Method and apparatus for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web

• US 20050114163A1
• Filed: 04/15/2004
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher D. Coley, Ralph E. Wesinger Jr
• Original Assignee: Christopher D. Coley, Ralph E. Wesinger Jr
• Inventors: Coley, Christopher D., Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US10/825,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20050114163A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web. In a preferred embodiment, a computer having access to the Web is configured to receive information from a Web-traversing program configured to store information found at a link. The computer then stores and categorizes the information in a parent database. The database is then made available on the Web through a search engine.

Claims

1. A method for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web comprising:

traversing the Web by an automated program and storing information found at a link;

sending said information to a parent database;

categorizing said information by said parent database; and

making said database available on the Web through a search engine.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said information includes categories of information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said information further includes non-textual information associated with said categories.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said non-textual information includes graphics.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said information includes categories associated to said keywords.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said information includes categories associated to said second set of keywords.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said information is further associated to an additional set of categories.

8. An apparatus for cataloguing information on the World Wide Web comprising:

a computer having access to the Web and being configured to;

receive information from a Web-traversing program configured to store information found at a link;

store said information in a parent database;

categorize said information in said parent database; and

make said database available on the Web through a search engine.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said information includes categories of information.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said information further includes non-textual information associated with said categories.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said non-textual information includes graphics.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said information includes categories associated to said keywords.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said information includes categories associated to said second set of keywords.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said information is further associated to an additional set of categories.