Published web page version tracking
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1. A method of tracking a Web publication, the method comprising:
- receiving a first version of a Web publication from the web publisher before the Web publication is published;
storing a snapshot of the first version of the Web publication, the snapshot comprising information regarding a date and a time at which the first version was published;
monitoring the Web publication for changes, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising a second or subsequent version of the Web publication;
detecting a change in the Web publication;
storing a snapshot of each one of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication only when a change is detected, the snapshot of the second or subsequent version including information regarding a date and a time at which the second or subsequent version was published; and
generating a record of publication dates of a plurality of versions of the Web publication.
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Abstract
Methods, computer program software, and apparatus for improved tracking of published versions of Web pages for generating a comprehensive record of when each version of a subject Web page was published on the Web.
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1. A method of tracking a Web publication, the method comprising:
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receiving a first version of a Web publication from the web publisher before the Web publication is published; storing a snapshot of the first version of the Web publication, the snapshot comprising information regarding a date and a time at which the first version was published; monitoring the Web publication for changes, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising a second or subsequent version of the Web publication; detecting a change in the Web publication; storing a snapshot of each one of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication only when a change is detected, the snapshot of the second or subsequent version including information regarding a date and a time at which the second or subsequent version was published; and generating a record of publication dates of a plurality of versions of the Web publication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product, embodied on a computer-readable medium, programmed to implement a method comprising:
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receiving a firs version of a Web publication from the web publisher before the Web publication is published; storing a snapshot of the first version of the Web publication, containing at least one page, the snapshot comprising information regarding a date and a time at which the first version was made available; monitoring the Web publication for change, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising a second or subsequent version of the Web publication, containing at least one page; detecting a change in the Web publication at the same time and date that the second or subsequent version is published; and storing a snapshot of each one of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication only when a change is detected, the snapshot of the second or subsequent version including information regarding a date and a time at which the second or subsequent version was made available. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium comprising a computer program including:
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receiving a first version of a Web publication from the web publisher before the Web publication is published; storing a snapshot of a first version of a Web publication, containing at least one page, the snapshot comprising information regarding a time at which the first version was placed online; monitoring the Web publication for changes, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising a second or subsequent version of the Web publication, containing at least one page; detecting a change in the Web publication; and storing a snapshot of each one of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication only when a change is detected, the snapshot of the second or subsequent version including information regarding a date and a time at which the second or subsequent version was placed online. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer system, including a processor, the computer system implementing a method comprising:
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receiving a first version of a Web publication from the web publisher before the Web publication is published; storing a snapshot of the first version of the Web publication, containing at least one page, the snapshot comprising information regarding a date and a time at which the first version was published online; monitoring the Web publication for change, each version of the Web publication comprising changes relative to the first version comprising one of a second or subsequent version of the Web publication, containing at least one page; detecting a change in the Web publication; and storing a snapshot of each of the second or subsequent version of the Web publication only when a change is detected, the snapshot of each of the second and subsequent version including information regarding a date and a time at which the second or subsequent version was published online. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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