Sitelinks based on visual location
US9053177B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/951
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device may receive a request for sitelinks corresponding to a document and identify a plurality of hyperlinks corresponding to the document. Each hyperlink, of the plurality of hyperlinks, may include a hyperlink object within the document. The computing device may determine a visual location corresponding to each hyperlink of the plurality of hyperlinks corresponding to the document, and assign a score to each hyperlink, of the plurality of hyperlinks, based on the visual location corresponding to the hyperlink. The computing device may provide a sitelink, corresponding to a hyperlink, of the plurality of hyperlinks, based on the score assigned to the hyperlink.
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