Anchor image identification for vertical video search
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1. A computer-implemented method for accumulating candidate anchor images, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:
- identifying, by a computer comprising one or more processors, an image link from a video list during a Web crawling operation performed by a Web crawler of a video search application, where the video list is included in a video site;
determining, by the computer, if the image link points to a Web page having a video page pattern;
disregarding, by the computer, the image link if it is determined that the image link does not point to a Web page having a video page pattern; and
associating, by the computer, the image link with a Web page if it is determined that the image link does point to a Web page having a video page pattern.
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Abstract
Anchor images and information associated therewith are accumulated during a Web crawling operation. One or more rules are applied to the accumulated candidate anchor images to filter out candidate anchor images that are not appropriate for use as the anchor image for a particular target video. The remaining candidate anchor image is then selected as the anchor image for the particular video.
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1. A computer-implemented method for accumulating candidate anchor images, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:
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identifying, by a computer comprising one or more processors, an image link from a video list during a Web crawling operation performed by a Web crawler of a video search application, where the video list is included in a video site; determining, by the computer, if the image link points to a Web page having a video page pattern; disregarding, by the computer, the image link if it is determined that the image link does not point to a Web page having a video page pattern; and associating, by the computer, the image link with a Web page if it is determined that the image link does point to a Web page having a video page pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method for filtering and selecting an anchor image from a set of candidate anchor images, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:
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identifying, by a computer comprising one or more processors, a target image from a video list for consideration as an anchor image for a target video page, wherein the video list is included in a video site; applying, by the computer, one or more rules regarding anchor image selection to the target image; based upon application of the one or more rules, determining, by the computer, if the target image should be selected as the anchor image; if it is determined that the target image should not be selected as the anchor image for the target video page, disregarding, by the computer, the target image; and if it is determined that the target image should be selected as the anchor image for the target video page, identifying, by the computer, the target image as the anchor image for the target video page. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer storage medium that is not carrying a signal having computer readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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identify an image link from a video list during a Web crawling operation performed by a Web crawler of a video search application, wherein the video list is included in a video site; determine if the image link points to a Web page having a video page pattern; disregard the image link if it is determined that the image link does not point to the Web page; associate the image link with the Web page if it is determined that the image link does point to the Web page; apply one or more rules regarding anchor image selection to a target image associated with the image link; based upon application of the one or more rules, determine if the target image should be selected as the anchor image; if it is determined that the target image should not be selected as the anchor image for the Web page, disregard the target image; and if it is determined that the target image should be selected as the anchor image for the Web page, identify the target image as the anchor image for the Web page. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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