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US 8,429,185 B2Granted
Using structured data for online research
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJane Kim, Sean Lyndersay, Miladin Pavlicic, Walter Vonkoch, Benjamin N. Truelove
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Abstract
Various embodiments utilize structured data contained within a resource, such as a web page, to enable a user to define collections of data. Individual constituent parts of a collection or “links” are collected within a collection. In one or more embodiments, a full page viewing experience can be provided which enables users to not only view more details for a given link, but to view multiple different links at a time. Other viewing options and collection interactions are provided.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a resource having structured data, the structured data described using one or more data types;
- identifying structured data associated with the resource by examining a markup language associated with the resource for one or more descriptions of the structured data contained within the markup language;
- rendering the resource having structured data;
- presenting a visual indicator that indicates that a link associated with the structured data can be added to a collection, wherein the act of presenting a visual indicator comprises displaying the visual indicator with the rendered resource;
- enabling display of a collection that has links associated with structured data and links that are not associated with structured data;
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- enabling selection of an option to view one or more collections in multiple different ways, wherein at least one of the ways that a collection can be viewed is a full page view that includes a summary of information from individual links, the full page view configured to enable a side-by-side comparison of items in a link.
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A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer-readable storage media;
- computer-readable instructions on the one or more computer-readable storage media which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a web browser configured to:
- provide one or more collections, wherein at least one of the collections includes a link that is associated with structured data that describes at least one data type of data associated with the link;
- display a search box configured to enable a user to enter a search term;
- receive a search term via the search box;
- enable a search of the one or more collections based, at least in part, on the received search term;
- enable display of information associated with one or more links from the one or more collections that match the received search term;
- provide a collection that has links associated with structured data and links that are not associated with structured data;
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- present the user with an option to view one or more collections in multiple different ways, wherein at least one of the ways that a collection can be viewed is a full page view that includes a summary of information from individual links, the summary of information including, for at least some links, a title, an image, and one or more properties associated with the link, wherein the full page view is configured to enable a side-by-side comparison of items in a link.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.