Automatic Notification System and Process

• US 20110231904A1
• Filed: 05/26/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Sharp, Christopher Brooke, McCarthy, Brendan A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,732,253 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

Receiving a notification message by a mobile subscriber can include establishing a session with a notification service; maintaining a persistent communication connection with the notification service after the session is established; subscribing to a node hosted by the notification service, wherein the node is pre-provisioned for use by a mobile subscriber; and receiving from the notification service a notification message corresponding to the subscribed node. Further, a message can be transmitted over the communication connection to the notification service at a predetermined interval and it can be determined whether the communication connection is viable. Additionally, it can be determined that the communication connection is no longer viable if no response is received from the notification service, the period of the predetermined interval can be decreased, and another session with the notification service can be established.

Claims

1. A method of providing a notification message by a notification service, the method comprising:

generating one or more pre-provisioned nodes for use by a mobile subscriber;

establishing a session with the mobile subscriber;

receiving a request from the mobile subscriber to subscribe to one of the one or more pre-provisioned nodes; and

transmitting to the mobile subscriber a notification message corresponding to the subscribed node.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing a session further comprises:

receiving authentication information from the mobile subscriber over a persistent communication connection.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating a content-based message filter with the subscribed node.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

conducting the session with the mobile subscriber over a communication connection that is at least partially routed through a wireless communication provider.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a message from the mobile subscriber at a predetermined interval; and

transmitting a response message to the mobile subscriber.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitted message comprises a pong.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification service maintains security information corresponding to the one or more pre-provisioned nodes, the security information specifying one or more authorized subscribers.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning a session reference identifying the session with the mobile subscriber.