Configuring web crawler to extract web page information
US9330179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Web crawling configuration includes: obtaining a webpage comprising a plurality of receiving a user selection of a node in the webpage; presenting a set of web crawling configuration options pertaining to a web crawling action to be performed with respect to the node, the set of web crawling configuration options depending at least in part on a type of an element included in the node and comprising: a first option to perform a first web crawling action in the event that the node include a first type of the element; and a second option to perform a second web crawling action in the event that the node includes a second type of the element; receiving a user input specifying the web crawling configuration option; and storing user specified web crawling configuration option, performing the web crawling action on the node according to the user input, or both.
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