CONTEXT BASED NETWORK SEARCH
First Claim
1. A method for supporting a network-based publish/subscribe model, the method comprising the acts of:
- receiving a subscription request over the network;
identifying a community of interest of which the subscription request is a member;
retrieving data pertaining to the subscription request and additional data pertaining to another member of the community of interest; and
transmitting the data and the additional data in response to the subscription request.
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Abstract
A network-based publish/subscribe model wherein a subscription request is received over the network from a subscriber and a community of interest is identified based on at least one of the subscription request and a network parameter related to the subscription request. The community of interest plus other related information, like a user service profile and a network information element, may be identified during the subscription request. Data pertaining to the subscription request and additional data pertaining to the community of interest is retrieved and transmitted to the subscriber. The additional data may be based upon the other related information. In one embodiment, the subscription request and the additional data are related to a same community of interest and other related information. The subscription request may be received by a content aware router.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for supporting a network-based publish/subscribe model, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving a subscription request over the network; identifying a community of interest of which the subscription request is a member; retrieving data pertaining to the subscription request and additional data pertaining to another member of the community of interest; and transmitting the data and the additional data in response to the subscription request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for responding to a network-based subscription request, the method comprising acts of:
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ordering a received subscription request into a taxonomy representing a subscribers interest; comparing the subscribers taxonomy to taxonomies representing a plurality of communities of interest; retrieving data pertaining to the subscription request and additional data pertaining to another subscription identified based on the comparing act; and transmitting the data and additional data in response to the subscription request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A content aware router comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a subscription request; a processor configured to identify a community of interest based on at least one of the subscription request and a network parameter related to the subscription request and configured to retrieve data pertaining to the subscription request and additional data pertaining to the community of interest; and a transmitter configured to provide the data and the additional data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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