Web Page Content Search Using Local Contextual Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web search methods return generic results due to limited information available to search engines, requiring users to manually sift through multiple pages to find specific data, wasting time and often leading to only partial matches.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that accesses a displayed web page, receives a search term, and uses locally held contextual information to identify and highlight relevant content, providing links to the user for efficient access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If web search returns multiple possible hit pages based on search engine competence, then search coverage is improved, but user time to locate specific data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and highlights only the relevant portions of content from web pages that match the search term, rather than requiring users to search through entire pages. The system identifies and extracts specific data instances, presenting them in a condensed format that directly answers the search query.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of detail in different parts of the interface. Summary information is presented concisely while full details remain accessible through expansion. Each section of the results is tailored to provide appropriate depth based on its relevance to the search term.
2Reliability
If users manually search through page contents to find required data, then comprehensive review is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by automatically scanning and analyzing web page contents before presenting results to the user. The system pre-identifies and extracts relevant data instances, organizes them by relevance, and prepares summary information in advance, so users receive ready-to-use results without manual searching.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual searching process with an automated computational system. Instead of users manually scanning pages, the system uses algorithms to automatically detect, extract, and organize relevant information, substituting human effort with automated text analysis and information retrieval mechanisms.
3Loss of information
If search results are generic due to limited search engine knowledge, then user privacy is improved, but search precision decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the search engine and the user that enriches generic search results with contextually relevant information. This intermediary system analyzes the search term, identifies relevant web pages, extracts specific data instances, and presents them in an organized manner, thereby improving precision without requiring the search engine itself to have detailed user knowledge.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computer system for accessing content on a web page. The method accesses a displayed web page in a web browser of a user computing device and receives a search term for content within the web page. The method accesses contextual information held locally on the user computing device and scans the web page to identify one or more portions of content of the web page relevant to the search term and the contextual information. The method provides a display on the user computing device with links to the relevant web page content.