Published web page version tracking

• US 20040054967A1
• Filed: 09/17/2002
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Brandenberger, Sarah M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,418,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/511
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

Methods, computer program software, and apparatus for improved tracking of published versions of Web pages for generating a comprehensive record of when each version of a subject Web page was published on the Web.

Claims

1. A method of generating records of publication periods of a plurality of versions of a Web publication comprising:

storing a snapshot of a first version of the Web publication, the snapshot comprising information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot was stored;

monitoring the Web publication for changes, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising a second or subsequent version of the Web publication; and

storing a snapshot of each one of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication when a change is detected, the snapshot of the second or subsequent version including information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot of the second or subsequent version was stored.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is implemented by a third party in a gatekeeping capacity.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is implemented by a third party in a polling capacity.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is implemented by a publisher of the Web publication in a gatekeeping capacity.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is implemented by a publisher of the Web publication in a polling capacity.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first version of the Web publication is an original version of the Web publication.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first version of the Web publication is an existing version of the Web publication.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the Web publication for changes comprises monitoring the Web publication for changes at least daily.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the Web publication for changes comprises monitoring the Web publication for changes at least hourly.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the Web publication for changes comprises monitoring the Web publication for changes constantly.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising monitoring the Web publication to determine whether the Web publication remains online.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the method terminates if it is determined that the Web publication does not remain online.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the method returns to the step of monitoring the Web publication for changes if it is determined that the Web publication remains online.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the snapshots comprise only displayed elements of the Web publication.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the snapshots comprise displayed and undisplayed elements of the Web publication.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the Web publication for changes comprises monitoring only for changes to displayed elements of the Web publication.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the Web publication for changes comprises monitoring for changes to displayed and undisplayed elements of the Web publication.

18. A computer program product programmed to implement a method comprising:

storing a snapshot of a first version of a Web publication, the snapshot comprising information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot was stored;

monitoring the Web publication for changes, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising a second or subsequent version of the Web publication; and

storing a snapshot of each one of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication when a change is detected, the snapshot of the second or subsequent version including information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot of the second or subsequent version was stored.

19. A computer readable medium comprising a computer program including

storing a snapshot of a first version of a Web publication, the snapshot comprising information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot was stored;

monitoring the Web publication for changes, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising a second or subsequent version of the Web publication; and

storing a snapshot of each one of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication when a change is detected, the snapshot of the second or subsequent version including information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot of the second or subsequent version was stored.

20. A computer system for implementing a method comprising:

storing a snapshot of a version of a Web publication, the snapshot comprising information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot was stored;

monitoring the Web publication for changes, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising one of a second or subsequent version of the Web publication; and

storing a snapshot of each of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication when a change is detected, the snapshot of each of the second and subsequent version including information regarding a point in time at which the snapshot of the second or subsequent version was stored.