Message filtering
First Claim
1. A communications manager for receiving publications and forwarding said publications on to parties who have subscribed to receive such publications, said communications manager comprising:
- means for storing a plurality of filter expressions independently of the process of registering subscriptions, each filter expression being stored in an optimised format;
means for permitting the optimised format of a stored filter expression to be referenced by a party wishing to receive publications filtered according to that filter expression; and
means for parsing publications received against said optimised filter expression in order to determine which publications should be forwarded on to said party.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a communications manager for receiving publications and forwarding these publications on to parties who have subscribed to receive such publications. The communications manger is able to store a plurality of filter expressions independently of the process of registering subscriptions, with each filter expression being stored in an optimised format. Means are provided for permitting the optimised format of a stored filter expression to be referenced by a party wishing to receive publications filtered according to that filter expression and publications received can be parsed against the optimised filter expression in order to determine which publications should be forwarded on to the party concerned.
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15 Claims
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1. A communications manager for receiving publications and forwarding said publications on to parties who have subscribed to receive such publications, said communications manager comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of filter expressions independently of the process of registering subscriptions, each filter expression being stored in an optimised format;
means for permitting the optimised format of a stored filter expression to be referenced by a party wishing to receive publications filtered according to that filter expression; and
means for parsing publications received against said optimised filter expression in order to determine which publications should be forwarded on to said party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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8. A method for receiving publications and forwarding said publications on to parties who have subscribed to receive such publications, said method comprising:
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storing a plurality of filter expressions independently of the process of registering subscriptions, each filter expression being stored in an optimised format;
permitting the optimised format of a stored filter expression to be referenced by a party wishing to receive publications filtered according to that filter expression; and
parsing publications received against said optimised filter expression in order to determine which publications should be forwarded on to said party. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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