Patent ID: 9015175
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for filtering an already obtained information resource, comprising a web page, document, file or other displayable information, for display on a plurality of electronic devices, with third-party functionality relative to a publisher of said information resource, the method comprising: a. accessing data of said information resource in memory associated with said device; b. detecting one or more parts of said data to operate upon, the collection of said parts comprising a target portion of said information resource as rendered on said electronic device, said detection comprising recognition of repetitive structural patterns, annotations, or manual designation by the user; c. identifying, within said data of said target portion, the elements of a set; d. identifying one or more searchable components within each said element of said set; e. receiving input of a filter specification; f. interpreting said filter specification as a Boolean logic expression; g. evaluating said elements against said logic expression and identifying those elements which contain components matching said logic expression; h. differentiating in memory said identified elements from elements without said matching components; and i. updating said target portion to display only said identified elements.