Event-driven information publication
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1. An event-driven information publication system, comprising:
- at least one digital computer network capable of communicating digital data; and
at least one node on said digital computer network, said node executing an information publication system application and being capable of subscribing to at least one information item category and receiving an information item that was published according to said information item category, said information publication system application processing said information item for display on said node.
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Abstract
An event-driven information publication system includes one or more digital computer networks and one or more nodes on the one or more digital computer networks. A node executes an information publication system application or applet. The node is capable of subscribing to one or more information item categories and receiving an information item that was published according to the one or more information item categories. The information publication system application processes the information item for display.
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1. An event-driven information publication system, comprising:
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at least one digital computer network capable of communicating digital data; and
at least one node on said digital computer network, said node executing an information publication system application and being capable of subscribing to at least one information item category and receiving an information item that was published according to said information item category, said information publication system application processing said information item for display on said node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A node adapted for use as a publisher node in an event-driven information publication system, comprising:
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a subscriber information storage area storing a listing of subscribers and storing one or more information item categories for each subscriber;
an information item storage area storing one or more substantially unprocessed information items to be published;
a communication interface capable of communicating over a digital communication network; and
a processor communicating with said subscriber information storage area, with said information item storage area, and said communication interface;
wherein said node, acting as said publisher node, compares a substantially unprocessed information item to be published to said one or more information item categories for said one or more subscribers and publishes said substantially unprocessed information item to one or more interested subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A node adapted for use as a subscriber node in an event-driven information publication system, comprising:
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an application capable of processing a received information item for display;
a set of conversion rules that specify how to process said received information item;
an information item storage area storing one or more received information items;
a communication interface capable of communicating over a digital communication network; and
a processor communicating with said subscriber information storage area, with said information item storage area, and said communication interface;
wherein said node, acting as said subscriber node, sends a subscription to a publisher, receives information items according to said subscription, processes said information items in said application for display, and displays said information items. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An event-driven information publication method for publishing an information item between nodes on at least one digital computer network, comprising the steps of:
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issuing a subscription from a first network node acting as a subscriber to a second network node acting as a publisher;
receiving an information item in said first network node from said second network node, with said information item being filtered according to said subscription;
processing said information item in an application running in said first network node to create a display-ready information item; and
displaying said display-ready information item on said first network node.
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41. An event-driven information publication method for publishing an information item between nodes on at least one digital computer network, comprising the steps of:
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issuing a subscription from a first network node acting as a subscriber to a second network node acting as a publisher;
receiving an information item in said first network node from said second network node, with said information item being filtered according to said subscription;
categorizing said information item into an information item category;
comparing said information item category to a list of interested subscribers, with said list of subscribers storing one or more information item categories for each subscriber; and
republishing said information item to interested subscribers.
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42. An event-driven information publication method for publishing an information item between nodes on at least one digital computer network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an information item to be published in a first network node;
obtaining a list of subscribers stored in said first network node;
obtaining subscriber information item categories for said list of subscribers, with a subscriber entry of said list of subscribers including one or more information item categories to be received by a corresponding subscriber; and
publishing said information item to all interested subscribers.
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