Method and apparatus for a publish-subscribe system with third party subscription delivery
First Claim
1. A method for notifying one or more users of information, comprising:
- identifying one or more of said users that has entered a subscription that matches said information; and
generating a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how a notification to said identified users should be processed.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for notifying one or more users of information. One or more users are identified that have entered a subscription that matches the information; and a communication flow expression is generated that contains at least one primitive keyword indicating how a notification to the identified users should be processed. The communication flow expression may be provided, for example, to a third party for delivery. Typically, a request identifier is received back from the third party and forwarded to the application associated with the information. The communication flow expression comprises at least one recipient for the notification. The identified users may be required to have appropriate privileges associated with the information before being added to the communication flow expression.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for notifying one or more users of information, comprising:
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identifying one or more of said users that has entered a subscription that matches said information; and
generating a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how a notification to said identified users should be processed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for notifying one or more users of information, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and
at least one processor, coupled to the memory, operative to;
identify one or more of said users that has entered a subscription that matches said information; and
generate a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how a notification to said identified users should be processed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An article of manufacture for notifying one or more users of information, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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identifying one or more of said users that has entered a subscription that matches said information; and
generating a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how a notification to said identified users should be processed.
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