Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing metadata subscription services

• US 20060143275A1
• Filed: 12/29/2004
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jenkins, Benjamin, Stephens, Todd
• Granted Patent: US 8,335,824 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, user devices and computer program products for providing metadata subscription services. Methods include receiving notification that an item in a repository has been modified and determining if a notification is associated with the item being modified. The notification corresponds to an address and the determining is performed in an automated manner in response to the receiving. The notification is transmitted to the address in an automated manner in response to determining that the notification request is associated with the item being modified.

Claims

1. A method for providing metadata subscription services, comprising:

receiving a message that an item in a repository has been modified;

determining if a notification is associated with the item being modified, wherein the notification corresponds to an address and the determining is performed in an automated manner in response to the receiving; and

transmitting the notification to the address in an automated manner in response to determining that the notification request is associated with the item being modified.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating the notification.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the creating is performed by a user who will receive the notification via a user interface screen on a user system.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the item to the address in response to determining that the notification is associated with the item being modified.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the item to a second address in response to determining that the notification is associated with the item being modified.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the address specifies one or more of a user system, a telephone, a pager and a website bulletin board.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the notification includes one or more of a text message and a voice message.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the modification includes one or more of addition of metadata associated with the item, deletion of metadata associated with the item, updating of metadata associated with the item, addition of the item, deletion of the item and updating of the item.

9. A system for providing metadata subscription services, comprising:

an input for receiving a message that an item in a repository has been modified; and

at least one application for;

determining if a notification is associated with the item being modified, wherein the notification corresponds to an address and the determining is performed in an automated manner in response to the receiving; and

transmitting the notification to the address in an automated manner in response to determining that the notification request is associated with the item being modified.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the application further performs creating the notification.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the application further performs transmitting the item to the address in response to determining that the notification is associated with the item being modified.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the application further performs transmitting the item to a second address in response to determining that the notification is associated with the item being modified.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the address specifies one or more of a user system, a telephone, a pager and a web site bulletin board.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the modification includes one or more of addition of metadata associated with the item, deletion of metadata associated with the item, updating of metadata associated with the item, addition of the item, deletion of the item and updating of the item.

15. A computer program product for providing metadata subscription services, the computer program product comprising a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method comprising:

receiving a message that an item in a repository has been modified;

determining if a notification is associated with the item being modified, wherein the notification corresponds to an address and the determining is performed in an automated manner in response to the receiving; and

transmitting the notification to the address in an automated manner in response to determining that the notification request is associated with the item being modified.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the method further comprises creating the notification.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the method further comprises transmitting the item to the address in response to determining that that notification is associated with the item being modified.

18. A user device comprising:

an input for receiving a notification that an item in a repository has been modified, wherein the notification is transmitted to the user device in response to receiving a message that the item in the repository has been modified and to determining that the notification corresponds to the item being modified and that the notification associated with the item corresponds to an address of the user device, the determining performed in an automated manner in response to the receiving a message and the transmitting performed in an automated manner in response to the determining; and

an output for communicating the notification to a user via the user device.

19. The user device of claim 18 wherein the user device is a personal computer, a telephone, or a pager.

20. The user device of claim 18 wherein the notification is created by a user who will receive the notification.