Object oriented based, business class methodology for generating quasi-static web pages at periodic intervals

• US 7,171,455 B1
• Filed: 08/22/2000
• Issued: 01/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Parikh, Devang I., Gupta, Arun K., Uppal, Rajiw K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Najjar; Saleh
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duong; Oanh
• Application Number:
  US09/643,583
• Time in Patent Office: 2,352 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709216-219, 709223-228, 709/235, 709/248, 707/10, 707/1, 707/2, 717/106, 717/108
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

A method for providing a requestor with access to dynamic data via quasi-static data requests, comprising the steps of defining a web page, the web page including at least one dynamic element, creating an executable digital code to be run on a computer and invoked at defined intervals by a scheduler component the executable code effective to create and storing a quasi-static copy of the defined web page, creating the scheduler component capable of invoking the executable code at predefined intervals, loading the executable code and the scheduler component onto a platform in connectivity with a web server and with one another, invoking execution of the scheduler component, and retrieving and returning the static copy of the defined web page in response to requests for the defined web page.

Claims

1. A method for providing a requester with access to dynamic data via quasi-static data requests, comprising the steps of:

defining a web page, said web page including at least one dynamic element that changes at a relatively slow rate as compared to other dynamic data or that changes at a well defined rate with respect to other dynamic data;

creating an executable digital code to be run on a computer and invoked at defined intervals by a scheduler code, said executable code creating and storing a quasi-static copy of said defined web page;

creating said scheduler code capable of invoking said executable code at predefined intervals, said scheduler code including information on which executable code is to be executed and how often;

loading said executable code and said scheduler code onto a platform in connectivity a web server and in a manner in which said executable code and said scheduler code are in connectivity with each another;

invoking execution of said scheduler code such that said executable code generates said quasi-static copy of said defined web page at periodic intervals;

retrieving and returning said quasi-static copy of said defined web page in response to requests for said defined web page; and

wherein;

said web page is defined and stored in a centralized repository;

defining said web page comprises the steps of;

defining a Placement and derivation for all elements comprising

said web page; and

defining said web page as either static or dynamic in nature;

said elements are defined as dynamic or static in nature; and

the creation of said executable code and the creation of the scheduler code is generated from Business Class definitions comprised of said defined web pages.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said static copy of said defined web page is stored in a format capable of being viewed by a web browser.