Home page update notification apparatus comparing notification time and update time to determine home page update status in an information communication system using computer network and program recording medium
First Claim
1. A home page updating notification apparatus comprising:
- home page storage means for storing a plurality of home pages;
home page time data storage means for storing update time data produced when one home page among said plurality of stored home pages is updated;
notification time data storage means for storing notification time data produced when updating of said one home page is notified;
a timer for counting time;
comparing means for comparing the update time data stored in said home page time data storage means with the notification time data stored in said notification time data storage means every time a predetermined time counted by said timer means has passed;
update detecting means for detecting that said one home page stored in said home page storage means is newly updated based upon a comparison result produced by said comparing means;
notification means for notifying updating of said one home page to a preselected notification destination in response to said update detecting means detecting that said one home page stored in said home page storage means is newly updated; and
notification time data updating means for updating the notification time data stored in said notification time data storage means as the time data produced when updating of said one home page is notified by said notification means.
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Abstract
A home page updating notification apparatus is provided for avoiding useless access operations for accessing the same content of home page several times, so that updated necessary information opened in home pages can be effectively acquired. A home page formed in a home page forming apparatus and then transferred is written into a home page storage portion of a memory, so that updating of this home page is detected. When updating of this home page is detected, a document of an electronic mail, and an address of a transmission destination of this electronic mail are read which have been previously stored. Then, an electronic mail is formed based on the read document and the read address, and the formed electronic mail is transmitted to an address of a transmission destination. As a result, a user of a terminal allocated to this address can be notified by such a fact that the home page is updated by observing the electronic mail.
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10 Claims
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1. A home page updating notification apparatus comprising:
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home page storage means for storing a plurality of home pages; home page time data storage means for storing update time data produced when one home page among said plurality of stored home pages is updated; notification time data storage means for storing notification time data produced when updating of said one home page is notified; a timer for counting time; comparing means for comparing the update time data stored in said home page time data storage means with the notification time data stored in said notification time data storage means every time a predetermined time counted by said timer means has passed; update detecting means for detecting that said one home page stored in said home page storage means is newly updated based upon a comparison result produced by said comparing means; notification means for notifying updating of said one home page to a preselected notification destination in response to said update detecting means detecting that said one home page stored in said home page storage means is newly updated; and notification time data updating means for updating the notification time data stored in said notification time data storage means as the time data produced when updating of said one home page is notified by said notification means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A program recording medium storing thereon a computer readable program used for notifying updating of a home page, said program comprising:
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means for causing a computer to store a plurality of home pages; means for causing the computer to store update time data produced when one home page among said plurality of stored home pages is updated; means for causing the computer to store notification time data produced when updating of said one home page is notified; means for causing the computer to count time; means for causing the computer to compare the stored update time data with the stored notification time data every time a predetermined counted time has passed; means for causing the computer to detect that said one home page is newly updated based upon a result of the comparison; means for causing the computer to notify updating of said one home page to a preselected notification destination when it is detected that said one home page is newly updated; and means for causing the computer to update the stored notification time data as the time data produced when updating of said one home page is notified. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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Specification