Indexing and searching content behind links presented in a communication

• US 9,954,963 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2015
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Brezina, Matthew, Smith, Adam
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Baoquoc N
• Application Number:
  US14/739,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20160070787A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,044 Days
• Field of Search: 707 22, 707738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/38 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/43 Billing software details
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 : based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/745 : Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0104 : Augmented, consolidated or itemised billing statement, e.g. additional billing information, bill presentation, layout, format, e-mail, fax, printout, itemised bill per service or per account, cumulative billing, consolidated billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0108 : Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0188 : Network monitoring; statistics on usage on called/calling number
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic

Abstract

Among other disclosures, a method may include identifying content in an electronic communication, the content including a link. The method may include characterizing content associated with the link and storing the characterization. Upon detecting a match of a characterization, presenting one or more of the communication or portion thereof, the link or content associated with the link.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

creating, by a computer, a plurality of profiles including a first profile of a first sender, each profile for a respective sender of at least one of a plurality of communications, each profile including a plurality of web page links, and each of the web page links for the respective profile extracted from one of the plurality of communications of the respective sender, wherein each of the plurality of web page links points to a respective web page, a first communication of the plurality of communications includes a first link that points to a first web page, the first communication includes text that describes web page content of the first web page, the text includes at least one keyword, the at least one keyword is not included in the first link, and the first profile includes the first link;

extracting the at least one keyword from the first communication;

gathering the web page content from the first web page;

characterizing, by the computer, respective content associated with each of the plurality of web page links to provide characterization data, wherein the characterization data for the first link comprises the web page content and the at least one keyword; and

storing, in memory, the characterization data for use in responding to an access request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the characterizing further comprises extracting keywords associated with each respective web page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the access request is a search request of a user to whom the plurality of communications is addressed.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising, in response to the search request, gathering search results comprising data from the first profile, and displaying the search results in a user interface of a computing device of the user, the search results comprising the plurality of web page links for the first profile.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, in response to the search request, displaying an email message list in the user interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of communications comprises communications in a social network, and the first profile comprises data gathered from the social network.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to receiving the access request in a user interface of a computing device, displaying the web page content on a display of the computing device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the access request comprises a first keyword, and the web page content comprises the first keyword.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the displaying the web page content comprises highlighting the first keyword on the display.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing the characterization data comprises storing data in a database for responding to the access request, the stored data relating web page links to respective communications from which each respective web page link is gathered.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the web page content is text that relates to the first link.

12. A system, comprising:

a display;

memory storing software instructions; and

a computer configured via the software instructions to;

create a plurality of profiles including a first profile of a first sender, each profile for a respective sender of at least one of a plurality of communications, each profile including a plurality of web page links, and each of the web page links for the respective profile extracted from one of the plurality of communications of the respective sender, wherein each of the plurality of web page links points to a respective web page, a first communication of the plurality of communications includes a first link that points to a first web page, the first communication includes text that describes content of the first web page, the text includes at least one keyword, the at least one keyword is not included in the first link, and the first profile includes the first link;

extract the at least one keyword from the first communication;

gather the content from the first web page;

characterize respective content associated with each of the plurality of web page links to provide characterization data, wherein the characterization data for the first link comprises the gathered content and the at least one keyword; and

store the characterization data for use in responding to an access request provided via a user interface presented on the display.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a database, wherein the characterization data is accessed via the database when responding to the access request.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the access request is a search request of a user to whom the plurality of communications is addressed.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the computer is further configured via the software instructions to, in response to the access request, gather search results comprising data from the first profile, and present the search results on the display, the search results comprising at least one of the plurality of web page links.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the computer is further configured via the software instructions to, in response to receiving the access request, display the web page content.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed, cause a computing system to:

create, by a computer, a plurality of profiles including a first profile of a first sender, each profile for a respective sender of one of a plurality of communications, each profile including a plurality of web page links, and each of the web page links for the respective profile extracted from one of the plurality of communications of the respective sender, wherein each of the plurality of web page links points to a respective web page, a first communication of the plurality of communications includes a first link that points to a first web page, the first communication includes text that describes web page content of the first web page, the text includes at least one keyword, the at least one keyword is not included in the first link, and the first profile includes the first link;

extract the at least one keyword from the first communication;

gather the web page content from the first web page;

characterize, by the computer, respective content associated with each of the plurality of web page links to provide characterization data, wherein the characterization data for the first link comprises the web page content and the at least one keyword; and

store the characterization data for use in responding to an access request.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the characterizing further comprises extracting at least one keyword associated with each respective web page.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the access request is a search request of a user to whom the plurality of communications is addressed.