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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
David B. Hurry, Mount Airy, MD (US);
David J. Tabacco, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A web detection system processes webpage information and performs automated feature extraction of webpages including machine processable information. In an embodiment, the web detection system determines a subset of webpages having a target characteristic by processing markup language. For a webpage of the subset, the web detection system determines that a first image overlaps at least a portion of a second image in the webpage. The web detection system generates an image of the webpage such that the portion of the second image is obscured by the first image. The web detection system determines a graphical feature of the webpage by processing the image, e.g., using optical character recognition. Responsive to determining that the graphical feature corresponds to graphical features of images of a different set of webpages associated with a target entity, the web detection system determines that the webpage is also associated with the target entity.