Method for enhancing client side delivery of information

• US 20020105544A1
• Filed: 02/08/2001
• Published: 08/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Hamilton, Rick A. II, Lipton, Steven Jay
• Application Number:
  US09/779,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20020105544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

A system for and a method of enhancing information delivery to a client is disclosed. The client accesses an input file containing at least one record where each record comprises a URL, a time and a date for displaying the URL. The system time and date is verified and a first document is displayed at the client based on a first system time and date. A second document is displayed at the client based on a second system time and date. The second document can be different from or the same as the first document depending upon the preferences entered by the client.

Claims

1. A method of enhancing information delivery to a client system, the method comprising:

accessing, at the client, at least one configuration file comprising instructions for displaying a URL at a given time and date;

verifying the client system time and date;

displaying a first document at the client based on a first system time and date; and

displaying a second document at the client based on a second system time and date.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising upon initial invocation of the web browser, displaying a third document independent of the system time and date;

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating, at the client, an input file containing at least one record wherein each record comprises a URL, a time and a date.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising

creating a custom preferences file for each record based on information present in each record;

and

copying the custom preferences file to a default preferences file associated with a browser on the client upon the occurrence of a given system time and date.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising creating a schedule script file for each record in the input file.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising running a schedule script periodically and identifying custom preferences files having a date and time that corresponds to the current system date and time.

7. A system for customizing content delivery to a client comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a computer readable medium coupled to the processor containing instructions for;

accessing, at the client, at least one configuration file comprising instructions for

displaying a URL at a given time and date;

verifying the client system time and date;

displaying a first document at the client based on a first system time and date; and

displaying a second document at the client based on a second system time and date.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the instructions further comprise upon initial invocation of the web browser, displaying a third document independent of the system time and date;

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the instructions further comprise creating, at the client, an input file containing at least one record wherein each record comprises a URL, a time and a date.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the instructions further comprise

creating a custom preferences file for each record;

and

copying the custom preferences file to a default preferences file associated with a browser on the client upon the occurrence of a given system time and date.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the instructions further comprise creating a schedule script file for each record in the input file.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising running a schedule script periodically;

and identifying custom preferences files having a date and time that corresponds to the current system date and time.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising upon initial invocation of the web browser, displaying a third document independent of the system time and date;

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising creating, at the client, an input file containing at least one record wherein each record comprises a URL, a time and a date.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising creating a custom preferences file for each record;

and

copying the custom preferences file associated with a browser on the client upon the occurrence of a given system time and date.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising creating a schedule script file for each record in the input file.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 further comprising running a schedule script periodically;

and identifying custom preferences files having a date and time that corresponds to the current system date and time.

13. A computer readable medium on a client system containing executable program instructions for performing a method comprising:

accessing, at the client, at least one configuration file comprising instructions for displaying a URL at a given time and date;

verifying a client system time and date;

displaying a first document, at the client, based on a first system time and date; and

displaying a second document, at the client, based on a second system time and date.