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Method and system for filtering an information resource displayed with an electronic device

  • US 9,015,175 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2011
  • Issued: 04/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for filtering an already obtained information resource, comprising a web page, document, file or other displayable information, for display on a plurality of electronic devices, with third-party functionality relative to a publisher of said information resource, the method comprising:

  • a. accessing data of said information resource in memory associated with said device;

    b. detecting one or more parts of said data to operate upon, the collection of said parts comprising a target portion of said information resource as rendered on said electronic device, said detection comprising recognition of repetitive structural patterns, annotations, or manual designation by the user;

    c. identifying, within said data of said target portion, the elements of a set;

    d. identifying one or more searchable components within each said element of said set;

    e. receiving input of a filter specification;

    f. interpreting said filter specification as a Boolean logic expression;

    g. evaluating said elements against said logic expression and identifying those elements which contain components matching said logic expression;

    h. differentiating in memory said identified elements from elements without said matching components; and

    i. updating said target portion to display only said identified elements.

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