Syndicated cloud-based notification as a service
First Claim
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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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for notifying of content changes includes monitoring, by a computer processor, a content source of a content provider. That monitoring includes periodically reading a Notification as a Service (NaaS) extension in a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed associated with the content source, where the NaaS extension defines a plurality of interest categories of the content source. New content is identified in the content source, based on periodically reading the NaaS extension, and the new content is associated with a first interest category of the plurality of interest categories. A user is identified as being subscribed to receive notifications of content changes in the first interest category. The user is notified of the new content, responsive to the new content being associated with the first interest category and the user being subscribed to receive notification of content changes in the first interest category.
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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