Network bookmarking based on network traffic

• US 8,255,519 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2007
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Allen, Robbie, Chancellor, Marisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Strange, Aaron
• Assistant Examiner(s): COX, NATISHA D
• Application Number:
  US11/870,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100169A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,784 Days
• Field of Search: 709/238
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

Abstract

A system comprises a packet data processing element; first network resource tracking logic operable to perform monitoring data packets as the packets pass through the network element; detecting network resource identifiers within the data packets; forming network resource identifier report messages that carry the network resource identifiers; forwarding the network resource identifier report messages to a bookmark processing server; storing records of each of the network resource identifiers carried therein; storing counters that identify numbers of times that associated network resource identifiers were requested; determining interesting network resource identifiers based on the records and decision steps; generating and providing a report of the interesting network resource identifiers. As one result, interesting network resource identifiers can be automatically found in network traffic and provided to a social bookmarking site.

Claims

1. A data processing system, comprising:

a first packet data router, comprising;

one or more ingress network interfaces that are coupled to a data network for receiving one or more data packets therefrom;

one or more egress network interfaces that are coupled to a data network for sending one or more data packets thereto;

one or more processors;

a packet switching system coupled to the one or more processors and to the ingress network interfaces and to the egress network interfaces and configured to receive one of the data packets from one of the ingress network interfaces, determine next hop for the one of the data packets, and forward the one of the data packets toward the next hop on a selected one of the egress interfaces;

first network resource tracking logic in the router and encoded in a computer-readable storage medium for execution and when executed by the one or more processors operable to perform;

monitoring the one or more data packets as the one or more data packets pass through the first packet data router;

detecting one or more network resource identifiers within the one or more data packets;

forming one or more network resource identifier report messages that carry the one or more network resource identifiers;

forwarding the one or more network resource identifier report messages to a bookmark processing server;

wherein the bookmark processing server comprises bookmark processing logic encoded in a computer-readable storage medium for execution and when executed is operable to perform;

receiving the one or more network resource identifier report messages and storing one or more records of each of the one or more network resource identifiers carried therein;

creating and storing counters in the records, wherein the counters identify numbers of times that associated network resource identifiers were requested;

determining one or more interesting network resource identifiers based on the records and one or more decision steps;

wherein a network resource identifier is an interesting network resource identifier if the network resource identifier was repeatedly accessed by a subset of computers in the data network, wherein the subset of computers is at least 10% of a total quantity of computers but less than a specified percentage at which the network resource identifier is deemed widely known;

generating and providing a report of the interesting network resource identifiers.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more decision steps comprise determining the highest counters.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the bookmark processing logic further comprises logic which when executed causes creating and storing a list of excluded network resource identifiers, determining whether the one or more network resource identifiers carried in the one or more network resource identifier report messages are in the list of excluded network resource identifiers, and not storing the network resource identifiers when the one or more network resource identifiers carried in the one or more network resource identifier report messages are in the list of excluded network resource identifiers.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the bookmark processing logic further comprises logic which when executed causes:

storing one or more words of interest in a searchable data store;

receiving user input specifying a search for one or more search terms;

searching the data store to identify one or more network resource identifiers associated with any of the one or more words of interest that match the one or more search terms;

providing a report of the one or more network resource identifiers associated with any of the one or more words of interest that match the one or more search terms.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second packet data router coupled through the network to the first packet data router and comprising second network resource tracking logic encoded in a computer-readable storage medium for execution and when executed by the one or more processors operable to perform monitoring second one or more data packets as the second one or more data packets pass through the second data router;

detecting other network resource identifiers within the second one or more data packets;

forming one or more other network resource identifier report messages that carry the one or more other network resource identifiers;

forwarding the one or more other network resource identifier report messages to the bookmark processing server.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of other packet data routers coupled to the first packet data router in other locations in the network and each configured to forward to the bookmark processing server one or more other network resource identifier report messages carrying one or more other network resource identifiers detected in other data packets passing through the other packet data routers.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark processing server further comprises logic which when executed causes creating and sending to a social bookmarking website a request to enter a uniform resource locator (URL) into a data store of the social bookmarking website, where the request comprises one or more of the network resource identifiers.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the network resource identifiers are uniform resource locators (URLs).

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the first packet data router comprises any of a router or packet data switch.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark processing server further comprises means for creating and sending to a social bookmarking website a request to enter a uniform resource locator (URL) into a data store of the social bookmarking website, where the request comprises one or more of the network resource identifiers.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first network resource tracking logic comprises logic which when executed causes:

retrieving, for a particular one of the network resource identifiers, online content associated with the particular one of the network resource identifiers;

identifying one or more words of interest in the online content;

providing the one or more words of interest to the bookmark processing server in association with one of the network resource identifier report messages.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium encoded with first network resource tracking logic comprising one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a database router, cause:

monitoring one or more data packets as the one or more data packets pass through the router;

detecting one or more network resource identifiers within the one or more data packets;

forming one or more network resource identifier report messages that carry the one or more network resource identifiers;

forwarding the one or more network resource identifier report messages to a bookmark processing server;

wherein the bookmark processing server comprises one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed cause;

receiving the one or more network resource identifier report messages and storing one or more records of each of the one or more network resource identifiers carried therein;

creating and storing counters in the records, wherein the counters identify numbers of times that associated network resource identifiers were requested;

determining one or more interesting network resource identifiers based on the records and one or more decision steps;

wherein a network resource identifier is an interesting network resource identifier if the network resource identifier was repeatedly accessed by a subset of computers in the data network, wherein the subset of computers is at least 10% of a total quantity of computers but less than a specified percentage at which the network resource identifier is deemed widely known;

generating and providing a report of the interesting network resource identifiers.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more decision steps comprise determining the highest counters.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the bookmark processing logic further comprises instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform:

creating and storing a list of excluded network resource identifiers, determining whether the one or more network resource identifiers carried in the one or more network resource identifier report messages are in the list of excluded network resource identifiers, and not storing the network resource identifiers when the one or more network resource identifiers carried in the one or more network resource identifier report messages are in the list of excluded network resource identifiers.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the bookmark processing logic further comprises instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform:

storing one or more words of interest in a searchable data store;

receiving user input specifying a search for one or more search terms;

searching the data store to identify one or more network resource identifiers associated with any of the one or more words of interest that match the one or more search terms;

providing a report of the one or more network resource identifiers associated with any of the one or more words of interest that match the one or more search terms.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising a second packet data processing logic communicating with a second network resource tracking logic encoded in the storage medium, comprising one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:

monitoring second one or more data packets as the second one or more data packets pass through the second data routers;

detecting other network resource identifiers within the second one or more data packets;

forming one or more other network resource identifier report messages that carry the one or more other network resource identifiers;

forwarding the one or more other network resource identifier report messages to the bookmark processing server.

17. A data processing system, comprising:

a first packet data router, comprising;

one or more ingress network interfaces that are coupled to a data network for receiving one or more data packets therefrom;

one or more egress network interfaces that are coupled to a data network for sending one or more data packets thereto;

one or more processors;

a packet switching system coupled to the one or more processors and to the ingress network interfaces and to the egress network interfaces and configured to receive one of the data packets from one of the ingress network interfaces, determine next hop for the one of the data packets, and forward the one of the data packets toward the next hop on a selected one of the egress interfaces;

a first network resource tracking logic, in the router, comprising;

means for monitoring the one or more data packets as the one or more data packets pass through the first packet data router;

means for detecting one or more network resource identifiers within the one or more data packets;

means for forming one or more network resource identifier report messages that carry the one or more network resource identifiers;

means for forwarding the one or more network resource identifier report messages to a bookmark processing server;

wherein the bookmark processing server comprises;

means for receiving the one or more network resource identifier report messages and storing one or more records of each of the one or more network resource identifiers carried therein;

means for creating and storing counters in the records, wherein the counters identify numbers of times that associated network resource identifiers were requested;

means for determining one or more interesting network resource identifiers based on the records and one or more decision mechanisms;

wherein a network resource identifier is an interesting network resource identifier if the network resource identifier was repeatedly accessed by a subset of computers in the data network, wherein the subset of computers is at least 10% of a total quantity of computers but less than a specified percentage at which the network resource identifier is deemed widely known;

means for generating and providing a report of the interesting network resource identifiers.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more decision mechanisms comprise means for determining the highest counters.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the bookmark processing server further comprises means for creating and storing a list of excluded network resource identifiers, means for determining whether the one or more network resource identifiers carried in the one or more network resource identifier report messages are in the list of excluded network resource identifiers, and means for not storing the network resource identifiers when the one or more network resource identifiers carried in the one or more network resource identifier report messages are in the list of excluded network resource identifiers.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the first packet data router further comprises:

means for retrieving, for a particular one of the network resource identifiers, online content associated with the particular one of the network resource identifiers;

means for identifying one or more words of interest in the online content;

means for providing the one or more words of interest to the bookmark processing server in association with one of the network resource identifier report messages.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the bookmark processing logic further comprises:

means for storing the one or more words of interest in a searchable data store;

means for receiving user input specifying a search for one or more search terms;

means for searching the data store to identify one or more network resource identifiers associated with any of the one or more words of interest that match the one or more search terms;

means for providing a report of the one or more network resource identifiers associated with any of the one or more words of interest that match the one or more search terms.

22. The system of claim 17, further comprising a second packet data router coupled through the network to the first packet data router and comprising second network resource tracking logic means for performing monitoring second one or more data packets as the second one or more data packets pass through the second data router;

means for detecting other network resource identifiers within the second one or more data packets;

means for forming one or more other network resource identifier report messages that carry the one or more other network resource identifiers;

means for forwarding the one or more other network resource identifier report messages to the bookmark processing server.

23. The system of claim 17 further comprising a plurality of other packet data routers coupled to the first packet data router in other locations in the network and comprising means for forwarding to the bookmark processing server one or more other network resource identifier report messages carrying one or more other network resource identifiers detected in other data packets passing through the other packet data routers.

24. A method, comprising:

in a first packet data router, comprising one or more ingress network interfaces that are coupled to a data network for receiving one or more data packets therefrom;

one or more egress network interfaces that are coupled to a data network for sending one or more data packets thereto;

one or more processors;

a packet switching system coupled to the one or more processors and to the ingress network interfaces and to the egress network interfaces and configured to receive one of the data packets from one of the ingress network interfaces, determine next hop for the one of the data packets, and forward the one of the data packets toward the next hop on a selected one of the egress interfaces;

first network resource tracking logic, in the router, performing;

monitoring the one or more data packets as the one or more data packets pass through the first packet data router;

detecting one or more network resource identifiers within the one or more data packets;

forming one or more network resource identifier report messages that carry the one or more network resource identifiers;

forwarding the one or more network resource identifier report messages to a bookmark processing server;

in the bookmark processing server;

receiving the one or more network resource identifier report messages and storing one or more records of each of the one or more network resource identifiers carried therein;

creating and storing counters in the records, wherein the counters identify numbers of times that associated network resource identifiers were requested;

determining one or more interesting network resource identifiers based on the records and one or more decision steps;

wherein a network resource identifier is an interesting network resource identifier if the network resource identifier was repeatedly accessed by a subset of computers in the data network, wherein the subset of computers is at least 10% of a total quantity of computers but less than a specified percentage at which the network resource identifier is deemed widely known;

generating and providing a report of the interesting network resource identifiers;

wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising, in the bookmark processing server, creating and sending to a social bookmarking website a request to enter a uniform resource locator (URL) into a data store of the social bookmarking website, where the request comprises one or more of the network resource identifiers.