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Adaptive method for polling

  • US 6,621,827 B1
  • Filed: 11/10/2000
  • Issued: 09/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for transferring data from a data source to a service broker comprising the steps of:

  • providing a data source and a service broker;

    providing a moderator for receiving the data transferred by the data source;

    providing a data store for storing data received by the moderator;

    providing a communications module for transferring data from the data store;

    transferring data from the data source to the moderator;

    storing the data received by the moderator in the data store;

    determining a polling frequency based upon operating conditions defined by selected criteria wherein the selected criteria are used at least in part in an algorithm to determine the polling frequency, the pattern or amount of queued data, closeness of a sender to the source of the transactions, usage patterns of the client, and daily usage patterns of the client; and

    polling the communications module for the data on the data store and forwarding the polled data to the service broker, whereby data is transferred between the data source and the service broker.

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