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Configuring web crawler to extract web page information

US8612420B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 18, 2012
Grant dateDec 17, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2032

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  • 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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