Communication method and system using notification availability indicators
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1. A communication method comprising generating a notification, the notification comprising a content portion and a notification availability indicator;
- transmitting the notification from a server to a client; and
receiving the notification at the client.
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A communication method comprises generating a notification that includes a content portion and a notification availability indicator; transmitting the notification from a server to a client; and receiving the notification at the client. In one embodiment, the notification availability indicator includes a time value, indicating the likely time before another notification will be transmitted.
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1. A communication method comprising generating a notification, the notification comprising a content portion and a notification availability indicator;
- transmitting the notification from a server to a client; and
receiving the notification at the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- transmitting the notification from a server to a client; and
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10. A communication system, comprising:
- a server and a client, the server comprising a processor arranged to generate a notification, the notification comprising a content portion and a notification availability indicator, and a communication interface for transmitting the notification to the client, the client comprising a communication interface for receiving the notification.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for controlling a communication system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code tangibly embedded therein, the computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code configured to generate a notification comprising a content portion and a notification availability indicator;
computer readable program code configured to transmit the notification from a server to a client; and
computer readable program code configured to receive the notification at the client. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- computer readable program code configured to generate a notification comprising a content portion and a notification availability indicator;
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