Automatic notification of document changes
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1. A method of providing selective notifications to clients, the method comprising:
- identifying, using a notification system, one or more tracked categories resident in an end user document, the tracked category representing a portion of existing textual content of the document residing within the document;
identifying a change in one or more of the tracked categories of the document by monitoring activity regarding the portion of existing textual content;
identifying a client to notify of the change in the tracked category; and
sending a notification to a client, the notification providing notice that a change has occurred in a tracked category of the document,wherein a client establishes a subscription to receive updates when a tracked category changes, the subscription being established by identifying portions of a document while the document is being edited.
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Abstract
Included are method, article of manufacture, and device that serve to identify one or more tracked categories in a document, the tracked category representing a portion of the document, identify a change in one or more of the tracked categories of the document, identify a client to notify of the change in the tracked category, and send a notification to a client, where the notification provides notice that a change has occurred in a tracked category of a document.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of providing selective notifications to clients, the method comprising:
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identifying, using a notification system, one or more tracked categories resident in an end user document, the tracked category representing a portion of existing textual content of the document residing within the document; identifying a change in one or more of the tracked categories of the document by monitoring activity regarding the portion of existing textual content; identifying a client to notify of the change in the tracked category; and sending a notification to a client, the notification providing notice that a change has occurred in a tracked category of the document, wherein a client establishes a subscription to receive updates when a tracked category changes, the subscription being established by identifying portions of a document while the document is being edited. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a monitor, the monitor being in communication with memory, a database, and one or more clients, the monitor configured to execute first instructions that cause the monitor to identify one or more tracked categories resident in an end user document, the tracked category representing a portion of the existing textual content of the document residing within the document; identify a change in one or more of the tracked categories of the document by monitoring activity regarding the portion of existing textual content; identify a client to notify of the change in the tracked category; and send a notification to a client, the notification providing notice that a change has occurred in a tracked category of the document, wherein the monitor is also configured to receive second instructions from a client to establish a subscription, the second instructions including identifying portions of a document while the document is being edited. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the storage medium containing first instructions, which when executed, cause a microprocessor to identify one or more tracked categories resident in an end user document, the tracked category representing a portion of the existing textual content of the document residing within the document; identify a change in one or more of the tracked categories of the document by monitoring activity regarding the portion of existing textual content; identify a client to notify of the change in the tracked category; and send a notification to a client, the notification providing notice that a change has occurred in a tracked category of the document, wherein the first instructions, which when executed, also cause the microprocessor to receive second instructions from a client to establish a subscription, the second instructions including identifying portions of a document while the document is being edited. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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