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Web services push gateway

  • US 7,254,614 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2001
  • Issued: 08/07/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Web Services push gateway for interfacing Web Services push applications and mobile terminals operable with one of a plurality of different mobile push technologies, the Web Services push gateway comprising:

  • a Web Services endpoint to terminate Web Services protocols utilized by the Web Services push applications in providing push messages, the Web Services endpoint including an interface for advertising a push service of the Web Services endpoint;

    a plurality of mobile push bearers each configured to communicate with a different one of the plurality of mobile push technologies;

    a push adaptation layer coupled to the plurality of mobile push bearers and configured to collect bearer characteristics from each of the mobile push bearers; and

    a push router coupled to the Web Services endpoint to receive the push messages, and coupled to the mobile push bearers to forward the push messages to an elected one of the mobile push bearers for ultimate delivery to a recipient mobile terminal employing a mobile push technology corresponding to the elected mobile push bearer.

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