IP Library Granted Patent US 10,198,408
Granted Patent B1
US 10,198,408 · App. 14/043,656 · Granted Feb 5, 2019

System and method for converting and importing web site content

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Patent No.
US 10,198,408
App. No.
14/043,656
Granted
Feb 5, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method for converting and importing web site content are presented. A web page is rendered to create a rendered web page. The web page may be rendered by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network. The rendered web page is inspected to identify a plurality of display elements. Display attributes are captured for each one of the plurality of display elements in the rendered web page, and mark-up code is generated using the display attributes for each one of the plurality of display elements.

Claims (86)

1. A method, comprising:

rendering, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a web page to create a rendered web page;

storing, by the at least one server, a screenshot depicting the rendered web page;

modifying the rendered web page to tokenize a plurality of words in the rendered web page by converting each word in the plurality of words into a separate display element in a document object model of the rendered web page;

inspecting, by the at least one server, the document object model to identify a plurality of display elements by:

determining a z-index position of a first display element in the plurality of display elements,

determining a z-index position of a second display element in the plurality of display elements, wherein the second display element overlaps the first display element in the rendered web page,

determining that the z-index position of the first display element is greater than the z-index position of the second display element, and

including the first display element in the plurality of display elements;

identifying a grouping node for the plurality of display elements in the document object model by:

identifying, for a first display element in the document object model, an ancestor node in the document object model;

determining that the ancestor node in the document object model contains a number of child nodes, wherein each child node contains only text elements;

when the ancestor node contains a number of child nodes and each child node contains only text elements, determining that the ancestor node is a grouping node for the plurality of display elements;

capturing, by the at least one server, display attributes for each one of the plurality of display elements;

generating, by the at least one server, mark-up code using the display attributes for each one of the plurality of display elements and the grouping node in the document object model by:

determining a most common text style in the plurality of display elements in the document object model,

associating the most common text style with a paragraph tag in a style sheet,

determining a second text style in the plurality of display elements including a font size larger than a font size of the most common text style,

associating the second text style with an HI tag in the style sheet,

determining a third text style in the plurality of display elements including a font size smaller than the font size of the most common text style, and

associating the third text style with a span tag having a first class in the style sheet;

generating, by the at least one server, a second rendered web page using the mark-up code and the style sheet; and

generating, by the at least one server, a user interface depicting simultaneously the second rendered web page and the screenshot depicting the rendered web page.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein converting each word in the plurality of words into a separate display element in the document object model includes inserting a span tag around each word in the plurality of words in the document object model.

3. The method of claim 1 , including grouping one or more of the plurality of words into columns.

4. The method of claim 3 , including identifying one or more lines of words in each one of the columns.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of display elements include words, images, or shapes.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display attributes include a position, a font size, or a border attribute.

7. The method of claim 1 , including identifying a user associated with the web page.

8. A method, comprising:

identifying, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a plurality of web pages, the plurality of web pages being associated with a web site;

for each one of the plurality of web pages:

rendering, by the at least one server, the one of the plurality of web pages to create a rendered web page;

storing, by the at least one server, a screenshot depicting the rendered web page;

modifying the rendered web page to tokenize a plurality of words in the rendered web page by converting each word in the plurality of words into a separate display element in a document object model of the rendered web page;

inspecting, by the at least one server, the document object model to identify a plurality of display elements by:

determining a z-index position of a first display element in the plurality of display elements,

determining a z-index position of a second display element in the plurality of display elements, wherein the second display element overlaps the first display element in the rendered web page,

determining that the z-index position of the first display element is greater than the z-index position of the second display element, and

including the first display element in the plurality of display elements;

identifying a grouping node for the plurality of display elements in the document object model by:

identifying, for a first display element in the document object model, an ancestor node in the document object model;

determining that the ancestor node in the document object model contains a number of child nodes, wherein each child node contains only text elements;

when the ancestor node contains a number of child nodes and each child node contains only text elements, determining that the ancestor node is a grouping node for the plurality of display elements;

capturing, by the at least one server, display attributes for each one of the plurality of display elements;

generating, by the at least one server, mark-up code using the display attributes for each one of the plurality of display elements and the grouping node in the document object model by:

determining a most common text style in the plurality of display elements in the document object model,

associating the most common text style with a paragraph tag in a style sheet,

determining a second text style in the plurality of display elements including a font size larger than a font size of the most common text style,

associating the second text style with an HI tag in the style sheet,

determining a third text style in the plurality of display elements including a font size smaller than the font size of the most common text style, and

associating the third text style with a span tag having a first class in the style sheet;

generating, by the at least one server, a second rendered web page using the mark-up code and the style sheet; and

generating, by the at least one server, a user interface depicting simultaneously the second rendered web page and the screenshot depicting the rendered web page.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein converting each word in the plurality of words into a separate display element in the document object model includes inserting a span tag around each word in the plurality of words in the document object model.

10. The method of claim 8 , including grouping one or more of the plurality of words into columns.

11. The method of claim 10 , including identifying one or more lines of words in each one of the columns.

12. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to:

identify a plurality of web pages, the plurality of web pages being associated with a web site;

for each one of the plurality of web pages:

render the one of the plurality of web pages to create a rendered web page;

store a screenshot depicting the rendered web page;

modify the rendered web page to tokenize a plurality of words in the rendered web page by converting each word in the plurality of words into a separate display element in a document object model of the rendered web page;

inspect the rendered web page to identify a plurality of display elements by:

determining a z-index position of a first display element in the plurality of display elements,

determining a z-index position of a second display element in the plurality of display elements, wherein the second display element overlaps the first display element in the rendered web page,

determining that the z-index position of the first display element is greater than the z-index position of the second display element, and

including the first display element in the plurality of display elements;

identify a grouping node for the plurality of display elements in the document object model by:

identifying, for a first display element in the document object model, an ancestor node in the document object model;

determining that the ancestor node in the document object model contains a number of child nodes, wherein each child node contains only text elements;

when the ancestor node contains a number of child nodes and each child node contains only text elements, determining that the ancestor node is a grouping node for the plurality of display elements;

capture display attributes for each one of the plurality of display elements;

generate mark-up code using the display attributes for each one of the plurality of display elements and the grouping node in the document object model by:

determining a most common text style in the plurality of display elements in the document object model,

associating the most common text style with a paragraph tag in a style sheet,

determining a second text style in the plurality of display elements including a font size larger than a font size of the most common text style,

associating the second text style with an HI tag in the style sheet,

determining a third text style in the plurality of display elements including a font size smaller than the font size of the most common text style, and

associating the third text style with a span tag having a first class in the style sheet;

generate a second rendered web page using the mark-up code and the style sheet; and

generate a user interface depicting simultaneously the second rendered web page and the screenshot depicting the rendered web page.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to insert a span tag around each word in the plurality of words in the document object model.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to group one or more of the plurality of words into columns.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to identify one or more lines of words in each one of the columns.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 17, 2023
From: GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC; GD FINANCE CO, LLC; GODADDY MEDIA TEMPLE INC.; GODADDY.COM, LLC; LANTIRN INCORPORATED; POYNT, LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 062782/0489 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 12, 2020
From: GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC; GD FINANCE CO., INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 054045/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2013
From: COMMISSO, STEPHEN
To: GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 031328/0200 →
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