Highlighting notebooked web content

• US 8,799,273 B1
• Filed: 12/12/2008
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Chang, Bay-Wei, Dave, Kushal, Fontes, Paul, Gomes, Benedict A.
• Primary Examiner(s): LEWIS, ALICIA M
• Application Number:
  US12/334,005
• Time in Patent Office: 2,062 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A computer-implemented method can include receiving, in a system that maintains web notebooks for a plurality of user accounts, a request for a web document from a client computing device; determining whether a portion of the requested web document is included in a web notebook associated with one of the plurality of user accounts; and when it is determined that the portion is included in a web notebook associated with one of the plurality of user accounts, providing for display by the client computing device a highlighted version of the web document having a visual indicator that highlights the portion. Determining whether a portion of the requested web document is included in a web notebook associated with one of the plurality of user accounts can include determining whether the portion is included in at least a threshold number of web notebooks associated with distinct user accounts.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, in a system that maintains web notebooks for a plurality of user accounts, a request for a web document from a client computing device that is associated with a particular user account of the plurality of user accounts;

determining a number of web notebooks that each include a portion of the web document, the number of web notebooks being associated with the plurality of user accounts;

determining a threshold number, the threshold number being greater than one, wherein determining the threshold number comprises;

determining a subject matter of the requested web document, wherein the subject matter is based on at least one of a subject and a category of information provided in the requested web document;

determining a popularity of the subject matter, wherein the determining comprises analyzing the web notebooks to identify instances of content associated with the subject matter having been added to one or more of the web notebooks; and

setting the threshold number, wherein the threshold number is proportional to the determined popularity of the subject matter; and

determining that the number of web notebooks meets or exceeds the threshold number, and in response;

providing for display by the client computing device a highlighted version of the web document, wherein the highlighted version comprises the web document and a visual indicator that highlights the portion, and

providing access to one or more of the number of web notebooks in association with the highlighted version of the web document.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the number of web notebooks is determined based on public web notebooks and private web notebooks.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the one or more of the number of web notebooks comprise public web notebooks.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the number of web notebooks is determined based on web notebooks of user accounts other than the particular user account.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a search query from the client computing device and providing a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query for display by the client device, wherein receiving the request comprises receiving selection input from the client device identifying one of the plurality of search results.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the visual indicator comprises a semi-transparent background that is distinct from parts of the web document other than the highlighted portion.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the visual indicator comprises a graphic that is displayed next to the portion.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the popularity of the subject matter comprises identifying recent activity with respect to one or more of the web notebooks.

9. A system comprising:

one or more computers configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving, in a system that maintains web notebooks for a plurality of user accounts, a request for a web document from a client computing device that is associated with a particular user account of the plurality of user accounts;

determining a number of web notebooks that each include a portion of the web document, the number of web notebooks being associated with the plurality of user accounts;

determining a threshold number, the threshold number being greater than one, wherein determining the threshold number comprises;

determining a subject matter of the requested web document, wherein the subject matter is based on at least one of a subject and a category of information provided in the requested web document;

determining a popularity of the subject matter, wherein the determining comprises analyzing the web notebooks to identify instances of content associated with the subject matter having been added to one or more of the web notebooks; and

setting the threshold number, wherein the threshold number is proportional to the determined popularity of the subject matter; and

determining that the number of web notebooks meets or exceeds the threshold number, and in response;

providing for display by the client computing device a highlighted version of the web document, wherein the highlighted version comprises the web document and a visual indicator that highlights the portion, and

providing access to one or more of the number of web notebooks in association with the highlighted version of the web document.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the number of web notebooks is determined based on public web notebooks and private web notebooks.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more of the number of web notebooks comprise public web notebooks.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the number of web notebooks is determined based on web notebooks of user accounts other than the particular user account.

13. The system of claim 9, further comprising receiving a search query from the client computing device and providing a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query for display by the client device, wherein receiving the request comprises receiving selection input from the client device identifying one of the plurality of search results.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the visual indicator comprises a semi-transparent background that is distinct from parts of the web document other than the highlighted portion.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the visual indicator comprises a graphic that is displayed next to the portion.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein determining the popularity of the subject matter comprises identifying recent activity with respect to one or more of the web notebooks.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, in a system that maintains web notebooks for a plurality of user accounts, a request for a web document from a client computing device that is associated with a particular user account of the plurality of user accounts;

determining a number of web notebooks that each include a portion of the web document, the number of web notebooks being associated with the plurality of user accounts;

determining a threshold number, the threshold number being greater than one, wherein determining the threshold number comprises;

determining a subject matter of the requested web document, wherein the subject matter is based on at least one of a subject and a category of information provided in the requested web document;

determining a popularity of the subject matter, wherein the determining comprises analyzing the web notebooks to identify instances of content associated with the subject matter having been added to one or more of the web notebooks; and

setting the threshold number, wherein the threshold number is proportional to the determined popularity of the subject matter; and

determining that the number of web notebooks meets or exceeds the threshold number, and in response;

providing for display by the client computing device a highlighted version of the web document, wherein the highlighted version comprises the web document and a visual indicator that highlights the portion, and

providing access to one or more of the number of web notebooks in association with the highlighted version of the web document.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the number of web notebooks is determined based on public web notebooks and private web notebooks.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more of the number of web notebooks comprise public web notebooks.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the number of web notebooks is determined based on web notebooks of user accounts other than the particular user account.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, further comprising receiving a search query from the client computing device and providing a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query for display by the client device, wherein receiving the request comprises receiving selection input from the client device identifying one of the plurality of search results.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the visual indicator comprises a semi-transparent background that is distinct from parts of the web document other than the highlighted portion.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the visual indicator comprises a graphic that is displayed next to the portion.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein determining the popularity of the subject matter comprises identifying recent activity with respect to one or more of the web notebooks.