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Syndicated cloud-based notification as a service

  • US 10,462,094 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2016
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for notifying of content changes, comprising:

  • monitoring, by a computer processor, a content source of a content provider, wherein the monitoring comprises;

    periodically reading a Notification as a Service (NaaS) extension in a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed associated with the content source, wherein the NaaS extension in the RSS feed further provides a set of available notification options and wherein the NaaS extension defines a current schema defining a plurality of interest categories of the content source;

    identifying a schema change in the content source, based on the periodically reading the NaaS extension, wherein the schema change is associated with a first interest category of the plurality of interest categories of the content source;

    in response to identifying the schema change in the content source, based on the periodically reading the NaaS extension, identifying a user subscribed to receive notifications of content changes in the first interest category; and

    storing the set of available notification options in a schema storage;

    transmitting the set of notification options to an interest widget displayed in association with the content source;

    receiving from the user at the interest widget a selection of a first notification option among the set of available notification options; and

    notifying the user of changes in the plurality of interest categories at the content source, responsive to the schema change identified from the periodically reading of the Naas extension, wherein the notifying the user of the schema change comprises using the first notification option, responsive to the user'"'"'s selection of the first notification option.

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