UDP broadcast for user interface in a download and configuration gaming method
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1. A method comprising:
- implementing a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client-initiated messages;
receiving a registration message from a client that includes a client identifier and types of notifications desired to be received by the client, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine;
adding the client identifier to a registration message database;
receiving a request for a port number by the client; and
responding with the port number to the client.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for implementing a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client initiated messages. The method including: sending a registration message to a server from a client with a client IP address in the registration message, wherein the registration message includes types of notifications desired to be received by the client; adding the client IP address to a list in a registration message database; requesting a port number from the server by the client; and responding with the port number on which the client should listen by the server.
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1. A method comprising:
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implementing a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client-initiated messages; receiving a registration message from a client that includes a client identifier and types of notifications desired to be received by the client, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; adding the client identifier to a registration message database; receiving a request for a port number by the client; and responding with the port number to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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