Method and apparatus for subscribing to dynamic attributes

• US 20050234993A1
• Filed: 03/17/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Ordille, Joann J., Yang, Qian, Tandon, Nina M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,566,311 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/205 Education administration or guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/46 Arrangements for calling a number of substations in a predetermined sequence until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/465 : Arrangements for simultaneously calling a number of substations until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4874 : Intercept announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53375 : Message broadcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53383 : Message registering commands or announcements; Greetings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 : Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 : for emergency connections

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for subscribing to dynamic attributes. One or more users are notified of information having a plurality of attributes, including at least one dynamic attribute. According to one aspect of the invention, a user can enter a subscription request to be notified when the at least one dynamic attribute changes a value. For example, the subscription request can notify user when the dynamic attribute (i) changes a value to one or more predefined values; (ii) changes to satisfy a user specified condition; or (iii) changes to a value within a specified range of values. The subscription request can optionally include one or more temporal conditions. For example, the temporal conditions can evaluate whether the dynamic attribute satisfied a value constraint during a given time interval.

Claims

1. A method for notifying one or more users of information, said information having a plurality of attributes including at least one dynamic attribute, said method comprising:

receiving a subscription request from at least one of said one or more users to be notified when said at least one dynamic attribute changes a value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription request notifies said at least one of said one or more users when said at least one dynamic attribute changes a value to one or more predefined values.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription request notifies said at least one of said one or more users when said at least one dynamic attribute changes to satisfy a user specified condition.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription request notifies said at least one of said one or more users when said at least one dynamic attribute changes to a value within a specified range of values.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one dynamic attribute monitors a processing of events.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of attributes is presented to a user using a display format selected based on a cardinality of said corresponding attribute.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said display format comprises one or more of a user entry, a scrollable list and a check box.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription request includes one or more temporal conditions.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said temporal conditions evaluate whether said dynamic attribute satisfied a value constraint during a given time interval.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said notification is sent to said at least one of said one or more users based on preferences of said at least one of said one or more users.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription request is entered based on a template.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription request for a change to said dynamic attribute is relative to one or more static attributes.

13. An apparatus for notifying one or more users of information, said information having a plurality of attributes including at least one dynamic attribute, said apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor, coupled to the memory, operative to;

receive a subscription request from at least one of said one or more users to be notified when said at least one dynamic attribute changes a value.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said subscription request notifies said at least one of said one or more users when said at least one dynamic attribute changes a value to one or more predefined values.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said subscription request notifies said at least one of said one or more users when said at least one dynamic attribute changes to satisfy a user specified condition.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said subscription request notifies said at least one of said one or more users when said at least one dynamic attribute changes to a value within a specified range of values.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said at least one dynamic attribute monitors a processing of events.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein each of said plurality of attributes is presented to a user using a display format selected based on a cardinality of said corresponding attribute.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said display format comprises one or more of a user entry, a scrollable list and a check box.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said subscription request includes one or more temporal conditions.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said temporal conditions evaluate whether said dynamic attribute satisfied a value constraint during a given time interval.

22. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said notification is sent to said at least one of said one or more users based on preferences of said at least one of said one or more users.

23. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said subscription request is entered based on a template.

24. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said subscription request for a change to said dynamic attribute is relative to one or more static attributes.