Topic map for navigation control

摘要

Included are embodiments for providing a topic map. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata, extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages, and creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.

主权项

1. A method for providing a topic map, comprising:
extracting, by a server, metadata from a first web page and from a second web page, the first web page and the second web page being part of a website; determining, by the server, whether a synonymous relationship exists between the metadata extracted from the first web page and from the second web page; in response to determining the synonymous relationship fails to exist, generating, by the server, the topic map for the website that lists the first web page corresponding to a first topic and that lists the second web page corresponding to a second topic; in response to determining the synonymous relationship exists, determining, by the server, a common topic derived from the synonymous relationship between the metadata; generating, by the server, the topic map for the website that includes the common topic and lists the first web page as corresponding to the common topic; and excluding, by the server, the second web page from the topic map in response to the synonymous relationship, wherein the topic map provides a listing of topics associated with the website and corresponding links to web pages of the website where particular topics of content are located in the website, and wherein the topic map includes a link to the first web page.