Device, method and computer program product for generating web feeds

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for dynamically defining a web feed, the storage medium comprising instructions operative for:

• receiving a sample set including one or more remote webpages;
• extracting content from the one or more remote webpages to produce a set of identified elements;
• displaying the set of identified elements in a display area of a primary website;
• determining structural similarities of the set of identified elements;
• assigning a plurality of associated keys to each identified element in the set of identified elements, wherein each associated key describes a structural characteristic of the identified element;
• grouping in equivalence classes subsets of the identified elements which are determined to be structurally similar based at least on the associated keys;
• receiving a user selection identifying one or more selected elements from the set of identified elements displayed on the primary website;
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• generating a web feed for display to the user in the display area of the primary website including at least the one or more selected elements and the subset of identified elements determined to be structurally similar to the selected element.

A computer-implemented method using a processor for dynamically defining a web feed, the method comprising:

• displaying a set of identified elements extracted from one or more remote webpages in a display area of a primary website;
• assigning a plurality of associated keys to the each identified element in the set of identified elements, wherein each associated keyed describes a structural characteristic of the identified element;
• determining structural similarities of the identified elements extracted from the one or more remote webpages;
• grouping in equivalency classes a subset of the identified elements which are determined to be structurally similar based at least on the associated keys;
• receiving a user selection identifying one or more selected elements from the set of identified elements displayed on the primary website;
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• generating a web feed for display to the user in the display area of the primary website including at least the subset of identified elements determined to be structurally similar to the selected elements.