download URI in the user interface in response to the user selecting the downloaded resource using the user interface.

18. The computer in accordance with claim 13, wherein the computer is configured to present the user interface in response to the user interacting with an icon representing the downloaded resource.