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Process for sending a notification in a data processing network with distributed applications

  • US 6,546,432 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/1998
  • Issued: 04/08/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for sending a notification, in a data processing network having distributed applications, from a sender to at least one receiver via a notification service, with which said receiver is registered in order to receive notifications satisfying a predetermined test criterion, wherein:

  • said sender sends to said notification service a notification including a set of at least two values concerning said sender, wherein a first value represents a notification being sent by said sender and a second value represents a reference level against which said first value is compared;

    for each registered receiver, said notification service checks if said set of values satisfies said predetermined test criterion associated with said receiver;

    said notification service sends said notification concerning said sender to said receiver if said predetermined test criterion is satisfied; and

    said predetermined test criterion includes comparison of said at least two values concerning said sender to one another.

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