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Method and apparatus for enhancing webpage browsing

  • US 8,577,900 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2011
  • Issued: 11/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for enhancing webpage browsing, the webpage containing blocks of multimedia content, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a client, an input webpage from a webpage server;

    predicting, by a link enriching device located entirely in the client, for a first block in said input webpage, a subsequent second block, based on a browsing history of blocks of webpages by at least one user, the predicting includingdistinguishing focused blocks from unfocused blocks according to a dwell time of said block in said webpage,forming browsed block chains by arranging focused blocks among said blocks of webpages according to a chronological browsing order,learning said browsed block chains to establish a block prediction model,predicting a general prediction for said second block based on said block prediction model using said browsing history of blocks of webpages for more than one said user, andpredicting a customized prediction for said second block based on said block prediction model using said browsing history of blocks of webpages for one said user or users associated with one said user;

    automatically generating, by the link enriching device located entirely in the client, a link pointing to said second block based on a result of said predicting; and

    generating, by the link enriching device located entirely in the client, an output webpage including said link pointing to said second block.

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