Computer system and method of displaying update status of linked hypertext documents
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a first hypertext document on a computer display, the first hypertext document including at least one hypertext link definition that points to a second hypertext document, the method comprising:
- (a) displaying the first hypertext document on the computer display, including displaying the hypertext link definition;
(b) maintaining status information associated with a previous copy of the second hypertext document, wherein the status information associated with the previous copy of the second hypertext document is selected from the group consisting of a checksum, a document size, an author, an area selection within the previous copy of the second hypertext document, a keyword search expression, a numeric expression, a numeric threshold, a keyword list, and combinations thereof;
(c) determining whether the second hypertext document has been updated by comparing status information for the second hypertext document with that of the previous copy of the second hypertext document; and
(d) indicating on the computer display and within the first hypertext document whether the second hypertext document has been updated since a predetermined time.
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Abstract
A computer system and method of displaying hypertext documents indicate an update status for a particular hypertext document in association with the display of a hypertext link definition pointing to that document. In addition, one or more specific notification criteria are utilized to determine when a document has been updated. A notification criteria may be based upon a user selection of a selected portion of a document, such that changes to another portion of the document do not trigger an indication of an updated document. A notification criteria may also be based on a specific keyword search criteria selected by a user. A notification criteria may further be based on a relative change threshold for a document, such that changes to a document falling below the threshold are not indicated to a user. In addition, a notification criteria function may be based upon updates made by a particular author of a document, such that specific authors may either trigger or not trigger notification of an updated document.
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66 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a first hypertext document on a computer display, the first hypertext document including at least one hypertext link definition that points to a second hypertext document, the method comprising:
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(a) displaying the first hypertext document on the computer display, including displaying the hypertext link definition; (b) maintaining status information associated with a previous copy of the second hypertext document, wherein the status information associated with the previous copy of the second hypertext document is selected from the group consisting of a checksum, a document size, an author, an area selection within the previous copy of the second hypertext document, a keyword search expression, a numeric expression, a numeric threshold, a keyword list, and combinations thereof; (c) determining whether the second hypertext document has been updated by comparing status information for the second hypertext document with that of the previous copy of the second hypertext document; and (d) indicating on the computer display and within the first hypertext document whether the second hypertext document has been updated since a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system, comprising:
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(a) a computer display; and (b) a processor, coupled to the computer display and configured to display on the computer display a first hypertext document including at least one hypertext link definition that points to a second hypertext document, the processor further configured to maintain status information associated with a previous copy of the second hypertext document, determine whether the second hypertext document has been updated by comparing status information for the second hypertext document with that of the previous copy of the second hypertext document, and to indicate within the first hypertext document whether the second hypertext document has been updated since a predetermined time, wherein the status information associated with the previous copy of the second hypertext document is selected from the group consisting of a checksum, a document size, an author, an area selection within the previous copy of the second hypertext document, a keyword search expression, a numeric expression, a numeric threshold, a keyword list, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A program product, comprising:
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(a) a program configured to perform a method of displaying a first hypertext document on a computer display, the first hypertext document including at least one hypertext link definition that points to a second hypertext document, the method comprising; (1) displaying the first hypertext document on the computer display, including displaying the hypertext link definition; (2) maintaining status information associated with a previous copy of the second hypertext document, wherein the status information associated with the previous copy of the second hypertext document is selected from the group consisting of a checksum, a document size, an author, an area selection within the previous copy of the second hypertext document, a keyword search expression, a numeric expression, a numeric threshold, a keyword list, and combinations thereof; (3) determining whether the second hypertext document has been updated by comparing status information for the second hypertext document with that of the previous copy of the second hypertext document; and (4) indicating on the computer display and within the first hypertext document whether the second hypertext document has been updated since a predetermined time; and (b) a signal bearing media bearing the program. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A computer-implemented method of monitoring an update status of a document, the method comprising:
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(a) in response to user selection of a selected section of a document extending between at least one set of start and end positions in the document, generating a notification criteria for the document; (b) retrieving data associated with at least the selected section of a current copy of the document; (c) analyzing the retrieved data to determine if the current copy of the document matches the notification criteria; and (d) if the current copy of the document matches the notification criteria, notifying a user that the document has been updated. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer-implemented method of monitoring an update status of a document, the method comprising:
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(a) generating a trigger function defining a keyword search criteria for the document; (b) retrieving data associated with a current copy of the document; (c) analyzing the retrieved data using the keyword search criteria to determine if the current copy of the document matches the keyword search criteria; and (d) based upon whether the current copy of the document matches the keyword search criteria, notifying a user that the document has been updated. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer-implemented method of monitoring an update status of a document, the method comprising:
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(a) generating a trigger function defining a notification criteria for the document, the notification criteria identifying at least one author; (b) retrieving data associated with a current copy of the document; (c) analyzing the retrieved data using the trigger function to determine if the current copy of the document has been updated by the author; and (d) selectively notifying a user that the document has been updated based upon whether the current copy of the document has been updated by the author. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer-implemented method of monitoring an update status of a document, the method comprising:
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(a) retrieving data associated with a current copy of the document; (b) comparing the retrieved data with data associated with a previous copy of the document to determine a relative change between the current and previous copies of the document; and (c) if the relative change exceeds a threshold value, notifying a user that the document has been updated. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method of displaying a first hypertext document on a computer display, the first hypertext document including at least one hypertext link definition that points to a second hypertext document, the method comprising:
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(a) displaying the first hypertext document on the computer display, including displaying the hypertext link definition; (b) maintaining a visited count for each of a plurality of document locations visited by a user, each visited count associated with a relative frequency in which an associated document location has been visited; and (d) indicating on the computer display and within the first hypertext document whether the second hypertext document has been updated since a predetermined time only if the visited count for a document location associated with the second hypertext document exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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66. A computer system, comprising:
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(a) a computer display; and (b) a processor, coupled to the computer display and configured to display on the computer display a first hypertext document including at least one hypertext link definition that points to a second hypertext document, the processor further configured to maintain a visited count for each of a plurality of document locations visited by a user, each visited count associated with a relative frequency in which an associated document location has been visited, and to indicate on the computer display and within the first hypertext document whether the second hypertext document has been updated since a predetermined time only if the visited count for a document location associated with the second hypertext document exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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Specification