Method and apparatus for persistent access to Web resources using variable time-stamps

A system for storing an electronic document having multiple versions, said system comprising:

• a memory for storing said multiple versions of said electronic document in an archive of electronic documents;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to:
• receive a request for one of said versions of said electronic document, said request including a variable time-stamp;
• identify versions of said electronic document corresponding to said variable time-stamp;
• obtain two or more of said versions of said electronic documents identified by said variable time-stamp;
• and
• update, in response to said request, one or more embedded hyperlinks in each of at least two of said two or more obtained versions of said electronic document to include a timestamp based on a requested timestamp.

An article of manufacture for accessing an electronic document, said article of manufacture comprising:

• a computer readable medium having computer readable program code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising program code means for causing a computer to:
• receive a request for one of said versions of said electronic document, said request including a variable time-stamp;
• and
• identify versions of said electronic document corresponding to said variable time-stamp;
• obtain two or more of said versions of said electronic documents identified by said variable time-stamp;
• and
• update, in response to said request, one or more embedded hyperlinks in each of at least two of said two or more obtained versions of said electronic document to include a timestamp based on a requested timestamp.