IP Library Granted Patent US 10,102,303
Granted Patent B2
US 10,102,303 · App. 15/353,503 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Computing system with dynamic web page feature

Inventors: Ryan Philip McKenzie (Orlando, FL); Jerome Schulist (Oviedo, FL); Jason Greene (Grand Island, FL)
Assignee: Tribune Media Company
G06F17/3089G06F17/3087G06F17/30241G06F17/30292G06F17/30864G06F17/30867
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,102,303
App. No.
15/353,503
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example method involves accessing web-traffic data associated with a web page hosted by a first computing-device, wherein the web page comprises meta-tag data; using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a geographical region; responsive to the determining, modifying the meta-tag data based on the geographical region; and transmitting the modified meta-tag data to a second computing-device, wherein the second computing-device is configured for (i) receiving the transmitted modified meta-tag data, (ii) receiving a request for a list of search results based on a set of search terms, (iii) responsive to receiving the request, using the set of search terms and the modified meta-tag data to perform a web search, thereby generating a list of search results, and (iv) transmitting the list of search results to a third computing-device.

Claims (47)

1. A method comprising:

accessing web-traffic data associated with a web page hosted by a first computing-device, wherein the web page comprises meta-tag data;

using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a particular geographical region;

responsive to determining that the first computing-device received the threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from the particular geographical region, modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region;

receiving a request for a list of search results based on a set of search terms;

responsive to receiving the request, using the set of search terms and the modified meta-tag data to perform a web search, thereby generating a list of search results; and

transmitting the list of search results to a second computing-device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from the particular geographical region comprises a threshold number of requests that (i) were for the web page, (ii) originated from the particular geographical region, and (iii) were received by the first computing-device within a particular time period.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises adding, to a set of meta-tag keywords of the web page, a meta-tag keyword that identifies the particular geographical region.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises increasing a priority level assigned to a meta-tag keyword within a group of meta-tag keywords of the web page, wherein the meta-tag keyword identifies the particular geographical region.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a particular geographical region comprises using the web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) were associated with source-location data that satisfies a condition.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

mapping the condition to a term that identifies the particular geographical region, wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises adding, to a set of meta-tag keywords of the web page, the mapped term as a meta-tag keyword.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

mapping the condition to a term that identifies the particular geographical region, wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises increasing a priority level assigned to a meta-tag keyword within a group of meta-tag keywords of the web page, wherein the meta-tag keyword specifies the mapped term.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a particular geographical region comprises using the web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) were associated with an IP address that satisfies a condition.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

mapping the condition to a term that identifies the particular geographical region, wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises adding, to a set of meta-tag keywords of the web page, the mapped term as a meta-tag keyword.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

mapping the condition to a term that identifies the particular geographical region, wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises increasing a priority level assigned to a meta-tag keyword within a group of meta-tag keywords of the web page, wherein the meta-tag keyword specifies the mapped term.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause performance of a set of acts comprising:

accessing web-traffic data associated with a web page hosted by a first computing-device, wherein the web page comprises meta-tag data;

using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a particular geographical region;

responsive to determining that the first computing-device received the threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from the particular geographical region, modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region;

receiving a request for a list of search results based on a set of search terms;

responsive to receiving the request, using the set of search terms and the modified meta-tag data to perform a web search, thereby generating a list of search results; and

transmitting the list of search results to a second computing-device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from the particular geographical region comprises a threshold number of requests that (i) were for the web page, (ii) originated from the particular geographical region, and (iii) were received by the first computing-device within a particular time period.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises adding, to a set of meta-tag keywords of the web page, a meta-tag keyword that identifies the particular geographical region.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises increasing a priority level assigned to a meta-tag keyword within a group of meta-tag keywords of the web page, wherein the meta-tag keyword identifies the particular geographical region.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a particular geographical region comprises using the web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) were associated with source-location data that satisfies a condition.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the set of acts further comprising:

mapping the condition to a term that identifies the particular geographical region, wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises adding, to a set of meta-tag keywords of the web page, the mapped term as a meta-tag keyword.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the set of acts further comprising:

mapping the condition to a term that identifies the particular geographical region, wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises increasing a priority level assigned to a meta-tag keyword within a group of meta-tag keywords of the web page, wherein the meta-tag keyword specifies the mapped term.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a particular geographical region comprises using the web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) were associated with an IP address that satisfies a condition.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , the set of acts further comprising:

mapping the condition to a term that identifies the particular geographical region, wherein modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region comprises adding, to a set of meta-tag keywords of the web page, the mapped term as a meta-tag keyword.

20. A system comprising:

a first computing-device; and

a controller having one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to carry out operations including:

accessing web-traffic data associated with a web page hosted by the first computing-device, wherein the web page comprises meta-tag data;

using the accessed web-traffic data to determine that the first computing-device received a threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from a particular geographical region;

responsive to determining that the first computing-device received the threshold amount of requests that (i) were for the web page and (ii) originated from the particular geographical region, modifying the meta-tag data based on the particular geographical region;

receiving a request for a list of search results based on a set of search terms;

responsive to receiving the request, using the set of search terms and the modified meta-tag data to perform a web search, thereby generating a list of search results; and

transmitting the list of search results to a second computing-device.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE - REEL/FRAME 041443/0910 Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 050718/0159 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 19, 2019
From: CHICAGOLAND TELEVISION NEWS, INC.; KPLR, INC.; KSTU, LLC; KSWB, LLC; KTLA, LLC; KTVI, LLC; KWGN, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING DENVER, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING FORT SMITH, LLC; TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY; TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.; WDAF LICENSE, INC.; WDCW, LLC; WGHP, LLC; WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; WHNT, LLC; WJW TELEVISION, LLC; WNEP, LLC; WPIX, LLC; WQAD, LLC; WREG, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050438/0004 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2017
From: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 041443/0910 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2016
From: MCKENZIE, RYAN PHILIP; SCHULIST, JEROME; GREENE, JASON
To: TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 040360/0650 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14826633 · Aug 14, 2015
Provisional Application 62065334 · Oct 17, 2014
Related Publication 20170075914A1 · Mar 16, 2017