Automatically notifying a computer user of internet content
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- reading, by one or more computer processors, a user-created rule;
requesting, by one or more computer processors, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule;
searching, by one or more computer processors, the current version of the web page, without displaying the web page, for a specific content defined in the user-created rule;
determining, by one or more computer processors, if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule;
determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the user-created rule includes text; and
responsive to determining the target condition is met, performing, by one or more computer processors, an operation as defined in the user-created rule, wherein the operation notifies a user that the target condition has been met, and wherein the operation includes at least one of opening, by one or more computer processors, a desktop application, and displaying, by one or more computer processors, the current version of the web page, and responsive to determining the user-created rule includes text, including the text in the operation as defined in the user-created rule.
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Abstract
In a method for automatically notifying a computer user of Internet content, a computer reads a user-created rule on the computer. A current version of a web page named in the user created rule is requested from another computer. The current version of the web page is searched for specific content, which is defined in the user-created rule. A determination is made that the specific content meets a target condition, and the computer user is notified that the target condition has been met.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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reading, by one or more computer processors, a user-created rule; requesting, by one or more computer processors, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule; searching, by one or more computer processors, the current version of the web page, without displaying the web page, for a specific content defined in the user-created rule; determining, by one or more computer processors, if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule; determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the user-created rule includes text; and responsive to determining the target condition is met, performing, by one or more computer processors, an operation as defined in the user-created rule, wherein the operation notifies a user that the target condition has been met, and wherein the operation includes at least one of opening, by one or more computer processors, a desktop application, and displaying, by one or more computer processors, the current version of the web page, and responsive to determining the user-created rule includes text, including the text in the operation as defined in the user-created rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to read a user-created rule on a computer; program instructions to request, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule; program instructions to search the current version of the web page, without displaying the web page, for specific content defined in the user-created rule; program instructions to determine if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule; program instructions to determine whether the user-created rule includes text; and responsive to determining the target condition is met, program instructions to perform an operation as defined in the user-created rule, wherein the operation notifies a user of the computer that the target condition has been met, and wherein the operation includes at least one of program instructions to open a desktop application on the computer, and program instructions to display the current version of the web page, and responsive to determining the user-created rule includes text, program instructions to include the text in the operation as defined in the user-created rule. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to read a user-created rule on a computer; program instructions to request, from another computer, a current version of a web page named in the user-created rule; program instructions to search the current version of the web page, without displaying the web page, for specific content defined in the user-created rule; program instructions to determine if the specific content meets a target condition defined in the user-created rule; and responsive to determining the target condition is met, program instructions to perform an operation as defined in the user-created rule, wherein the operation notifies a user of the computer that the target condition has been met, and wherein the operation includes at least one of program instructions to open a desktop application on the computer and program instructions to display the current version of the web page, and responsive to determining the user-created rule includes text, program instructions to include the text in the operation as defined in the user-created rule. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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