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Systems and methods for creating and managing smart hyperlinks

US11790153B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2019
Grant dateOct 17, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9558
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for replacing a hyperlink to a referenced object with a smart link are disclosed. The method performed by a smart link management system includes receiving a content request for the hyperlink from a client device, the content request comprising a uniform resource locator (URL) of the referenced object, the URL indicating the location of the content; identifying a data source where the referenced object is located based on the URL; forwarding the content request to the data source; receiving metadata corresponding to the referenced object hosted by the data source; and forwarding the metadata to the client device for display on the client device in the form of a smart link, the smart link being a visual object including at least a portion of the metadata received from the data source.

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