Method of generating a web feed and an associated system
First Claim
1. A method of generating a web feed composed of content elements, comprising:
- a. determining a number of content elements to be added to the web feed, according to a number of available content elements to be published and according to a predefined visibility period associated with said web feed and defining a minimal time period for which any content element has to remain present in the web feed, wherein the determining of the number of content elements comprises estimating a predicted number of new content elements liable to arrive during said visibility period, from historical data of said web feed representing statistics of arrivals, during past visibility periods, of content elements to be published, and comprises using the predicted number to adjust the number of content elements to be added to the web feed;
b. selecting from said number of available content elements to be published, the determined number of content elements; and
c. creating, in said web feed, entries corresponding to said selected content elements.
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Abstract
The invention relates to generating a web feed composed of content elements. A number of content elements to be added to the web feed is determined, according to a number of available content elements to be published and according to a predefined visibility period associated with the web feed and defining a minimal time period for which any content element has to remain present in the web feed, wherein the determining of the number of elements comprises estimating a predicted number of new content elements liable to arrive during said visibility period, from historical data of said web feed representing statistics of arrivals, during past visibility periods, of content elements to be published. From the number of available content elements to be published, the determined number of content elements are selected, and entries corresponding to the selected content elements are created in the web feed.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of generating a web feed composed of content elements, comprising:
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a. determining a number of content elements to be added to the web feed, according to a number of available content elements to be published and according to a predefined visibility period associated with said web feed and defining a minimal time period for which any content element has to remain present in the web feed, wherein the determining of the number of content elements comprises estimating a predicted number of new content elements liable to arrive during said visibility period, from historical data of said web feed representing statistics of arrivals, during past visibility periods, of content elements to be published, and comprises using the predicted number to adjust the number of content elements to be added to the web feed; b. selecting from said number of available content elements to be published, the determined number of content elements; and c. creating, in said web feed, entries corresponding to said selected content elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for generating a web feed composed of content elements, comprising:
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a processor and a memory; a. a determination module constructed to determine a number of content elements to be added to the web feed, according to a number of available content elements to be published and according to a predefined visibility period associated with said web feed and defining a minimal time period for which any content element has to remain present in the web feed, wherein the determining of the number of content elements comprises estimating a predicted number of new content elements liable to arrive during said visibility period, from historical data of said web feed representing statistics of arrivals, during past visibility periods, of content elements to be published, and comprises using the predicted number to adjust the number of content elements to be added to the web feed; b. a selection means constructed to select from said number of content elements to be published, the determined number content elements; and c. a creation means adapted to create, in said web feed, entries corresponding to said selected content elements. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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