Managing dynamic webpage content

• US 10,585,970 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2016
• Issued: 03/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Harpur, Liam S., Katzen, Erik H., Patel, Sumit, Schikorski, Gregor
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Charles E
• Application Number:
  US14/995,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20170206283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,517 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

In an approach for managing webpage content access across a group of users, a computer receives a group comprising one or more users. The computer receives a webpage associated with the group. The computer stores at least one snapshot of the received webpage. The computer receives a request to access the received webpage from a user wherein the user is a member of the received group. The computer selects a snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot based on the received request to access the received webpage. The computer provides the selected snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot to the user associated with the received request.

Claims

1. A method for managing webpage content access across a group of users, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a group comprising one or more users;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a webpage associated with the group;

storing, by one or more computer processors, at least one snapshot of the received webpage;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request to access the received webpage from a first user and a second user, wherein the first user and the second user are members of the received group;

selecting, by one or more computer processors, a snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot based on the received request to access the received webpage;

providing, by one or more computer processors, the selected snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot to the first user and the second user associated with the received request;

monitoring, by one or more computer processors, activity of the first user and activity of the second user associated with the provided selected snapshot;

determining, by one or more computer processors, one or more trends based on the monitored activities, wherein the trends include an overall analysis time of the provided selected snapshot by the first user and the second user;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a refresh rate based on the determined one or more trends; and

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether a refresh criteria is met, wherein the refresh criteria is based on the overall analysis time of the provided selected snapshot by the first user and the second user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the at least one snapshot of the received webpage further comprises:

storing, by one or more computer processors, a first snapshot of the received webpage;

revisiting, by one or more computer processors, the received webpage;

comparing, by one or more computer processors, the stored first snapshot to the revisited webpage;

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the content of the revisited webpage changes based on the comparison; and

responsive to determining the content of the revisited webpage changes based on the comparison, storing by one or more computer processors, a second snapshot of the revisited webpage.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot based on the received request to access the received webpage further comprises:

identifying, by one or more computer processors, a first snapshot of the received webpage within the stored at least one snapshot;

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether a second snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining the second snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored the at least one snapshot, selecting, by one or more computer processors, a snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot that includes the first snapshot and the second snapshot based on preferences that are associated with at least one of;

the received group and the received webpage.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting, by one or more computer processors, the snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot further comprises:

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether more than a first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining more than the first snapshot of the received webpage does not exist within the stored at least one snapshot;

selecting, by one or more computer processors, the first snapshot.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the one or more trends include at least one of:

patterns of access and frequency of access;

and

wherein the refresh criteria includes at least one of the determined refresh rate and a completion status associated with the first user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining the refresh criteria is met, determining by one or more computer processors, whether more than a first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining more than the first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot, providing, by one or more computer processors, a second snapshot of the received webpage.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the group is separated geographically in different time zones.

8. A computer program product for managing webpage content access across a group of users, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a group comprising one or more users;

program instructions to receive a webpage associated with the group;

program instructions to store at least one snapshot of the received webpage;

program instructions to receive a request to access the received webpage from a first user and a second user, wherein the first user and the second user are members of the received group;

program instructions to select a snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot based on the received request to access the received webpage;

program instructions to provide the selected snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot to the first user and the second user associated with the received request;

program instructions to monitor activity of the first user and activity of the second user associated with the provided selected snapshot;

program instructions to determine one or more trends based on the monitored activities, wherein the trends include an overall analysis time of the provided selected snapshot by the first user and the second user;

program instructions to determine a refresh rate based on the determined one or more trends; and

program instructions to determine whether a refresh criteria is met wherein the refresh criteria is based on the overall analysis time of the provided selected snapshot by the first user and the second user.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein to store the at least one snapshot of the received webpage further comprises one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

store a first snapshot of the received webpage;

revisit the received webpage;

compare the stored first snapshot to the revisited webpage;

determine whether the content of the revisited webpage changes based on the comparison; and

responsive to determining the content of the revisited webpage changes based on the comparison, store a second snapshot of the revisited webpage.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein to select the snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot based on the received request to access the received webpage further comprises one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

identify a first snapshot of the received webpage within the stored at least one snapshot;

determine whether a second snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining the second snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored the at least one snapshot, select a snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot that includes the first snapshot and the second snapshot based on preferences that are associated with at least one of;

the received group and the received webpage.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein to select the snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot further comprises one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

determine whether more than a first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining more than the first snapshot of the received webpage does not exist within the stored at least one snapshot;

select the first snapshot.

12. The computer program product of claim 8,

wherein the one or more trends include at least one of patterns of access and frequency of access;

and

wherein the refresh criteria includes at least one of;

the determined refresh rate and a completion status associated with the first user.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

responsive to determining the refresh criteria is met, determine whether more than a first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining more than the first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot, provide a second snapshot of the received webpage.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the group is separated geographically in different time zones.

15. A computer system for managing webpage content access across a group of users, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a group comprising one or more users;

program instructions to receive a webpage associated with the group;

program instructions to store at least one snapshot of the received webpage;

program instructions to receive a request to access the received webpage from a first user and a second user, wherein the first user and the second user are members of the received group;

program instructions to select a snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot based on the received request to access the received webpage;

program instructions to provide the selected snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot to the first user and the second user associated with the received request;

program instructions to monitor activity of the first user and activity of the second user associated with the provided selected snapshot;

program instructions to determine one or more trends based on the monitored activities, wherein the trends include an overall analysis time of the provided selected snapshot by the first user and the second user;

program instructions to determine a refresh rate based on the determined one or more trends; and

program instructions to determine whether a refresh criteria is met wherein the refresh criteria is based on the overall analysis time of the provided selected snapshot by the first user and the second user.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein to store the at least one snapshot of the received webpage further comprises one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

store a first snapshot of the received webpage;

revisit the received webpage;

compare the stored first snapshot to the revisited webpage;

determine whether the content of the revisited webpage changes based on the comparison; and

responsive to determining the content of the revisited webpage changes based on the comparison, store a second snapshot of the revisited webpage.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein to select the snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot based on the received request to access the received webpage further comprises one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

identify a first snapshot of the received webpage within the stored at least one snapshot;

determine whether a second snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining the second snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored the at least one snapshot, select a snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot that includes the first snapshot and the second snapshot based on preferences that are associated with at least one of;

the received group and the received webpage.

18. The computer system of claim 15, wherein to select the snapshot from the stored at least one snapshot further comprises one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

determine whether more than a first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining more than the first snapshot of the received webpage does not exist within the stored at least one snapshot;

select the first snapshot.

19. The computer system of claim 15,

wherein the one or more trends include at least one of patterns of access and frequency of access;

and

wherein the refresh criteria includes at least one of;

the determined refresh rate and a completion status associated with the first user.

20. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising one or more of the following program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

responsive to determining the refresh criteria is met, determine whether more than a first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot; and

responsive to determining more than the first snapshot of the received webpage exists within the stored at least one snapshot, provide a second snapshot of the received webpage.