Configuring web crawler to extract web page information
US8612420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Web crawling configuration includes: obtaining, using one or more computer processors, a webpage comprising a plurality of nodes; presenting the webpage to a user; receiving a user selection of a node in the webpage, the node comprising at least one element; in response to the user selection of the node, presenting a web crawling configuration option pertaining to a web crawling action to be performed with respect to the node, the web crawling configuration option depending at least in part on a type of an element included in the node; receiving a user input specifying the web crawling configuration options pertaining to the web crawling action to be performed with respect to the node; and storing user specified web crawling configuration options, performing the web crawling action on the node according to the user input, or both.
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