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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
George A. Te, New Hamburg, NY (US);
Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Norman J. Dauerer, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for notifying a user of changes in a hyperlinked document, the system comprising a computer, a server operatively coupled with the computer, a web browser that executes in the computer, the web browser accessing web pages stored on the server, and a general notification system integrally connected with the web browser, the general notification system configured to provide a notification icon on a web page, wherein notification of any changes to the hyperlinked document can be requested by selecting the notification icon. The method comprising providing a notification icon within a web page having a hypertext link associated with the hyperlinked document, selecting the notification icon, and notifying the user of any changes to the hyperlinked document.