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US 8,782,078 B2Granted
Systematic process for creating large numbers of relevant, contextual marginal comments based on existing discussions of quotations and links
AssigneeReframe-It, Inc.
InventorsRobert Edward Fisher Fishkin, Benjamin Ethan Taitelbaum
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Abstract
A system for searching digital works for comments includes search software capable of searching web pages for comments about a referenced work. In one embodiment, the software searches a web page for delimiters such as quotes that are in proximity to a link to another web page. The software stores any comments in proximity to the quoted content for use in a comment display system where it may be displayed as comment marginalia.
Claims18
A system for searching a plurality of digital works for comments, comprising:
- a server;
- a storage in electronic communication with the server;
- software searching, on a computer, the plurality of digital works for a reference to a first digital work;
- software identifying, on a computer, a first comment in proximity to the reference, the first comment a portion of the content in the one of the plurality of digital works having the reference and comprising a discussion of the first digital work;
- software associating the first comment and the first digital work in the storage;
- software searching, on a computer, the plurality of digital works for a reference delimiter not in proximity to a reference to another digital work;
- software identifying, on a computer, a second comment in proximity to the reference delimiter;
- software searching, on a computer, the plurality of digital works for a second digital work referenced by the second comment;
- and
- software associating the second comment and the second digital work in the storage;
- wherein the plurality of digital works are searched over a network;
- software identifying, on a computer, a reference point in the first web page referenced by the first comment;
- and
- software associating the first comment and the reference point in the storage, wherein the software identifying a reference point comprises:
- content parsing software parsing the first comment for a first set of identifiable elements;
- work parsing software parsing the first web page for a second set of identifiable elements;
- and
- comparison software comparing the first and second sets of identifiable elements to determine the reference point.
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A system for searching a plurality of web pages for comments, comprising:
- a server;
- a storage in electronic communication with the server;
- software searching, on a computer, the plurality of web pages for a web link to a first web page within a predetermined proximity to a first reference delimiter, the first reference delimiter indicating content in the first web page is being discussed;
- software identifying, on a computer, a first comment in proximity to the web link, the first comment a portion of the content in the one of the plurality of web pages having the reference delimiter and comprising a discussion of the first web page;
- and
- software associating the first comment and the first web page in the storage;
- wherein the plurality of web pages are searched over a network;
- software identifying, on a computer, a reference point in the first web page referenced by the first comment;
- and
- software associating the first comment and the reference point in the storage, wherein the software identifying a reference point comprises:
- content parsing software parsing the first comment for a first set of identifiable elements;
- work parsing software parsing the first web page for a second set of identifiable elements;
- and
- comparison software comparing the first and second sets of identifiable elements to determine the reference point.
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A system for searching a plurality of web pages for comments, comprising:
- a server;
- a storage in electronic communication with the server;
- software searching, on a computer, the plurality of web pages for a reference delimiter not in proximity to a web link to another web page, the delimiter indicating content in a first web page is being discussed;
- software identifying, on a computer, a first comment in proximity to the reference delimiter, the first comment a portion of the content in the one of the plurality of web pages having the reference delimiter and comprising a discussion of the first web page;
- software searching, on a computer, the plurality of web pages for the first web page referenced by the first comment;
- and
- software associating the first comment and the first web page in the storage;
- wherein the plurality of web pages are searched over a network;
- software identifying, on a computer, a reference point in the first web page referenced by the first comment;
- and
- software associating the first comment and the reference point in the storage, wherein the software identifying a reference point comprises:
- content parsing software parsing the first comment for a first set of identifiable elements;
- work parsing software parsing the first web page for a second set of identifiable elements;
- and
- comparison software comparing the first and second sets of identifiable elements to determine the reference point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.