METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANNOTATION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION

摘要

Disclosed is an invention for methods, processes and systems that, among its enabling features and benefits, enhance retrieval of relevant information over a communication network. For instance, methods, processes and systems for performing annotation of digital information are provided. One method includes searching for items of interest using a search engine. Once the URIs associated with the item of interest are identified, a plurality of attributes are provided that may be associated with each URI. A user may provide the values for the attributes or the system may suggest values for the attributes based on information associated with each URI. Once the attributes and values are assigned, the annotated URI along with the attributes and values is stored. Another method provides for sharing of the annotated information. A user may communicate annotated information to an external storage system for sharing with other users having access to the external storage system. Another method provides for automatic updates of the annotation entries by periodically fetching the digital information associated with each URI and updating the values associated with each attribute. In addition, a system, method or process may provide a more reliable, inclusive, or otherwise effective way of collecting or identifying quality reviews for products, services, and sellers. Furthermore, a system, method or process may enable or otherwise enhance generation of actionable information for online shopping or comparative shopping. Furthermore, according to one embodiment, an interface or protocol that a computer uses to communicate with other computers is associated with a subject matter context. User-level contents or digital resources received across that interface or protocol are then associated with that subject matter context, and the computer may respond accordingly. For instance, a computer may associate a given network port with a subject matter context of shopping, and treat all digital resource requests received on that port as applying to only a shopping subject matter context. A web server may also listen on a network port associated with a subject matter context, thereby contextualizing the overall nature of the web site that the web server hosts

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for online comparative shopping, the method comprising:
under control of one or more computing systems of a service, the one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a first entry from a first device over a communication network, wherein the first entry is associated with a retail item available for sales, the first entry comprises first price information and information identifying the retail item, and the first device is communicatively coupled to a first user; storing in one or more databases, by the one or more computer systems, information available in the first entry; receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a second entry from a second device, wherein the second entry is associated with the retail item, the second entry comprises second price information and information identifying the retail item, and the second device is communicatively coupled to a second user; storing in the one or more databases, by the one or more computer systems, information available in the second entry; determining from the one or more databases, by the one or more computer systems, a price range based on the first price information and the second price information, wherein the price range is associated with the item; and in relation to receiving a request from a third device, presenting, by the one or more computer systems, a response to the third device, wherein the response comprises the price range and identification of the item, and the third device is communicatively coupled to a third user.