Layout Analysis for Calculation of Web Page Similarity as Image

  • Published : 2003.09.01

Abstract

When we search information on the Web using search engines, they only analyze the text information collected from the source files of Web pages. However, there is a limit to analyze the layout of a Web page only from its source file, although Web page design is the most important factor for a user to estimate a page. In particular it often happens on the Web that the pages of similar design ofter similar information. We propose a method to analyze layout for comparing the design of pages by treating the displayed page as image.

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