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Device and a method for transmitting notification messages and a corresponding device and method for receiving notification messages

  • US 8,438,236 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2008
  • Issued: 05/07/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for transmitting notification filter messages to a terminal, the device comprising:

  • a first input for receiving a filter definition, the filter definition defining a filter type for use in filtering of the notification filter messages, by signalling how values of filter elements in the notification filter message should be interpreted by the terminal during the filtering of the notification filter messages via an appropriately configured filter in the terminal;

    a second input for receiving notification input data; and

    a processor configured for;

    transmitting the filter definition to the terminal;

    determining filter elements, the filter elements corresponding to parameters derived from the filter definition, the value of the parameters corresponding to the notification input data, the filter elements to be used during a filtering action performed on the notification filter messages in the terminal;

    generating the notification filter messages, the notification filter messages comprising filter elements of respective notification filter messages, wherein the notification filter messages include a summary of the contents of the notification filter messages; and

    transmitting the notification filter messages to the terminal, whereby the notification filter messages are filtered by the appropriately configured filter in the terminal while a main CPU of the terminal is in a sleep state, to be turned on when a notification filter message is received.

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