Apparatus and method for subscribing to a web logging service via a dispatch communication system

• US 20060184679A1
• Filed: 03/21/2005
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Choksi, Ojas Thakor, Izdepski, Erich Joseph
• Application Number:
  US11/086,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20060184679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links between subscriber units and a dispatch server. The dispatch server interfaces with a blog server. Using dispatch communications, subscriber units may send messages to the blog server for posting by way of the dispatch server, may receive notification of the posting of messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server, and may retrieve messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server.

Claims

1. A dispatch server comprising:

a network interface; and

a processor is adapted to;

receive a subscription request for a web logging service from a subscriber unit by way of said network interface;

send said subscription request to a web logging server by way of said network interface;

receive a subscription response from said web logging server by way of said network interface; and

send said subscription response to said subscriber unit by way of said network interface.

2. The dispatch server of claim 1, wherein said web logging service comprises receiving a notification of a posting of a new message on a web logging webpage.

3. A method, comprising:

receiving a subscription request for a web logging service from a subscriber unit;

sending said subscription request to a web logging server;

receiving a subscription response from said web logging server; and

sending said subscription response to said subscriber unit.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said web logging service comprises receiving a notification of a posting of a new message on a web logging webpage.

5. A computer readable medium comprising one or more software modules are adapted to control a processor to:

receive a subscription request for a web logging service from a subscriber unit;

send said subscription request to a web logging server;

receive a subscription response from said web logging server; and

send said subscription response to said subscriber unit.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein said web logging service comprises receiving a notification of a posting of a new message on a web logging webpage.

7. A web logging server, comprising:

a network interface; and

a processor adapted to;

receive a subscription request for web logging service from a subscriber unit by way of said network interface;

attempt to register said subscriber unit; and

send a subscription response to said subscriber unit by way of said network interface.

8. The web logging server of claim 7, wherein said web logging service comprises sending a notification of a posting of a new message on a webpage to said subscriber unit.

9. The web logging server of claim 7, wherein said processor is adapted to receive said subscription request and send said subscription response both by way of a dispatch server.

10. The web logging server of claim 7, wherein said processor is adapted to attempt to authenticate the subscription request before registering said subscriber unit.

11. The web logging server of claim 7, wherein said processor is adapted to attempt to authenticate the subscription request by performing a query for credential information related to said subscriber unit or a user of said subscriber unit stored in a local memory or external server.

12. The web logging server of claim 7, wherein said processor is adapted to attempt to authenticate the subscription request by sending an approval request to an entity managing said webpage by way of said network interface.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving a subscription request for web logging service from a subscriber unit;

attempting to register said subscriber unit; and

sending a subscription response to said subscriber unit.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said web logging service comprises sending a notification of a posting of a new message on a webpage to said subscriber unit.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said receiving said subscription request comprises receiving said subscription request by way of a dispatch server;

and where sending said subscription response comprises sending said subscription response by way of said dispatch server.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising attempting to authenticate the subscription request before registering said subscriber unit.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein attempting to authenticate the subscription request comprises performing a query for credential information related to said subscriber unit or a user of the subscriber unit stored in a local memory or external server.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein attempting to authenticate the subscription request comprises sending an approval request to an entity managing said webpage.

19. A computer readable medium comprising one or more software modules adapted to control a processor to:

receive a subscription request for web logging service from a subscriber unit;

attempt to register said subscriber unit; and

send a subscription response to said subscriber unit.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein said web logging service comprises sending a notification of a posting of a new message to said subscriber unit.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to receive said subscription request by way of a dispatch server, and to send said subscription response by way of said dispatch server.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to attempt to authenticate the subscription request before registering said subscriber unit.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to attempt to authenticate the subscription request by performing a query for credential information related to said subscriber unit or a user of the subscriber unit stored in a local memory or external server.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to attempt to authenticate the subscription request by sending an approval request to an entity managing said webpage.