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Enhanced document browsing with automatically generated links to relevant information

  • US 7,698,626 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2004
  • Issued: 04/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a computer system, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from a client device, personal information relating to a user, the personal information including at least one of a geographic location of the user, information provided by the user when registering an account, or information based on a browsing history of the user, the receiving being performed using a communication interface associated with the computer system;

    receiving, using a communication interface associated with the computer system, a first web page requested by the user;

    identifying, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, a word or phrase in the first web page;

    forming, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, a search query by concatenating the identified word or phrase with one or more terms based on the personal information;

    identifying, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, an additional web page based on a search performed by a search engine using the search query;

    embedding, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, a reference to the additional web page into the first web page in-line with the identified word or phrase to form a modified first web page; and

    transmitting, using a communication interface associated with the computer system, the modified first web page to the client device.

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