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

• US 7,925,719 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Uppal, Rajiv K., Parikh, Devang I., Gupta, Arun K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong; Oanh
• Application Number:
  US12/247,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20090044192A1
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/217, 709/219, 709/246, 709/248, 709/224, 709/235, 707/999.01, 707/999.003, 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 computer system for providing a requestor with access to dynamic data via quasi-static data requests, comprising:

a computer processor generating a web page including at least one dynamic element that is predefined by Business Class definitions to change at a relatively slow rate as compared to other dynamic data or that is predefined by Business Class definitions to change at a well defined rate;

a memory source of an executable that when executed by a computer creates and stores quasi-static copies of the web page; and

a scheduler component configured for execution by a computer including information on how often to execute the executable, said scheduler component periodically invoking the executable, based on Business Class definitions associated with the web page, to generate a quasi-static copy of the web page at periodic intervals, wherein the quasi-static copy of the web page is returned to the requestor in response to a request for a copy of the web page.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one dynamic element is retrieved from an operational database by the executable when the quasi-static copy of the web page is generated but is not retrieved when the static copy is returned to the requestor.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the executable is written in Active Server Pages (ASP).

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the quasi-static copy of the web page is stored in a format capable of being viewed by a web browser.

5. Computer apparatus accessing dynamic data, comprising:

a memory device of an executable that generates quasi-static copies of a web page, the web page having a dynamic element that is predefined by Business Class definitions to change at a relatively slow rate as compared to other dynamic data or is predefined by Business Class definitions to change at a well defined rate;

a scheduler executed by a processor and including information on which executable is to be executed and how often, said scheduler periodically invoking the executable and based on Business Class definitions associated with the web page, generating a quasi-static copy of the web page at periodic intervals; and

a web server coupled to the executable and scheduler in a manner enabling a static data request to receive the quasi-static copy as a copy of the web page as most recently generated by the scheduler and executable.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the one dynamic element is retrieved from an operational database by the executable when the quasi-static copy of the web page is generated but is not retrieved when the static copy is returned in response to the static data request.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the executable is written in Active Server Pages (ASP).

8. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the quasi-static copy of the web page is stored in a format capable of being viewed by a web browser.