Management and rendering of RSS content

• US 20070061711A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jaramillo, David, Bodin, William, Redman, Jerry, Thorson, Derral
• Application Number:
  US11/226,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for management and rendering of RSS content, including receiving aggregated RSS content in native form, synthesizing the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content, and presenting the synthesized RSS content. Synthesizing items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content may also include translating aspects of the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into uniform text and markup. Management and rendering of RSS content may also include receiving RSS preferences from a user and creating prioritization rules in dependence upon the RSS preferences for synthesizing RSS content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for management and rendering of RSS content, the method comprising:

receiving aggregated RSS content in native form;

synthesizing the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content; and

presenting the synthesized RSS content.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein synthesizing items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content further comprises translating aspects of the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into uniform text and markup.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising aggregating RSS content in native form including:

identifying new items in an RSS feed in native form; and

retrieving the identified new items from an RSS content source.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein identifying new items in an RSS feed in native form further comprises:

identifying the new items in dependence upon RSS aggregation preferences from a user.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein retrieving the identified new items from an RSS content source further comprises:

retrieving the new items in dependence upon RSS aggregation preferences from a user.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying, according to prioritization rules, priority characteristics in the aggregated native form RSS content; and

wherein;

synthesizing the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content further comprises prioritizing the items of the synthesized RSS content according to the priority characteristics; and

presenting the synthesized RSS content further comprises presenting the prioritized synthesized RSS content.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving RSS preferences from a user; and

creating prioritization rules in dependence upon the RSS preferences for synthesizing RSS content.

8. A system for email management and rendering, the system comprising:

a computer processor;

a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of;

receiving aggregated RSS content in native form,

synthesizing the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content; and

presenting the synthesized RSS content.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of translating aspects of the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into uniform text and markup.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of aggregating RSS content in native form including:

computer program instructions capable of identifying new items in an RSS feed in native form; and

computer program instructions capable of retrieving the identified new items from an RSS content source.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

identifying the new items in dependence upon RSS aggregation preferences from a user.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

retrieving the new items in dependence upon RSS aggregation preferences from a user.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

identifying, according to prioritization rules, priority characteristics in the aggregated native form RSS content;

prioritizing the items of the synthesized RSS content according to the priority characteristics; and

presenting the synthesized RSS content further comprises presenting the prioritized synthesized RSS content.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

receiving RSS preferences from a user; and

creating prioritization rules in dependence upon the RSS preferences for synthesizing RSS content.

15. A computer program product for management and rendering of RSS content, the computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising:

computer program instructions for receiving aggregated RSS content in native form;

computer program instructions for synthesizing the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content; and

computer program instructions for presenting the synthesized RSS content.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein computer program instructions for synthesizing items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content further comprise computer program instructions for translating aspects of the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into uniform text and markup.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising computer program instructions for aggregating RSS content in native form including:

computer program instructions for identifying new items in an RSS feed in native form; and

computer program instructions for retrieving the identified new items from an RSS content source.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein computer program instructions for identifying new items in an RSS feed in native form further comprise:

computer program instructions for identifying the new items in dependence upon RSS aggregation preferences from a user.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein computer program instructions for retrieving the identified new items from an RSS content source further comprise:

computer program instructions for retrieving the new items in dependence upon RSS aggregation preferences from a user.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising:

computer program instructions for identifying, according to prioritization rules, priority characteristics in the aggregated native form RSS content; and

wherein;

computer program instructions for synthesizing the items of the aggregated native form RSS content into synthesized RSS content further comprise computer program instructions for prioritizing the items of the synthesized RSS content according to the priority characteristics; and

computer program instructions for presenting the synthesized RSS content further comprises presenting the prioritized synthesized RSS content.

21. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising:

computer program instructions for receiving RSS preferences from a user; and

computer program instructions for creating prioritization rules in dependence upon the RSS preferences for synthesizing RSS content.