METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING COLLABORATIVE CORRECTION OF ONLINE CONTENT

• US 20080082687A1
• Filed: 09/28/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Cradick, Ryan Kirk, Garbow, Zachary Adam
• Application Number:
  US11/536,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20080082687A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Methods and computer program product are provided for implementing collaborative correction of online content. A user of a web page is enabled to flag a location of an error and a category of the error. A web server logs error data into a database. A notification is sent to a web page administrator. Error data is cleared from the database responsive to the web page administrator fixing the error.

Claims

1. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content comprising:

enabling a user of a web page to flag a location of an error and a category of the error;

utilizing a web server, logging error data into a database;

sending an error notification to a web page administrator; and

clearing error data from the database responsive to the web page administrator fixing the error.

2. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 1 includes the web server aggregates flagged error data into the database, and stores a flag for each error within a region of interest (ROI).

3. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 2 includes the web server comparing a number of flags in a region of interest (ROI) with a threshold.

4. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 3 wherein said notification is sent to the web page administrator when the number of flags within the region of interest (ROI) exceeds the threshold.

5. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 1 includes the web server aggregates the flagged error data into the database, and stores a flag for each error of a defined error category within a region of interest (ROI).

6. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 5 includes the web server comparing a number of flags of the defined error category in a region of interest (ROI) with a threshold.

7. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 6 wherein said notification is sent to the web page administrator when the number of flags of the defined error category within the region of interest (ROI) exceeds the threshold.

8. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 1 includes sending predefined data related to an error and the user to the web server, responsive to a user flagging a location of an error and a category of the error.

9. A method for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 8 wherein sending predefined data to the web server includes sending at least one of:

a URL of the web page, the location of the error, a region of interest (ROI) of the error, the category of the error, an IP address of the user.

10. A network system for implementing collaborative correction of online content comprising:

a network;

a web server coupled to the network hosting a web application;

said web application including a statistics module, a recording module and a notification module;

a user system coupled to the network;

said user system including a browser enabling a user of a web page to flag a location of an error and a category of the error;

said web server receiving and logging error data into a database;

said web server sending an error notification to a web page administrator; and

said web server clearing error data from the database responsive to the web page administrator fixing the error.

11. A network system for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 10 wherein said web server aggregates flagged error data into the database, and stores a flag for each error within a region of interest (ROI).

12. A network system for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 11 wherein said web server compares a number of flags within the region of interest (ROI) with a threshold;

and sends the error notification to the web page administrator when the number of flags within the region of interest (ROI) exceeds the threshold.

13. A network system for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 11 wherein said web server stores a flag for each error of a defined category within the region of interest (ROI), compares the number of flags of the defined error category in a region of interest (ROI) with a defined threshold, and sends the error notification to the web page administrator when the number of flags of the defined category within the region of interest (ROI) exceeds the threshold.

14. A network system for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 10 wherein the web browser sends predefined data to the web server responsive to a user flagging a location of an error and a category of the error.

15. A network system for implementing collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 11 wherein the web browser sends at least one of:

a URL of the web page, the location of the error, a region of interest (ROI) of the error, the category of the error, and an IP address of the user.

16. A computer program product for implementing enhanced collaborative correction of online content, said computer program product including instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium, said instructions when executed by a web server to cause the web server to perform the steps of:

receiving error data from a user of a web page;

said error data including a location of an error and a category of the error;

logging error data into a database;

sending an error notification to a web page administrator; and

clearing error data from the database responsive to the web page administrator fixing the error.

17. A computer program product for implementing enhanced collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 16 further includes the web server aggregating flagged error data into the database, and storing a flag for each error within a region of interest (ROI).

18. A computer program product for implementing enhanced collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 17 stores a flag for each error of a defined error category within a region of interest (ROI).

19. A computer program product for implementing enhanced collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 18 further includes comparing a number of flags with a first threshold and comparing a number of flags of the defined error category in a region of interest (ROI) with a second threshold, and wherein said notification is sent to the web page administrator when one of the first or second threshold is exceeded.

20. A computer program product for implementing enhanced collaborative correction of online content as recited in claim 16 wherein receiving error data from a user of a web page includes receiving at least one of:

a URL of the web page, the location of the error, a region of interest (ROI) of the error, the category of the error, an IP address of the user.