Methods, systems, and products for updating web content
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically updating web content, comprising:
- sending a request for a web page from a web browser to a web server;
receiving the web page in response to the request, the web page having a static portion and a dynamic portion;
rendering only the static portion of web page by the web browser;
periodically sending a query from the web browser to the web server that requests a latest date and time associated with the dynamic portion;
receiving a latest date and time stamp at the web browser in response to the query, the latest date and time stamp indicating a most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page;
comparing the latest date and time stamp to a previously stored date and time stamp representing a previous version of the dynamic portion of the web page;
rendering the dynamic portion of the web page by the web browser when the latest date and time stamp matches the previously stored date and time stamp, as the dynamic portion of the web page is unchanged;
retrieving the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the latest date and time stamp fails to match the previously stored date and time stamp; and
querying a data source for the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the web browser retrieves a null response for the previously stored date and time stamp.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for dynamically updating web content using W3C standards. One such method sends a request to a web server for a web page. A web browser receives and renders a static HTML web page. The web browser periodically sends a query to the web server and, in response, receives a latest date and time stamp indicating the latest update to the web page. The web browser compares the latest date and time stamp to a previously stored date and time stamp representing a previous update. If the latest date and time stamp matches the previously stored date and time stamp, then no update has occurred and no update is required. If, however, the date and time stamps do not match, then the web page has changed since the previous update and the web browser retrieves the latest update to the web page.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically updating web content, comprising:
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sending a request for a web page from a web browser to a web server; receiving the web page in response to the request, the web page having a static portion and a dynamic portion; rendering only the static portion of web page by the web browser; periodically sending a query from the web browser to the web server that requests a latest date and time associated with the dynamic portion; receiving a latest date and time stamp at the web browser in response to the query, the latest date and time stamp indicating a most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page; comparing the latest date and time stamp to a previously stored date and time stamp representing a previous version of the dynamic portion of the web page; rendering the dynamic portion of the web page by the web browser when the latest date and time stamp matches the previously stored date and time stamp, as the dynamic portion of the web page is unchanged; retrieving the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the latest date and time stamp fails to match the previously stored date and time stamp; and querying a data source for the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the web browser retrieves a null response for the previously stored date and time stamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a processor executing code stored in memory, the code causing the processor to; send a request for a web page from a web browser to a web server; receive the web page in response to the request, the web page having a static portion and a dynamic portion; render only the static portion of web page by the web browser; periodically send a query from the web browser to the web server that requests a latest date and time associated with the dynamic portion; receive a latest date and time stamp at the web browser in response to the query, the latest date and time stamp indicating a most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page; compare the latest date and time stamp to a previously stored date and time stamp representing a previous version of the dynamic portion of the web page; render the dynamic portion of the web page by the web browser when the latest date and time stamp matches the previously stored date and time stamp, as the dynamic portion of the web page is unchanged; retrieve the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the latest date and time stamp fails to match the previously stored date and time stamp; and query a data source for the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the web browser retrieves a null response for the previously stored date and time stamp. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor executable code for performing a method, the method comprising:
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sending a request for a web page from a web browser to a web server; receiving the web page in response to the request, the web page having a static portion and a dynamic portion; rendering only the static portion of web page by the web browser; periodically sending a query from the web browser to the web server that requests a latest date and time associated with the dynamic portion; receiving a latest date and time stamp at the web browser in response to the query, the latest date and time stamp indicating a most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page; comparing the latest date and time stamp to a previously stored date and time stamp representing a previous version of the dynamic portion of the web page; rendering the dynamic portion of the web page by the web browser when the latest date and time stamp matches the previously stored date and time stamp, as the dynamic portion of the web page is unchanged; retrieving the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the latest date and time stamp fails to match the previously stored date and time stamp; and querying a data source for the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page when the web browser retrieves a null response for the previously stored date and time stamp. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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