System and method to automate the management of hypertext link information in a Web site
First Claim
1. A system for managing digital resources on a network, the network connects to at least one network site having at least one network server to access a first digital resource and a second digital resource, the first digital resource having a link to the second digital resource, the system comprising:
- a change-detection system connected to the network, wherein the change-detection system examines the first digital resource and the second digital resource to detect an error in the link to the second digital resource; and
a notification system that communicates a message describing the error to an author of the first digital resource.
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Abstract
A Web site management system uses a Web-crawler to traverse (i.e., crawl) Web sites on the Internet. The Web-crawler identifies the Web pages accessible from each Web site and uses the hypertext link information embedded in those Web pages to discern relationships between the various Web pages. A change-detection and notification system analyzes the results from the Web-crawler to determine whether a specific hypertext link is erroneous. The change-detection and notification system creates an electronic mail message that includes a description of the actions that may correct the erroneous hypertext link, a recommended action, and an attachment to the electronic mail message that comprises a copy of the Web page after applying the recommended action. If a subscriber registered the author of the Web page that contains the erroneous link with the present invention, the change-detection and notification system sends the electronic mail message to the author. If the author of the Web page is unknown, the change-detection and notification system applies heuristic algorithms and performs a probabilistic analysis to deduce an electronic mail address that will likely contact either the author or a person responsible for managing the Web site that hosts the Web page.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for managing digital resources on a network, the network connects to at least one network site having at least one network server to access a first digital resource and a second digital resource, the first digital resource having a link to the second digital resource, the system comprising:
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a change-detection system connected to the network, wherein the change-detection system examines the first digital resource and the second digital resource to detect an error in the link to the second digital resource; and
a notification system that communicates a message describing the error to an author of the first digital resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing digital resources on a network, the network connects to at least one network site having at least one network server to access a first digital resource and a second digital resource, the first digital resource having a link to the second digital resource, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating an association in a database between an author and the first digital resource;
retrieving data from said at least one network site;
storing the data in the database;
examining the first digital resource and the second digital resource to detect an error in the link to the second digital resource;
generating a message describing the error; and
communicating the message to the author of the first digital resource. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Computer executable software code stored on a computer readable medium, the code for managing digital resources on a network, the network connects to at least one network site having at least one network server to access a first digital resource and a second digital resource, the first digital resource having a link to the second digital resource, the code comprising:
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code to create an association in a database between an author and the first digital resource;
code to detect a change in the first digital resource; and
code to notify the author of the change in the first digital resource. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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