Method and apparatus for enabling real time monitoring and notification of data updates for WEB-based data synchronization services
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1. An Internet subscription system for alerting subscribers to changes in data maintained at Internet sites, comprising:
- an input interface for a subscriber to specify a data condition to be monitored and a condition for notification;
a gatherer for gathering data changes from one or more Internet sites;
a guard for comparing data changes with the condition for notification; and
a notification alert system for notifying the subscriber, at a communication device other than an Internet-connected device, of a change that meets the condition for notification;
characterized in that the alert includes specific data gathered from the specified Internet sites.
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Abstract
An Internet subscription system for alerting subscribers to changes in data maintained at Internet sites has an input interface for a subscriber to specify a data condition to be monitored and a condition for notification and a gatherer for gathering data changes from one or more Internet sites. A guard compares data changes with the condition for notification, and a notification alert system notifies the subscriber of a change that meets the condition for notification. The system is particularly suited to notification requirements regarding metadata changes over multiple sources. Users can configure the system to many different frequencies and many different data and notification conditions. Alerts may be made to many different devices in different ways as well, and may or may not include specific data.
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11 Claims
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1. An Internet subscription system for alerting subscribers to changes in data maintained at Internet sites, comprising:
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an input interface for a subscriber to specify a data condition to be monitored and a condition for notification;
a gatherer for gathering data changes from one or more Internet sites;
a guard for comparing data changes with the condition for notification; and
a notification alert system for notifying the subscriber, at a communication device other than an Internet-connected device, of a change that meets the condition for notification;
characterized in that the alert includes specific data gathered from the specified Internet sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for alerting a subscriber to changes in metadata, comprising steps of:
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(a) configuring a subscription service by the subscriber to monitor specific data at specific Internet-connected sites;
(b) setting a metadata notification condition on the subscription service by the subscriber;
(c) gathering data changes from the specific Internet-connected sites;
(d) processing the data changes for meeting the condition for notification; and
(e) providing a notification alert to the subscriber at a communication device other than an Internet-connected device, for a change in the metadata that meets the condition for notifications;
wherein the alert includes specific data gathered from the Internet sites. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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