RSS Data-Processing Object

• US 20070208759A1
• Filed: 03/03/2006
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Lyndersay, Sean, von Koch, Walter
• Granted Patent: US 8,280,843 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

Various embodiments utilize a special object referred to as an rsshttp object to acquire an RSS feed, process the feed and expose an object model to a web page or application. In at least some embodiments, the rsshttp object can parse through the feed'"'"'s associated RSS data, normalize the feed data to a standard format, sanitize the feed data if necessary, and then present a standardized object model for interaction with web pages and applications.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more computer-readable media;

computer-readable instructions on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed, implement an object configured to;

acquire an RSS feed;

process the RSS feed to provide an object model associated with the feed;

expose the object model to entities so that such entities can interact with associated feed data without having to understand XML that describes the feed data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is configured to fetch feeds on an ad hoc basis.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is configured to fetch feeds on a scheduled basis.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is configured to enable a user to subscribe to an RSS feed.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is configured to parse XML associated with RSS feeds that are acquired by the object and normalize the feed'"'"'s format to a standard format, wherein the object model represents the standard format.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is configured to cache RSS feed data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is configured to aggregate RSS feed data.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the object model comprises:

a feeds object associated with a particular RSS feed;

an items object associated with particular items of a feed; and

an enclosure object associated with particular enclosures of a feed, wherein individual object of the object model have associated methods and properties.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said object comprises part of a browser.

10. A system comprising:

one or more computer-readable media;

computer-readable instructions on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed, implement a web browser configured to;

receive a request for an RSS feed;

make a corresponding request on an associated RSS source;

receive RSS feed data associated with the request;

parse XML associated with the RSS feed data and build a normalized object model, wherein the normalized object model comprises individual objects at least some of which have callable methods and properties associated with the RSS feed data; and

expose the object model to applications or web pages.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the object model comprises:

a feeds object associated with a particular RSS feed;

an items object associated with particular items of a feed; and

an enclosure object associated with particular enclosures of a feed.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the web browser is configured to receive a scheduling request for an RSS feed or item and make requests on an RSS source according to an associated schedule.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the web browser is configured to receive registration requests and listen for associated events.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the web browser is configured to receive registration requests and listen for associated events, and wherein the web browser is configured to generate notifications associated with events that occur.

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request for an RSS feed;

making a corresponding request on an associated RSS source;

receiving RSS feed data associated with the request;

parsing XML associated with the RSS feed data;

building a normalized object model, wherein the normalized object model comprises individual objects at least some of which have callable methods and properties associated with the RSS feed data; and

exposing the object model to applications or web pages.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the object model comprises:

a feeds object associated with a particular RSS feed;

an items object associated with particular items of a feed; and

an enclosure object associated with particular enclosures of a feed.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving a scheduling request for an RSS feed or item; and

making requests on an RSS source according to an associated schedule.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving registration requests; and

listening for associated events.

19. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving registration requests;

listening for associated events; and

generating notifications associated with events that occur.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein said acts are performed by a web browser.