Method and system for broadcasting alarm messages to selected users of an IP network
First Claim
1. System for broadcasting alarm messages from a server to a list of users among a plurality of multi-platform users sharing the server in a data transmission network operating under Internet Protocol (IP) and using Java language, said system being characterized in that it comprises:
- a profile table containing profiles of each one of said plurality of users; and
processing and transmitting means enabling an administrator associated with said server to transmit alarm messages to the list of users wherein said users have been selected from said profile table, said alarm messages being displayed on a screen of a workstation associated with each selected user if said workstation is running, wherein said processing and transmitting means comprise a processing unit operating under the control of a Java alarm program and a message sender transmitting directly said alarm messages over said network.
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Abstract
A system broadcast alarm messages from a server to a list of users among a plurality of multi-platform users sharing the server in a data transmission network which operates under Internet Protocol (IP) and uses the Java language. The system comprises a profile table containing the profiles of each user, a processing unit and a message sender enabling an administrator associated with the server to transmit alarm messages to the users of the list wherein the users have been selected by selecting profiles in the profile table. The alarm messages are displayed on the screen of the workstation associated with each selected user if this workstation is running.
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1. System for broadcasting alarm messages from a server to a list of users among a plurality of multi-platform users sharing the server in a data transmission network operating under Internet Protocol (IP) and using Java language, said system being characterized in that it comprises:
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a profile table containing profiles of each one of said plurality of users; and processing and transmitting means enabling an administrator associated with said server to transmit alarm messages to the list of users wherein said users have been selected from said profile table, said alarm messages being displayed on a screen of a workstation associated with each selected user if said workstation is running, wherein said processing and transmitting means comprise a processing unit operating under the control of a Java alarm program and a message sender transmitting directly said alarm messages over said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19)
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7. A method of broadcasting alarm messages from a server to a list of users among a plurality of multi-platform users sharing the server in a data transmission network operating under Internet protocol (IP) and using Java, comprising the steps of:
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profiling in a profile table each one of said plurality of users; processing an alarm message by an administrator associated with the server; and transmitting said alarm message to the list of users wherein said users have been selected from said profile table, said alarm message being displayed on a screen of a workstation associated with each selected user if said workstation is on, wherein said steps of processing and transmitting comprise operating a processing unit under the control of a Java alarm program and a message sender transmitting directly said alarm messages over said network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A computer program product recorded on computer readable medium for broadcasting alarm messages from a server to a list of users among a plurality of multi-platform users sharing the server in a data transmission network operating under Internet Protocol (IP) and using Java language, comprising:
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computer readable means for creating a profile table containing profiles of each one of said plurality of users; and computer readable means for processing and for transmitting to enable an administrator associated with said server to transmit alarm messages to the list of users wherein said users have been selected from said profile table, said alarm messages being displayed on a screen of a workstation with each selected user if said workstation is running, wherein said computer readable means for processing and for transmitting comprise a processing unit operating under the control of a Java alarm program and a message sender transmitting directly said alarm messages over said network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21)
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