Scheduling viewing of web pages in a data processing system

A method in a data processing system for scheduling viewing of a plurality of selected Web pages, the method comprising:

• scheduling a respective periodicity for viewing each respective Web page of a plurality of selected Web pages;
• upon retrieval of a respective Web page at a specified periodicity, determining whether the respective Web page has changed, wherein the respective Web page is a retrieved Web page;
• responsive to the retrieved Web page having changed, placing the retrieved Web page in a queue of unviewed Web pages for later viewing by a user;
• presenting the queue of unviewed Web pages to the user;
• and
• responsive to a particular user input, placing an unviewed Web page into another queue.

A method in a data processing system for retrieving Web pages, the method comprising:

• identifying a Web page for retrieval using an identifier;
• using the identifier to retrieve the Web page based on a schedule set for the Web page, wherein the Web page forms a retrieved Web page after the Web page has been retrieved;
• storing the retrieved Web page in a queue with other retrieved Web pages for later viewing;
• and
• displaying the retrieved Web pages stored in the queue in an order specified by a policy, wherein the policy includes at least one of association of Web pages, frequency of update, degree of change, and a priority of a Web page.

A data processing system for scheduling viewing of a plurality of selected Web pages, the data processing system comprising:

• scheduling means for scheduling a respective periodicity for viewing each respective Web page of a plurality of selected Web pages;
• determining means, upon retrieval of a respective Web page at a specified periodicity, for determining whether the respective Web page has changed in which the respective Web page is a retrieved Web page;
• first placing means, responsive to the retrieved Web page having changed, for placing the retrieved Web page in a queue of unviewed Web pages for later viewing by a user;
• and
• second placing means for placing the unviewed Web pages in an order according to a set of criteria, wherein the set of criteria includes at least one of frequency of update, degree of change, and a priority of a Web page.

A data processing system for scheduling viewing of a plurality of selected Web pages, the data processing system comprising:

• scheduling means for scheduling a respective periodicity for viewing each respective Web page of a plurality of selected Web pages;
• determining means, upon retrieval of a respective Web page at a specified periodicity, for determining whether the respective Web page has changed in which the respective Web page is a retrieved Web page;
• first placing means, responsive to the retrieved Web page having changed, for placing the retrieved Web page in a queue of unviewed Web pages for later viewing by a user;
• presenting means for presenting the queue of unviewed Web pages to the user;
• and
• second placing means, responsive to a particular user input, for placing an unviewed Web page into another queue.

A data processing system for retrieving Web pages, the data processing system comprising:

• identifying means for identifying a Web page for retrieval using an identifier;
• using means for using the identifier to retrieve the Web page based on a schedule set for the Web page, wherein the Web page forms a retrieved Web page after the Web page has been retrieved;
• storing means for storing the retrieved Web page in a queue with other retrieved Web pages for later viewing;
• and
• displaying means for displaying the retrieved Web pages stored in the queue in an order specified by a policy, wherein the policy includes at least one of association of Web pages, frequency of update, degree of change, and a priority of a Web page.