Patent ID: 6272531
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method, operative in a computer, for recognizing and acting upon dynamic data in a computer network having a plurality of Web servers, comprising the steps of:having a user define at least one data source to include information identifying a location of a data object adapted to be displayed on a Web client using a browser, and a recognition criteria;for the data source, having a user define a set of one or more action criteria, wherein each action criteria has a given polling interval and includes information identifying a sensitivity criteria, and an action to be taken if the sensitivity criteria for the data source is met;at the polling interval for a given action criteria, using the recognition criteria to validate the data source by comparing the recognition criteria to contents of the data object; andif the data source is valid, taking the action if the sensitivity criteria for the data source is met.