Managing transfers of information in a communications network
AssigneeSoverain Software LLC
InventorsJohn R. Ellis, David K. Gifford, G. Winfield Treese
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Abstract
The invention features various techniques for managing transfers of information in public packet switched communications networks. One aspect of the invention features a system for extracting data from sources of network-based information in a communications network. An object embedding-program locates a script program and causes the script program to extract data from a page of information.
Claims56
A method of extracting data from network-based information in a communication network comprising a plurality of network servers programmed to transmit network-based information over the network, comprising:
- causing an object embedding program, executed by a computer in the communication network, to locate a script program from a link associated with the object embedding program, and to apply the script program to network-based information provided by one of the network servers, and to which the object embedding program is linked by a link associated with the object embedding program;
- causing the object embedding program to execute the script program to extract data from the network-based information provided by one of the network servers, wherein the link from which the object embedding program can locate the script program is a link to the network-based information, and the network-based information in turn comprises a link to the script program;
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- causing the object embedding program to continue executing the script program to embed the data in a compound document displayed on the computer.
A method of extracting data from network-based information in a communication network comprising a plurality of network servers programmed to transmit network-based information over the network, comprising:
- executing an object embedding program at a computer in the communication network, to locate a script program from a link associated with the object embedding program, and to apply the script program to network-based information provided by one of the network servers, and to which the object embedding program is linked by a link associated with the object embedding program;
- executing the script program to extract data from the network-based information provided by one of the network servers, wherein the link from which the object embedding program can locate the script program is a link to the network-based information, and the network-based information in turn comprises a link to the script program;
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- embedding the data in a compound document and displaying the compound document at the computer.
A system for extracting data from network-based information in a communication network having a plurality of network servers programmed to transmit network-based information over the network, comprising:
- a computer, coupled to said communication network;
- an object embedding program, executed by the computer in the communication network, structured to locate a script program from a link associated with the object embedding program, and to apply the script program to network-based information provided by one of the network servers, the object embedding program being linked to the script program by a link associated with the object embedding program, wherein the object embedding program is structured to execute the script program to extract data from the network-based information provided by one of the network servers, wherein the link from which the object embedding program can locate the script program is a link to the network-based information, and the network-based information in turn comprises a link to the script program;
- and wherein the object embedding program is structured to continue executing the script program to embed the data in a compound document displayed on the computer.
A system for extracting data from network-based information in a communication network having a plurality of network servers programmed to transmit network-based information over the network, comprising:
- a computer, coupled to said communication network, wherein the computer is configured to execute:
- an object embedding program, executed by the computer, structured to locate a script program from a link associated with the object embedding program, and to apply the script program to network-based information provided by one of the network servers, the object embedding program being linked to the script program by a link associated with the object embedding program, wherein the object embedding program is structured to execute the script program to extract data from the network-based information provided by one of the network servers, wherein the link from which the object embedding program locates the script program is a link to the network-based information, and the network-based information in turn comprises a link to the script program;
- and wherein the script is further structured to embed the data in a compound document displayed on the computer and display the compound document at the computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.