Community-based Method and System for Creating and Subscribing to Dynamic Push Channels
First Claim
1. A system for allowing a user of a wireless device to select content of interest on a website and to define a channel in which to push changes in said content to said wireless device, said system comprising:
- a) a push channel manager site;
b) a page fragment selection tool operatively connected to said push channel manager site;
c) a change target selection tool operatively connected to said push channel manager site;
d) a user interface operatively connected to said push channel manager site;
e) a push channel manager database operatively connected to said push channel manager site, said database storing information on content to be pushed;
f) a push channel monitor operatively connected to said push channel manager database for the purpose of detecting changes in said content; and
g) an IP Proxy operatively connected to said push channel manager for the purpose of pushing changes in said content to said wireless device.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for allowing a user to define and subscribe to channels of information to be pushed to a wireless device. In defining a channel a specific area of a web page is selected by the user to be monitored for change. The user may also select data to be pushed should a change be detected. A regular expression is created to match the area of interest for changes and if changes occur to push the desired content to the wireless device. Icons on the wireless device alert the user to any unread pushed content. Users may also subscribe to predefined channels, or modify predefined channels should they have the security authorization to do so.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for allowing a user of a wireless device to select content of interest on a website and to define a channel in which to push changes in said content to said wireless device, said system comprising:
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a) a push channel manager site; b) a page fragment selection tool operatively connected to said push channel manager site; c) a change target selection tool operatively connected to said push channel manager site; d) a user interface operatively connected to said push channel manager site; e) a push channel manager database operatively connected to said push channel manager site, said database storing information on content to be pushed; f) a push channel monitor operatively connected to said push channel manager database for the purpose of detecting changes in said content; and g) an IP Proxy operatively connected to said push channel manager for the purpose of pushing changes in said content to said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for allowing a user of a wireless device to select content of interest on a website and to define a channel in which to push changes in said content to said wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) selecting a website of interest; b) selecting content of interest; c) selecting icons to indicate if content is read or unread; d) sending the information collected at steps a), b) and c) to a push channel monitor site; and e) monitoring changes in said content of interest and pushing any changes to said wireless device of said user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A physical computer medium, said medium including computer executable instructions which, when executed on a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:
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a) permit a user to select a website of interest; b) permit said user to select content of interest; c) permit said user to select icons to indicate if content is read or unread; d) send the information collected at steps a), b) and c) to a push channel monitor site; and e) monitor changes in said content of interest and push any changes to said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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