Abstract: A system and methods provide for the automatic and computer-assisted generation of vectorized venue maps for event venues, including the outline, location, and label of each section in the venue, each row within each section, and in some cases, each individual seats in each row.

Abstract: A system and methods provide for the automatic and computer-assisted generation of vectorized venue maps for event venues, including the outline, location, and label of each section in the venue, each row within each section, and in some cases, each individual seats in each row.

Abstract: A system and methods provide for the automatic and computer-assisted generation of vectorized venue maps for event venues, including the outline, location, and label of each section in the venue, each row within each section, and in some cases, each individual seats in each row.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for extracting information from an electronic document, such as, for example, a webpage. An outline, such as, for example, the document object model, of a web page is analyzed for objects of interest, such as, photos, dates, email addresses, etc. The instructions defining which objects are objects of interests can be predetermined by the user and/or the network content provider. The user can be given the option to save objects of interest to their network account and the webpage and/or browser can be augmented with additional content related to identified objects. Objects transmitted to the network content provider are saved with an appropriate network service, for example, photos are saved in an online photo album.

Abstract: A system and methods provide for the automatic and computer-assisted generation of vectorized venue maps for event venues, including the outline, location, and label of each section in the venue, each row within each section, and in some cases, each individual seats in each row.

Abstract: A system and methods provide for the automatic and computer-assisted generation of vectorized venue maps for event venues, including the outline, location, and label of each section in the venue, each row within each section, and in some cases, each individual seats in each row.

Abstract: A system and methods provide for the automatic and computer-assisted generation of vectorized venue maps for event venues, including the outline, location, and label of each section in the venue, each row within each section, and in some cases, each individual seats in each row.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for hosting within a search engine, large-scale heterogeneous repositories of searchable and navigable content. Customers of the hosting platform are customers wanting to outsource the management of their searchable content. Content domain experts from each customer independently define a taxonomy of categories and attributes for their structured content that form a hierarchical set of nodes (a directed graph) that are mapped to a common physical search engine infrastructure. The mapping algorithm that maps unique attributes across potentially very different subject domains onto the same physical infrastructure is introduced. Once the physical structure is created, the search engine can use it for searching or navigating just within one customer's domain or users can search across multiple customer domains.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides for one or more customizable buttons, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser. The method may comprise directing an Internet browser user, using a computer, to a button modification medium, receiving modification information from the Internet browser user and loading the modified buttons on the computer.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention, for controlling a context menu, used with a Web page, wherein the Web page is divided into regions, can comprise downloading additional menu items that are not part of the context menu prior to download, and monitoring for when a user calls for a context menu. Upon detecting a context menu call, it is determined what region was selected by the user, and at least one of the additional menu items is made available to the user as part of the context menu interface. At least one of the additional menu items is chosen based on the region selected by the user.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for hosting within a search engine, large-scale heterogeneous repositories of searchable and navigable content. Customers of the hosting platform are customers wanting to outsource the management of their searchable content. Content domain experts from each customer independently define a taxonomy of categories and attributes for their structured content that form a hierarchical set of nodes (a directed graph) that are mapped to a common physical search engine infrastructure. The mapping algorithm that maps unique attributes across potentially very different subject domains onto the same physical infrastructure is introduced. Once the physical structure is created, the search engine can use it for searching or navigating just within one customer's domain or users can search across multiple customer domains.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides for one or more miniature-browser buttons, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser. The method may comprise sending downloadable toolbar characteristics from a predetermined Internet site, which includes miniature-browser button characteristics, creating a miniature-browser button in the downloadable toolbar and loading the miniature-browser button using the miniature-browser button characteristics.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing dynamic dialogs, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser. In an embodiment of the invention an add-on browser toolbar, which may be implemented as a downloadable toolbar application that adds functionality to a Web browser, receives downloadable toolbar data that comprises dialog display data. In response to an event that calls for the display of a dialog, a dialog object is created and the dialog display data is loaded in the dialog object and then displayed to the user.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for extracting information from an electronic document, such as, for example, a webpage. An outline, such as, for example, the document object model, of a web page is analyzed for objects of interest, such as, photos, dates, email addresses, etc. The instructions defining which objects are objects of interests can be predetermined by the user and/or the network content provider. The user can be given the option to save objects of interest to their network account and the webpage and/or browser can be augmented with additional content related to identified objects. Objects transmitted to the network content provider are saved with an appropriate network service, for example, photos are saved in an online photo album.

Abstract: A search entry system and method of search entry where the query terms can be autocompleted based on entries in a search history query log. A search system can include one or more entry modules, that can include a query window, configured to accept a search query. A query log can store one or more queries each query containing one or more query terms. Concurrent with entry of query terms in a query window, a query searcher can be configured to search one or more query logs for stored queries having the query terms contained anywhere within the query. An autocompletion module can be configured to process the results obtained from the query searcher and display or otherwise indicate to a user a selection of autocompletion options containing the current query terms.

Abstract: Internet applications provide personalized experiences, such as, a personalized greeting, by retrieving user information from a database maintained by a network content provider. A copy of at least some of the user information stored by the network content provider is saved on the user's computer by a user information manager for quick retrieval by one or more Internet applications. Synchronization between the provider database and the user database can be initiated in response to a request for user information received from a user side module, in response to the user information manager receiving new user information from another source and periodically by the user information manager.

Abstract: A search entry system and method of search entry where the search terms and type of search to be performed can be selected from entries in a search history query log. A search system can include one or more entry modules, which may include a query window configured to accept a search query. The search system can also be configured to display the contents of the search history query log. The search history query log can be configured to store the query terms submitted in a prior search and a type of search conducted for the corresponding query. The search history query log can include identical queries having different search types. A user can select a search query from the displayed search history to retrieve a query and corresponding search type. The user can submit the retrieved query and initiate a search of the same type associated with the query.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing dynamic dialogs, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser. In an embodiment of the invention an add-on browser toolbar, which may be implemented as a downloadable toolbar application that adds functionality to a Web browser, receives downloadable toolbar data that comprises dialog display data. In response to an event that calls for the display of a dialog, a dialog object is created and the dialog display data is loaded in the dialog object and then displayed to the user.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides for one or more miniature-browser buttons, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser. The method may comprise sending downloadable toolbar characteristics from a predetermined Internet site, which includes miniature-browser button characteristics, creating a miniature-browser button in the downloadable toolbar and loading the miniature-browser button using the miniature-browser button characteristics.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides for one or more customizable buttons, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser. The method may comprise directing an Internet browser user, using a computer, to a button modification medium, receiving modification information from the Internet browser user and loading the modified buttons on the computer.