Systems and methods for automatically providing alerts of web site content updates
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1. A method for providing alerts of an update to web site content, comprising:
- receiving, at an updating server, a plurality of requests from a plurality of visitors of a web site to be notified of an update to the web site content, wherein each request contains a universal resource locator of a web page and multiple addresses to which to send the alerts when the web site content at the universal resource locator is updated;
transmitting a first message containing a copy of first selected content of the web site content to the plurality of visitors of the web site;
ignoring, from a visitor of the plurality of visitors, a lack of response to the first message, wherein the lack of response to the first message is ignored based on an option specified in an update profile of the visitor;
transmitting, after ignoring the lack of response to the first message, a second message to the visitor in accordance with the update profile, wherein the second message is associated with updating second selected content of the web site content;
receiving, at the updating server and if a response to the first message is received, a revised copy of the first selected content of the web site content, wherein the first selected content is selected based on a sequential update type designated by the visitor;
receiving, at the updating server, a revised copy of the second selected content of the web site content, wherein the second selected content is selected based on a random update type;
updating, by the updating server and if the response to the first message is received, the web site content based on the revised copy of the first selected content and the revised copy of the second selected content;
updating, by the updating server, the website content based on the revised copy of the second selected content;
updating, by the update server, an update log for the web site in response to updating the web site content;
after updating the update log for the web site, determining, at the updating server, whether any of the plurality of visitors have requested to be notified of the update to the web site content; and
sending, from the updating server, an alert message to each of the multiple addresses contained in each of the plurality of requests received from at least a portion of the plurality of visitors to notify each of the at least a portion of the plurality of visitors of the update to the web site content in response to determining that the at least a portion of the plurality of visitors has requested to be notified of the update to the web site content.
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Abstract
Methods of automatically updating content on a web site, allowing web site visitors to request notification of updates to the content of a web site, and notifying persons of updated content on a web site are disclosed. Update alert tables and systems for implementing the foregoing methods also are disclosed.
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1. A method for providing alerts of an update to web site content, comprising:
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receiving, at an updating server, a plurality of requests from a plurality of visitors of a web site to be notified of an update to the web site content, wherein each request contains a universal resource locator of a web page and multiple addresses to which to send the alerts when the web site content at the universal resource locator is updated; transmitting a first message containing a copy of first selected content of the web site content to the plurality of visitors of the web site; ignoring, from a visitor of the plurality of visitors, a lack of response to the first message, wherein the lack of response to the first message is ignored based on an option specified in an update profile of the visitor; transmitting, after ignoring the lack of response to the first message, a second message to the visitor in accordance with the update profile, wherein the second message is associated with updating second selected content of the web site content; receiving, at the updating server and if a response to the first message is received, a revised copy of the first selected content of the web site content, wherein the first selected content is selected based on a sequential update type designated by the visitor; receiving, at the updating server, a revised copy of the second selected content of the web site content, wherein the second selected content is selected based on a random update type; updating, by the updating server and if the response to the first message is received, the web site content based on the revised copy of the first selected content and the revised copy of the second selected content; updating, by the updating server, the website content based on the revised copy of the second selected content; updating, by the update server, an update log for the web site in response to updating the web site content; after updating the update log for the web site, determining, at the updating server, whether any of the plurality of visitors have requested to be notified of the update to the web site content; and sending, from the updating server, an alert message to each of the multiple addresses contained in each of the plurality of requests received from at least a portion of the plurality of visitors to notify each of the at least a portion of the plurality of visitors of the update to the web site content in response to determining that the at least a portion of the plurality of visitors has requested to be notified of the update to the web site content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests from a plurality of visitors of a web site to be notified of an update to web site content, wherein each of the requests contains a universal resource locator of a web page and multiple addresses to which to send alerts when the web site content at the universal resource locator is updated, wherein the requests are received while each of the visitors is viewing the web site content; transmitting a first message containing a copy of first selected content of the web site content to the plurality of visitors of the web site; ignoring, from a visitor of the plurality of visitors, a lack of response to the first message, wherein the lack of response to the first message is ignored based on an option specified in an update profile of the visitor; transmitting, after ignoring the lack of response to the first message, a second message to the visitor in accordance with the update profile, wherein the second message is associated with updating second selected content of the web site content; receiving, if a response to the first message is received, a revised copy of the first selected content of the web site content, wherein the first selected content is selected based on a sequential update type designated by the visitor; receiving a revised copy of the second selected content of the website content, wherein the second selected content is selected based on a random update type; updating, if the response to the first message is received, the web site content based on the revised copy of the first selected content and the revised copy of the second selected content; updating, by the updating server, the website content based on the revised copy of the second selected content; updating an update log for the web site in response to updating the web site content; after updating the update log for the web site, determining whether any of the plurality of visitors have requested to be notified of the update to the web site content; and sending an alert message to each of the multiple addresses contained in each of the plurality of requests received from at least a portion of the plurality of visitors to notify each of the at least a portion of the plurality of visitors of the update to the web site content in response to determining that the at least a portion of the plurality of visitors has requested to be notified of the update to the web site content. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for providing alerts of an update to web site content, comprising:
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a memory that stores instructions; an interface to a web hosting server that hosts a web site having content resident thereon; an interface; and a processor that executes the instructions from the memory to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a plurality of requests from a plurality of visitors to be notified of an update to the web site content, wherein each request contains a universal resource locator of a web page and multiple addresses to which to send the alerts when the web site content at the universal resource locator is updated, wherein the requests are received while each of the visitors is viewing the web site content; transmitting a first message containing a copy of first selected content of the web site content to the plurality of visitors of the web site; ignoring, from a visitor of the plurality of visitors, a lack of response to the first message, wherein the lack of response to the first message is ignored based on an option specified in an update profile of the visitor; transmitting, after ignoring the lack of response to the first message, a second message to the visitor in accordance with the update profile, wherein the second message is associated with updating second selected content of the web site content; receiving, if a response to the first message is received, a revised copy of the first selected content of the web site content, wherein the first selected content is selected based on a sequential update type designated by the visitor; receiving a revised copy of the second selected content of the web site content, wherein the first selected content is selected based on a random update type; detecting changes to the web site content; updating, if the response to the first message is received, the web site content based on the revised copy of the first selected content and the revised copy of the second selected content; updating, by the updating server, the website content based on the revised copy of the second selected content; updating an update log for the web site in response to updating the web site content; after updating the update log for the web site, determining whether any of the plurality of visitors have requested to be notified of the update to the web site content; and sending an alert message to each of the multiple addresses contained in each of the plurality of requests received from at least a portion of the plurality of visitors to notify each of the at least a portion of the plurality of visitors of the update to the web site content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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