APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SUBSCRIPTIONS
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1. An apparatus for controlling subscriptions, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor with a detector operable to detect a subscription associated with a wildcard topic string; and
an analyzer, responsive to the detection of the subscription associated with the wildcard topic string and a topic string of a topic node matching the wildcard topic string, for analyzing a first attribute of the topic node,wherein the analyzer determines whether a subscriber associated with the subscription should receive a message associated with the topic string of the topic node.
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling subscriptions comprising: a detector operable to detect to a subscription associated with a wildcard topic string; and an analyzer, responsive to the detection of the subscription associated with a wildcard topic string and a topic string of a topic node matching the wildcard topic string, for analyzing a first attribute of the topic node; and means for determining whether a subscriber associated with the subscription should receive a message associated with the topic string of the topic node.
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1. An apparatus for controlling subscriptions, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor with a detector operable to detect a subscription associated with a wildcard topic string; and an analyzer, responsive to the detection of the subscription associated with the wildcard topic string and a topic string of a topic node matching the wildcard topic string, for analyzing a first attribute of the topic node, wherein the analyzer determines whether a subscriber associated with the subscription should receive a message associated with the topic string of the topic node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
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10. A method for controlling subscriptions, the method comprising:
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detecting a subscription associated with a wildcard topic string; analyzing, based on the detecting step and in response to a topic string of a topic node matching the wildcard topic string, a first attribute of a topic node by utilizing a processor; and determining, based on the analyzing step, whether a subscriber associated with the subscription should receive a message associated with the topic string of the topic node. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A storage-medium containing a computer program comprising program code, which, when loaded in and executed by a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
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detecting a subscription associated with a wildcard topic string; analyzing, based on the detecting step and in response to a topic string of a topic node matching the wildcard topic string, a first attribute of a topic node; and determining, based on the analyzing step, whether a subscriber associated with the subscription should receive a message associated with the topic string of the topic node.
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