Method and Apparatus for Archiving and Displaying historical Web Contents
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1. A method for archiving resources on a network and displaying the contents of archived resources comprising:
- Addressing a resource on the network with an URL;
Addressing an archived resource with an archive URL that identifies single revision of the content of the resources on the network addressed by the above said resource URL;
Providing a user driven process for archiving contents of resources on the network;
Providing a very large repository with the capacity of up to the size of all contents of the entire network including but not limited to the world-wide-web;
Providing a function for displaying the contents of the archived resources;
Providing a function for sending notifications to end users who are interested in receiving notifications for content changes from the contents addressed by resource URLs;
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are provided for transforming and archiving web contents on the network for later display of the contents as historical records. The embodiments of this invention enable the display of historical web contents in their original layout, format, styles and functionalities after they have been modified or even removed from the web server hosting the web contents.
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1. A method for archiving resources on a network and displaying the contents of archived resources comprising:
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Addressing a resource on the network with an URL; Addressing an archived resource with an archive URL that identifies single revision of the content of the resources on the network addressed by the above said resource URL; Providing a user driven process for archiving contents of resources on the network; Providing a very large repository with the capacity of up to the size of all contents of the entire network including but not limited to the world-wide-web; Providing a function for displaying the contents of the archived resources; Providing a function for sending notifications to end users who are interested in receiving notifications for content changes from the contents addressed by resource URLs; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A web content management system comprising:
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Addressing a resource on a network with an URL; Addressing an archived resource with an archive URL that identifies single revision of the content of the resource on the network addressed by above said resource URL; Providing a very large repository with the capacity of up to the size of the contents of the entire network including but not limited to the world-wide-web; Providing a function for archiving resources on the network; Providing user interface for end uses to enter and submit resource URLs for archiving the contents of the resources addressed by the user provided resource URLs, and the contents of the resource addressed by the URLs referenced inside; Providing a function for displaying archived contents; Providing a function for sending notification to end users who are interested in receiving notifications for content changes from the contents addressed by resource URLs; - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A web browser for archiving web contents:
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Providing functions for displaying the contents of resources on the web; Providing connection to a web content management service that transforms and archives resources on the web for later display as historical records; Providing function for sending requests to said web content management service for archiving the contents currently displayed in the browser; - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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