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Alerting method, apparatus, server, and system

  • US 7,557,689 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2006
  • Issued: 07/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An alert servers, comprising:

  • a processor, and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, form the following;

    a security manager for authenticating an issuer of alerts and authorizing said issuer of alerts to issue an alert;

    a user manager for keeping track of subscribers authenticated with the alert server for a communication session and maintaining a permanent secure connection with the alert server during the communication session; and

    an alert managers, comprising;

    i) a receiver unit for receiving requests to issue alerts from the issuer of alerts;

    ii) a peer communications unit for notifying at least one other alert server of the alerts;

    iii) a distribution unit for determining from a plurality of subscribers which of the plurality of subscribers are to receive the alerts; and

    ,iv) a transmitter unit for sending alert messages to the subscribers that are to receive the alerts.

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