US 2010/0169366 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTING WEB CONTENT

Abstract

A system for augmenting data from a source data file with data from a reference database to generate an augmented data file and tracking the augmented data file is provided. The system includes a reference database including at least one reference datum. A handler component is configured to retrieve a source data file including the structured datum. A locator component is configured to locate the structured datum in the source data file; an analyzer component configured to associate the identified structured datum to one reference datum to create an association according to an analyzing strategy. A generating component is configured to generate a hyperlink based upon the association and embeds the generated hyperlink and an identification code in the source file to create and track an augmented data file.

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Dependent claims

A method for augmenting a keyword upon loading a file into a browser, the method comprising:

(a) opening, by a browser, a file received by a client;
(b) identifying, by a script of the browser upon opening the file, a datum in the file corresponds to a keyword to be augmented with content at a uniform resource locator address;
(c) converting, by the script as the file is opened and responsive to the identification, the datum to a hyperlink that displays the content from the uniform resource locator address in an overlay;
and
(d) displaying, by the browser responsive to placement of a cursor over the hyperlink, in an area proximate to the hyperlink, an overlay displaying the content from the uniform resource locator address.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for augmenting web content

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Method and system for augmenting web content

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