Event notification in a unified message system using an event notification server
First Claim
1. An event notification system comprising:
- an email server for storing a plurality of email messages;
at least one client from which at least one event request is initiated;
a message handler that monitors said at least one event request, forwards said event request to said email server, and forwards an event response based on said at least one event request to said at least one client; and
an event listener that generates an event notification when said at least one event request corresponds to a subscriber event registration.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for monitoring event requests in a unified messaging system and generating event notifications upon the occurrence of specified events. The event notification system comprises an email server for storing a plurality of email messages. The event notification system further comprises at least one client from which at least one event request is initiated. A message handler is also provided. The message handler monitors the event requests, forwards the event requests to the email server, and forwards an event response based on the events requested to the client that initiated the request. An event listener that passively and actively monitors event requests occurring within the event notification system and generates an event notification when the event requests correspond to a subscriber event registration is also present. The event listener comprises a registration manager that receives and stores one or more event notification requests from the event notification requesters and a notification generator for generating the event notifications.
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22 Claims
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1. An event notification system comprising:
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an email server for storing a plurality of email messages;
at least one client from which at least one event request is initiated;
a message handler that monitors said at least one event request, forwards said event request to said email server, and forwards an event response based on said at least one event request to said at least one client; and
an event listener that generates an event notification when said at least one event request corresponds to a subscriber event registration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19)
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15. A method for providing event notification in a unified messaging system, the method comprising:
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a plurality of email messages in an email server;
initiating a user session from an email client;
monitoring the user session with a event notification server to identify an event occurrence; and
issuing an event notification to an event subscriber in response to the identified event occurrence.
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16. A method for providing event notification in a unified messaging system, the method comprising:
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receiving an event request;
forwarding the event request to an email server;
receiving a response to the event request;
determining if the event request is a subscriber event; and
generating an event notification when the event request is a subscriber event.
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17. A method for generating an event notification in a unified messaging system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving an event request from a client;
(b) generating an event query;
(c) receiving an event query response to the event query;
(d) generating an event notification, the event notification comprising the event request and the event query response;
(e) forwarding the event request to an email server;
(f) receiving a response to the event request; and
(g) forwarding the response to the client.
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20. A method for generating an event notification in a unified messaging system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating an event query;
(b) receiving an event query response to the event query;
(c) generating an event notification, the event notification comprising the event request and the event query response. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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