Proxy Server Page Update Notification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiencies and poor user experience due to the passive nature of server updates, requiring manual checks and wasting time and resources, as they cannot be notified of changes to specific information on third-party websites without actively requesting updates.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing a proxy server and mobile terminal to receive user requests, mark selected regions on pages, and notify users of updates via predetermined methods, such as emails or messages, allowing for timely information delivery and improved focus accuracy through module division.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users manually inspect pages continuously to track changes, then they can obtain updated information, but it wastes a lot of time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a proxy server as an intermediary between the user and the third-party website. The proxy server automatically monitors page changes and pushes update notifications to users, eliminating the need for manual inspection. This mediator handles the information tracking task, resolving the contradiction between timely information delivery and time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by setting up the proxy server to continuously monitor and detect changes on the third-party website before users need to check. The proxy server proactively identifies updates and prepares notification data, so when users access the system, the information is already ready, eliminating the need for continuous manual inspection.
2Measurement precision
If users browse and compare the whole page to track changes, then they can identify updated content, but it results in low efficiency and wastes resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the web page into multiple regions or modules, allowing users to selectively monitor only specific areas of interest rather than the entire page. The proxy server divides the page content into manageable segments and enables targeted change detection in selected regions, improving both precision and efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by allowing different monitoring strategies for different regions of the page. Users can specify which regions require detailed monitoring and which can be summarized or ignored, optimizing resource allocation based on the importance of each page section.
3Ease of operation
If the server responds passively to user requests, then it maintains simple architecture, but users cannot obtain feedback timely without actively requesting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional client-server interaction model. Instead of the user requesting information and the server responding passively, the proxy server actively detects changes and pushes notifications to users. This inversion transforms the passive response model into an active push model, maintaining operational simplicity while dramatically reducing feedback delay.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for reminding a page update is provided. The method includes: receiving by a proxy server a request from a user for visiting a page of a third-party website via a mobile terminal; obtaining by the proxy server the page of the third-party website according to the request and providing by the proxy server the page to the mobile terminal; entering by the mobile terminal an update reminding markup state after receiving an instruction of the user; receiving and marking by the mobile terminal a region selected by the user in the page and feeding back the selected region to the proxy server; and notifying by the proxy server the user in a predetermined manner when content in the selected region of the page is updated.