Enabling One-Click Searching Based on Elements Related to Displayed Content
One-click searching is enabled based on elements related to displayed content. A first content available over a network is retrieved. One or more first-type elements associated with the first content using a rule-based algorithm are identified. The one or more first-type elements are selected from a plurality of predefined elements associated with a topic and/or industry. One or more entity name elements associated with the first content are identified. At least a portion of the first content is displayed. One or more links associated with at least one of the one or more first-type elements and one or more links associated with at least one of the one or more entity name elements associated with the first content are displayed. Upon a single click of a displayed link, a search for a plurality of content based on text of that clicked link is executed.
1 . A method of enabling one-click searching based on elements related to displayed content comprising:
retrieving a first content available over a network;
identifying one or more first-type elements associated with the first content using
a rule-based algorithm, the one or more first-type elements being selected from a plurality of predefined elements associated with a topic, industry, or any combination thereof;
identifying one or more entity name elements associated with the first content;
displaying at least a portion of the first content;
displaying one or more links associated with at least one of the one or more first-type elements and one or more links associated with at least one of the one or more entity name elements associated with the first content; and
upon a single click of a displayed link, executing a search for a plurality of content based on text of that clicked link.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein displaying one or more links comprises displaying the plurality of links based on scores.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein displaying one or more links comprises displaying the plurality of links in a pull-down menu.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein displaying one or more links comprises displaying the plurality of links in a text box adjacent to the at least a portion of the first content.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a first one of the one or more first-type elements in a top portion of a Web page.
6 . The method of claim 5 further comprising:
assigning a corresponding score to the one or more first-type elements based on relevancy; and
identifying a top scored first-type element from the one or more first-type elements,
wherein the first one of the one or more first-type elements comprises the top scored first-type element.
7 . The method of claim 5 wherein displaying one or more links comprises displaying at least a portion of the links adjacent the first one of the one or more first-type elements.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein displaying the at least a portion of the links comprises displaying the at least a portion of the links in an area associated with refining by related subjects.
9 . The method of claim 7 wherein executing a search comprises, upon a single click of a displayed link being displayed in the at least a portion of the links, executing a search for a plurality of content based on a join of text of that clicked link and the first one of the one or more first-type elements.
10 . The method of claim 7 wherein the at least a portion of the links co-occurred with the first one of the one or more first-type elements in a plurality of content.
11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising determining co-occurrence based on tables in a database.
12 . The method of claim 10 further comprising determining co-occurrence based on frequency two elements occur with each other.
13 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first content comprises an electronic document associated with the content provider's web site, a syndicated news feed, an electronic document associated with a third-party web site, an electronic document associated with a weblog, or any combination thereof.
14 . A system for enabling one-click searching based on elements related to displayed content comprising one or more computing devices configured to:
retrieve a first content available over a network;
identify one or more first-type elements associated with the first content using a rule-based algorithm, the one or more first-type elements being selected from a plurality of predefined elements associated with a topic, industry, or any combination thereof;
identify one or more entity name elements associated with the first content; display at least a portion of the first content;
display one or more links associated with at least one of the one or more first-type elements and one or more links associated with at least one of the one or more entity name elements associated with the first content; and
upon a single click of a displayed link, execute a search for a plurality of content based on text of that clicked link.
15 . A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
retrieve a first content available over a network;
identify one or more first-type elements associated with the first content using a rule-based algorithm, the one or more first-type elements being selected from a plurality of predefined elements associated with a topic, industry, or any combination thereof;
identify one or more entity name elements associated with the first content;
display at least a portion of the first content;
display one or more links associated with at least one of the one or more first-type elements and one or more links associated with at least one of the one or more entity name elements associated with the first content; and
upon a single click of a displayed link, execute a search for a plurality of content based on text of that clicked link.