Method for searching media
US9684676B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0241
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method and apparatus for searching in response to Internet-based search queries using a search engine and an electronic database. According to one example embodiment of the present invention, data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers are input, e.g., scanned-in, and stored in a searchable database. Each data set includes text from at least one printed item. Responsive to the search query, a search engine searches for and identifies relevant web pages and data sets representing printed items from publications and, in a more specific embodiment, ranked characterizations are returned for the relevant web pages and publication items. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to an electronic path for accessing further information about a relevant publication item. In one embodiment, the electronic path is a hyperlink from a characterization of a relevant publication item to a more complete electronic representation of the relevant publication item. Publishers provide authorization to display copyrighted materials through a permission protocol.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.