Stateful push notifications

• US 20050169285A1
• Filed: 12/30/2004
• Published: 08/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: McTavish, David J., Wills, Fergus M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,856,346 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for forming a push notification and pushing the push notification and client state information to a client device is provided. In addition, a method for processing the push notification and client state information is provided. In one embodiment, processing may include embedding metadata with the client state information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

forming a push notification which includes a resource identifier; and

pushing the push notification with client state information to a client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein pushing comprises:

embedding the client state information in an HTTP submission, wherein the client state information includes a cookie header; and

transmitting the push notification and HTTP submission to a push proxy gateway.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein embedding further comprises:

initiating a cookie session with the cookie header; and

inserting the cookie header as an HTTP header.

4. A method comprising:

receiving a push notification and client state information, wherein the push notification includes a resource identifier;

processing the push notification and the client state information; and

transmitting the push notification and the client state information to a client device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving, processing, and transmitting is performed by a push proxy gateway.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein processing the push notification and the client state information comprises:

identifying a target application identifier from the client state information, wherein the target application identifier specifies an intended application on the client device to receive the push notification; and

transmitting the push notification and the client state information to the client device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a resource request and a client state request on a pull transaction, wherein the client state request includes the target application identifier;

determining if the intended application corresponding to the target application identifier is accessing a resource corresponding to the resource identifier;

transmitting the resource request and the client state request to a resource host if the intended application corresponds to the target application identifier; and

transmitting the resource request to the resource host if the application does not correspond to the target application identifier.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining comprises:

comparing the target application identifier with an application requesting the resource.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the receiving, determining, transmitting the resource request and the client state request, and transmitting the resource request is performed by a wireless application gateway.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein processing the push notification and the client state information comprises:

identifying a user identification from the push notification, wherein the user identification specifies an intended user on the client device to receive the push notification;

mapping the user identification to a physical device address;

embedding the user identification with the client state information; and

transmitting the push notification and the client state information to the client device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein embedding comprises:

adding the user identification as metadata to the client state information.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a resource request and a client state request on a pull transaction, wherein the client state request includes the user identification;

comparing the user identification to current user information;

removing the user identification from the client state request; and

transmitting the resource request and the client state request to a resource host if the user identification corresponds to the current user information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the current user information includes at least one of a logical address of a current user and authentication information of the current user.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the receiving, comparing, removing, and transmitting is performed by a wireless application gateway.

15. A method comprising:

receiving a push notification and client state information, wherein the push notification includes a resource identifier;

reading the client state information; and

associating the client state information with the resource identifier.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the receiving, reading, and associating is performed by a client device.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein associating further comprising:

storing the client state information; and

transmitting a resource request and the client state request to a wireless application gateway based on activation of the resource identifier.

18. A processing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory containing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising;

forming a push notification, wherein the push notification includes a resource identifier, and

pushing the push notification with client state information to a client device.

19. A processing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory containing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising;

receiving a push notification and client state information, wherein the push notification includes a resource identifier,

processing the push notification and client state information, and

transmitting the push notification and client state information to a client device.

20. The processing system of claim 19 wherein processing the push notification and the client state information comprises:

identifying a target application identifier from the client state information, wherein the target application identifier specifies an intended application on the client device to receive the push notification; and

transmitting the push notification and the client state information to the client device.

21. The processing system of claim 19 wherein processing the push notification and the client state information comprises:

identifying a user identification from the push notification, wherein the user identification specifies an intended user on the client device to receive the push notification;

mapping the user identification to a physical device address;

embedding the user identification with the client state information; and

transmitting the push notification and the client state information to the client device.

22. A processing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory containing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising;

receiving a push notification and client state information, wherein the push notification includes a resource identifier,

reading the client state information, and

associating the client state information with the resource identifier.

23. The processing system of claim 22 wherein associating comprises:

storing the client state information; and

transmitting a resource request and a client state request to a wireless application gateway based on activation of the resource identifier.

24. A processing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory containing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising;

receiving a resource request and a client state request on a pull transaction, wherein the client state request includes a target application identifier, wherein the target application identifier specifies an intended application on a client device to receive a push notification,

determining if the intended application corresponding to the target application identifier is accessing a resource corresponding to a resource identifier,

transmitting the resource request and the client state request to a resource host if the intended application corresponds to the target application identifier, and

transmitting the resource request to the resource host if the intended application does not correspond to the target application identifier.

25. A processing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory containing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising;

receiving a resource request and a client state request on a pull transaction, wherein the client state request includes an intended user identification, wherein the intended user identification specifies an intended user on the client device to receive a push notification,

comparing the intended user identification to current user information,

removing the intended user identification from the client state request, and

transmitting the resource request and the client state request to a resource host if the intended user identification corresponds to the current user information.