Authorizing message publication to a group of subscribing clients via a publish/subscribe service

• US 20040122906A1
• Filed: 12/10/2003
• Published: 06/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lagarde, Konrad C., Jania, Frank, Goodman, Brian D., Shu, Chen, Meulen, Michael Van Der
• Granted Patent: US 7,941,488 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2876 Pairs of inter-processing entities at each side of the network, e.g. split proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54

Abstract

Publishing electronic messages to clients within a group in a Pub/Sub message publishing environment wherein the group includes authorized participating clients in network communication with a pub/sub service. A client is authenticated for authority to publish messages to a selected group of subscribing clients.

Claims

1. A method for publishing electronic messages to clients within a group of clients in a Pub/Sub message publishing environment the group of clients comprising authorized participating clients in network communication with a pub/sub service, the method comprising the steps of:

authenticating the identity of a first client;

receiving a message from the authenticated first client, the message destined for publication to a first group of clients;

verifying the first client is authorized for publishing messages to the first group of clients; and

publishing the message by way of the pub/sub service to clients of the first group of clients.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein any one of the steps of authenticating, receiving, verifying or publishing is performed by a web service.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein authenticating comprises any one of identifying the first client or authorizing the first client.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the message is structured using XML.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the message comprises a message envelope, wherein the message envelope comprises a message body and a message header.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the message is a SOAP message.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the first service publishes the message to any one of a first application, an automated instant message address (Bot), a servlet or a Mobile Device.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the authenticated first client comprises any one of a human user, a first application, an automated instant message address (Bot), a servlet/CGI application or a mobile device.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the pub/sub service publishes an application to be run on the clients of the first group of clients.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein the first client identity is associated with a client group by way of any one of an authorization database, a data repository or a predefined attribute.

11. A computer program product for publishing electronic messages to clients within a group of clients in a Pub/Sub message publishing environment the group of clients comprising authorized participating clients in network communication with a pub/sub service, the computer program product comprising:

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

authenticating the identity of a first client;

receiving a message from the authenticated first client, the message destined for publication to a first group of clients;

verifying the first client is authorized for publishing messages to the first group of clients; and

publishing the message by way of the pub/sub service to clients of the first group of clients.

12. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein any one of the steps of authenticating, receiving, verifying or publishing is performed by a web service.

13. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein authenticating comprises any one of identifying the first client or authorizing the first client.

14. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein the message is structured using XML.

15. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein the message comprises a message envelope, wherein the message envelope comprises a message body and a message header.

16. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein the message is a SOAP message.

17. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein the first service publishes the message to any one of a first application, an automated instant message address (Bot), a servlet or a Mobile Device.

18. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein the authenticated first client comprises any one of a human user, a first application, an automated instant message address (Bot), a servlet/CGI application or a mobile device.

19. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein the pub/sub service publishes an application to be run on the clients of the first group of clients.

20. The computer program product according to claim 11 wherein the first client identity is associated with a client group by way of any one of an authorization database, a data repository or a predefined attribute.

21. A system for publishing electronic messages to clients within a group of clients in a Pub/Sub message publishing environment the group of clients comprising authorized participating clients in network communication with a pub/sub service, the system comprising:

a network;

a client system in communication with the network;

a pub/sub service in communication with the network;

authenticating the identity of a first client;

receiving a message from the authenticated first client, the message destined for publication to a first group of clients;

verifying the first client is authorized for publishing messages to the first group of clients; and

publishing the message by way of the pub/sub service to clients of the first group of clients.

22. The system according to claim 21 wherein any one of the steps of authenticating, receiving, verifying or publishing is performed by a web service.

23. The system according to claim 21 wherein authenticating comprises any one of identifying the first client or authorizing the first client.

24. The system according to claim 21 wherein the message is structured using XML.

25. The system according to claim 21 wherein the message comprises a message envelope, wherein the message envelope comprises a message body and a message header.

26. The system according to claim 21 wherein the message is a SOAP message.

27. The system according to claim 21 wherein the first service publishes the message to any one of a first application, an automated instant message address (Bot), a servlet or a Mobile Device.

28. The system according to claim 21 wherein the authenticated first client comprises any one of a human user, a first application, an automated instant message address (Bot), a servlet/CGI application or a mobile device.

29. The system according to claim 21 wherein the pub/sub service publishes an application to be run on the clients of the first group of clients.

30. The system according to claim 21 wherein the first client identity is associated with a client group by way of any one of an authorization database, a data repository or a predefined attribute.