Method and apparatus for notifying a user of updated content for a webpage

An electronic device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a screen coupled to the one or more processors;
• memory coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• a plurality of programs stored in the memory that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform instructions for:
• displaying, using a web browser application, a webpage on the screen, the webpage having a first URL;
• receiving, at the web browser application, a user request for receiving updated content of the webpage having the first URL;
• in response to the user request, generating a webpage update summary widget and displaying the webpage update summary widget on the screen;
• obtaining, using the webpage update summary widget, current summary information corresponding to content updates at the webpage having the first URL in accordance with a predetermined monitoring frequency, each content update representing an information item added to the webpage having the first URL after a last user visit to the webpage update summary widget;
• displaying, in the webpage update summary widget, the current summary information corresponding to the webpage, the displaying further including concurrently presenting at least a portion of the content updates at the webpage having the first URL and an update indicator that indicates a total number of the content updates that have been made to the content of the webpage after the last user visit to the webpage update summary widget, and
• in response to the user request:
• identifying, using the web browser application, a plurality of structurally discrete portions in the webpage;
• and
• generating an affordance selection widget including a plurality of selection affordances for individually monitoring each of the plurality of structurally discrete portions of the webpage.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors and a screen, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

• displaying, using a web browser application, a webpage on the screen, the webpage having a first URL;
• receiving, at the web browser application, a user request for receiving updated content of the webpage having the first URL;
• in response to the user request, generating a webpage update summary widget and displaying the webpage update summary widget on the screen;
• obtaining, using the webpage update summary widget, current summary information corresponding to content updates at the webpage having the first URL in accordance with a predetermined monitoring frequency, each content update representing an information item added to the webpage having the first URL after a last user visit to the webpage update summary widget;
• displaying, in the webpage update summary widget, the current summary information corresponding to the webpage, the displaying further including concurrently presenting at least a portion of the content updates at the webpage having the first URL and an update indicator that indicates a total number of the content updates that have been made to the content of the webpage after the last user visit to the webpage update summary widget, and
• in response to the user request:
• identifying, using the web browser application, a plurality of structurally discrete portions in the webpage;
• and
• generating an affordance selection widget including a plurality of selection affordances for individually monitoring each of the plurality of structurally discrete portions of the webpage.