Using feed usage data in an access controlled team project site environment

• US 8,051,128 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2006
• Issued: 11/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Seshasai, Satwiksai
• Primary Examiner(s): Dalencourt; Yves
• Application Number:
  US11/555,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20080104226A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,826 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/224
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

Feed usage data can be generated. Entries within an existing server log can be identified. The entries can correspond to user requests for a feed from a selected Website. Feed usage data from the identified entries can be determined. Communication of a message to at least one user according to the stored feed usage data can be initiated.

Claims

1. A method of generating feed usage data comprising:

via a processor, identifying entries within an existing server log that correspond to user requests for a feed from a selected Website;

via the processor, determining feed usage data from the identified entries, wherein the feed usage data specifies usage statistics for feeds from the Website over a period of time;

via the processor, identifying users that are subscribed to the feed;

via the processor, removing from a notification list each of those users that are subscribed to the feed; and

via the processor, initiating communication of a message, according to the feed usage data, exclusively to users that are not subscribed to the feed and that remain on the notification list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating communication of the message to the at least one user comprises initiating communication of an e-mail to the at least one user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the message provides a notification of a content change on the selected Website.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining feed usage data comprises identifying a user identity for each entry of the server log that specifies a request for a feed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining feed usage data further comprises determining a number of requests, by at least one user, for a feed from the selected Website.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining feed usage data further comprises identifying a folder of the selected Website from each entry of the server log that is identified as corresponding to a user request for a feed from the selected Website.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining feed usage data further comprises determining a number of times a particular folder was accessed.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein determining feed usage data further comprises:

identifying a user identity for each entry of the server log that specifies a request for a feed; and

determining a number of times a particular folder was accessed by a selected user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting feed usage data responsive to a user request.

10. A system that generates feed usage data, the system comprising:

a server that;

identifies entries within an existing server log that correspond to user requests for a feed from a selected Website;

determines feed usage data from the identified entries, wherein the feed usage data specifies usage statistics for feeds from the Website over a period of time;

identifies users that are subscribed to the feed;

removes from a notification list each of those users that are subscribed to the feed; and

initiates communication of a message, according to the feed usage data, exclusively to users that are not subscribed to the feed and that remain on the notification list.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the server initiates communication of the message to the at least one user by initiating communication of an e-mail to the at least one user.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the message provides a notification of a content change on the selected Website.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the server identifies a user identity for each entry of the server log that specifies a request for a feed.

14. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer readable program code that, when executed by a system comprising a processor and a memory, generates feed usage data, the computer readable storage medium comprising;

computer usable program code that identifies entries within an existing server log that correspond to user requests for a feed from a selected Website;

computer usable program code that determines feed usage data from the identified entries, wherein the feed usage data specifies usage statistics for feeds from the Website over a period of time;

computer usable program code that identifies users that are subscribed to the feed;

computer usable program code that removes from a notification list each of those users that are subscribed to the feed; and

computer usable program code that initiates communication of a message, according to the feed usage data, exclusively to users that are not subscribed to the feed and that remain on the notification list.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer usable program code that initiates communication of the message to the at least one user initiates communication of an e-mail to the at least one user.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the message provides a notification of a content change on the selected Website.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer usable program code that determines feed usage data comprises computer usable program code that identifies a user identity for each entry of the server log that specifies a request for a feed.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer usable program code that determines feed usage data further comprises computer usable program code that determines a number of requests, by at least one user, for a feed from the selected Website.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer usable program code that determines feed usage data further comprises computer usable program code that identifies a folder of the selected Website from each entry of the server log that is identified as corresponding to a user request for a feed from the selected Website.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer usable program code that determines a number of times a particular folder was accessed.