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Method of extracting network information
Assignee: MOBILEVUE Inc
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Filing: 1996-09-10
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Granted: 1999-04-06
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Expires: 2016-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A method of extracting network information first receives an initial link address (102) and retrieves a file (104) associated with the initial link address. The file is then parsed (106) to find a hyper text link. Next it is determined (108) if the hyper text link has a link address that contains the network address as a root. When the link address contains the initial link address as the root, a link file associated with the link address is retrieved (110).
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey Alan Hughes
- 👤 Lai-chong May Chan
- 👤 Richard Stephen Elliott
- 👤 Robert William Pinna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of extracting network information, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an initial link address that points to a file; (b) retrieving the file associated with the initial link address; (c) parsing the file to find a hyper text link that points to a link file; (d) determining if the hyper text link has a link address that contains the initial link address as a root; and (e) when the link address contains the initial link address as the root, retrieving the link file associated with the link address.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of extracting network information, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an initial link address that points to a file; (b) retrieving the file associated with the initial link address; (c) parsing the file to find a hyper text link that points to a link file; (d) determining if the hyper text link has a link address that contains the initial link address as a root; and (e) when the link address contains the initial link address as the root, retrieving the link file associated with the link address.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, further including the steps of: (f) when the link address does not contain the initial link address as the root, storing the link address in a discovery database.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
19 words
The method of claims 1, wherein step (b) further includes storing the initial link address in a discovery database.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, further including the steps of: (f) determining if the link file is a hyper text file; (g) when the link file is the hyper text file, parsing the link file to find a hyper text link.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 4, further including the steps of: (h) when the link file is not the hyper text file, returning to step (c).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 4, further including the step of: (h) storing the link address in a discovery database.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of extricating network information, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an initial link address point to a file; (b) copying the file associated with the initial link address; (c) scanning the file for a plurality of hyper text links; and (d) storing a link address, that points to a link file, for each of the plurality of hyper text links, in a discovery database.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of extricating network information, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an initial link address point to a file; (b) copying the file associated with the initial link address; (c) scanning the file for a plurality of hyper text links; and (d) storing a link address, that points to a link file, for each of the plurality of hyper text links, in a discovery database.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 7, wherein step (a) further includes the step of storing the initial link address in the discovery database.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 7, further including the step of: (e) storing a file parameter associated with each of the plurality of hyper text links in the discovery database.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 7, further including the steps of: (e) selecting an unanalyzed hyper text link from the discovery database; (f) determining if a link address associated with the unanalyzed hyper text link has a common root with the initial link address; (g) when the link address does not have the common root with the initial link address, returning to step (e).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 10, further including the steps of: (h) when the link address does have the common root with the initial link address, determining if the unanalyzed hyper text link is a hyper link file; (i) when the unanalyzed hyper text link is not the hyper link file, returning to step (e).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 11, further including the steps of: (j) when the unanalyzed hyper text link is the hyper link file, copying an unanalyzed link file associated with the link address; (k) searching the unanalyzed link file for a plurality of new hyper text links; (l) adding the plurality of new hyper text links to the discovery database.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 7, further including the steps of: (e) converting a server side image map in the file to a client side image map; (f) converting a link address associated with each of the plurality of hyper text links to a local relative address.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 7, further including the steps of: (e) selecting an unanalyzed hyper text link from the discovery database; (f) determining if the unanalyzed hyper text link is a hyper link file; (g) when the unanalyzed hyper text link is not the hyper link file, returning to step (e).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 14, further including the steps of: (h) when the unanalyzed hyper text link is the hyper link file, determining if a link address associated with the unanalyzed hyper text link has a common root with the initial link address; (i) when the link address does not have the common root with the initial link address, returning to step (e).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 15, further including the steps of: (j) when the link address does have the common root with the initial link address, copying an unanalyzed file associated with the link address; (k) scanning the unanalyzed file for a plurality of new hyper text links; (l) adding the plurality of new hyper text links to the discovery database.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
98 words
A computer-readable storage medium containing computer-readable information that when executed by a computer connected to a network performs the following steps: (a) receiving an initial link address that points to a file; (b) locating the file on the network associated with the initial link address; (c) downloading the file from the network to the computer; (d) parsing the file to locate a plurality of hyper text; and (e) writing a plurality of link addresses associated with the plurality of hyper text links to a discovery database, each of the plurality of link addresses pointing to a link file.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
98 words
A computer-readable storage medium containing computer-readable information that when executed by a computer connected to a network performs the following steps: (a) receiving an initial link address that points to a file; (b) locating the file on the network associated with the initial link address; (c) downloading the file from the network to the computer; (d) parsing the file to locate a plurality of hyper text; and (e) writing a plurality of link addresses associated with the plurality of hyper text links to a discovery database, each of the plurality of link addresses pointing to a link file.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
55 words
The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further performing the steps of: (f) determining for each of the plurality of link addresses in the discovery database if they have a common root with the initial link address; (g) when one of the plurality of link addresses does have the common root, retrieving an associated file.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
51 words
The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, further performing the steps of: (h) parsing the associated file to locate a plurality of new hyper text links. (i) writing a new link address for each of the plurality of new hyper text links to the discovery database; (j) returning to step (e).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein step (i) further includes the step of: (ii) writing a local relative address, for each new link address, to the discovery database.
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