AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFYING A COMPUTER USER OF INTERNET CONTENT
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- a computer reading a user-created rule on the computer;
the computer requesting, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule;
the computer searching the current version of the web page for specific content defined in the user-created rule;
the computer determining if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule; and
responsive to determining the target condition is met, the computer notifying a user of the computer that the target condition has been met.
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Abstract
In a method for automatically notifying a computer user of Internet content, a computer reads a user-created rule on the computer. A current version of a web page named in the user created rule is requested from another computer. The current version of the web page is searched for specific content, which is defined in the user-created rule. A determination is made that the specific content meets a target condition, and the computer user is notified that the target condition has been met.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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a computer reading a user-created rule on the computer; the computer requesting, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule; the computer searching the current version of the web page for specific content defined in the user-created rule; the computer determining if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule; and responsive to determining the target condition is met, the computer notifying a user of the computer that the target condition has been met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to read a user-created rule on a computer; program instructions to request, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule; program instructions to search the current version of the web page for specific content defined in the user-created rule; program instructions to determine if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule; and responsive to determining the target condition is met, program instructions to notify a user of the computer that the target condition has been met. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to read a user-created rule on a computer; program instructions to request, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule; program instructions to search the current version of the web page for specific content defined in the user-created rule; program instructions to determine if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule; and responsive to determining the target condition is met, program instructions to notify a user of the computer that the target condition has been met. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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