Automated Website Management for Link Verification and Performance Monitoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Smaller businesses lack the technical knowledge and resources to effectively monitor and maintain the operational efficiency of their websites, despite using shared web hosting services.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for providing website management services, including link verification and performance monitoring tools, facilitated through a user interface that allows customizable options and configurable services, executed by a web manager application on a processor.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If smaller businesses use shared web hosting services, then cost is reduced, but technical capability to monitor and maintain website performance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecostVSAvoidtechnical capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an automated web performance monitoring system that acts as an intermediary between the website and the business owner. This system automatically monitors link operability, measures performance characteristics, and sends alerts without requiring the business owner to have technical expertise, thus resolving the contradiction between low cost and adequate technical capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The monitoring system enables the website to self-diagnose performance issues by automatically detecting broken links and performance problems. The system serves itself by generating performance reports and sending alerts, eliminating the need for external technical assistance while maintaining cost-effectiveness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If smaller businesses hire specialists to design and operate websites, then technical capability is improved, but cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetechnical capabilityVSAvoidcost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The automated monitoring system allows website owners to independently monitor and maintain their websites without hiring specialists. The system performs self-diagnosis and self-reporting of performance issues, enabling non-technical users to effectively manage their websites while avoiding the high costs associated with hiring professional web developers and maintainers

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical system of human specialists manually monitoring and maintaining websites with an automated electronic monitoring system. This substitution eliminates the need for human intervention while providing continuous, objective performance tracking, thereby reducing costs while maintaining or improving technical capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If website monitoring and verification tools are provided, then operational efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The monitoring system performs multiple functions including link verification, performance measurement, alert generation, and report delivery through a single integrated platform. This multi-functionality improves operational efficiency by comprehensively monitoring all aspects of website performance while presenting a unified, simple interface to the user, thereby managing system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS7797200B2Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing website management services
Publication Date: 2010.09.14 BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION(US)
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AI summary

A method, system, and computer program product for providing website management services is provided. The method includes providing technical services for a website including options that are configurable by a representative of the website. The technical services include at least one of: verifying operability of web page links for the website, and monitoring performance characteristics of the website.