Method and apparatus for a publish-subscribe system with templates for role-based view of subscriptions

• US 8,495,163 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2004
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Ordille, Joann J., Tandon, Nina M., Tendick, Patrick, Yang, Qian
• Primary Examiner(s): TRUONG, LAN DAI T
• Application Number:
  US10/999,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20050210062A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,157 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/203, 709/223, 709/217
• US Class Current: 709/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/205 Education administration or guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/46 Arrangements for calling a number of substations in a predetermined sequence until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/465 : Arrangements for simultaneously calling a number of substations until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4874 : Intercept announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53375 : Message broadcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53383 : Message registering commands or announcements; Greetings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 : Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 : for emergency connections

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for notifying one or more users of information, where the information has a plurality of attributes. A plurality of subscribable objects are provided to one or more of the users, where each of the subscribable objects comprises one or more of the plurality of attributes as required attributes and zero or more of the attributes as optional attributes. Subscription requests are received from one or more of the users based on at least one of the subscribable objects. The plurality of subscribable objects are based, for example, on a set of predefined templates. The predefined templates identify each of the plurality of attributes as a required attribute or an optional attribute. Each of the attributes is presented to a user using a display format selected based on a cardinality of the corresponding attribute. For example, the display format for a given attribute may comprise one or more of a user entry, a scrollable list and a check box.

Claims

1. A method of notifying one or more users of information, the method comprising:

building subscribable objects to provide to one or more registered recipients, wherein the registered recipients register their interests with a subscription server through a subscription portal that enable registered recipients to create, modify, and delete interests, wherein each of the subscribable objects is built based upon one or more predefined templates, and wherein each the predefined templates identifies required attributes and optional attributes corresponding to roles assigned to the registered recipients;

receiving, at a subscription server, a notification request, wherein the notification request comprises a subscribable object and a notification;

identifying, at the subscription server, at least one recipient of the notification;

creating, at the subscription server, a communication flow expression for the notification request, wherein the communication flow expression comprises an identifier of the at least one registered recipient and at least one condition for a transmission of the notification;

matching the subscribable object of the notification with at least one subscribable object of a subscription,

wherein the at least one recipient is assigned to at least one role,

wherein the at least one role identifies at least one privilege, and

wherein the at least one privilege permits the at least one role to subscribe to the at least one subscribable object; and

transmitting, from the subscription server, the communication flow expression and the notification request to a notification and response system, wherein the notification and response system executes the communication flow expression.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the first recipient by matching an attribute identified in the notification request to the subscription information for the first recipient.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is transmitted to a recipient who is different from the first recipient.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein

the notification and response system is distinct from the subscription server,

and wherein the transmitting step further comprises transmitting the notification in accordance with at least one instruction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a first communication flow subexpression is added if a sender of the notification request has privileges that permit the sender to notify a first recipient.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a first communication flow subexpression is added if a first recipient has privileges that permit the first recipient to receive the notification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein subscription information for a first recipient identifies a characteristic of the notification request.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein subscription information for a first recipient identifies a condition to be met in order for a notification request to be matched with the first recipient.

9. A system for notifying one or more users of information, the system comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

building subscribable objects to provide to one or more registered recipients, wherein the registered recipients register their interests with a subscription server through a subscription portal that enable registered recipients to create, modify, and delete interests, wherein each of the subscribable objects is built based upon one or more predefined templates, and wherein each the predefined templates identifies required attributes and optional attributes corresponding to roles assigned to the recipients;

receive, at a subscription server, a notification request, wherein the notification request includes a subscribable object and a notification;

identify, at the subscription server, at least one recipient of the notification;

creating, at the subscription server, a communication flow expression for the notification request, wherein the communication flow expression comprises an identifier of the at least one recipient and at least one condition for a transmission of the notification;

matching the subscribable object of the notification with at least one subscribable object of a subscription,

wherein the at least one registered recipient is assigned to at least one role,

wherein the at least one role identifies at least one privilege, and

wherein the at least one privilege permits the at least one role to subscribe to the at least one subscribable object; and

transmitting, from the subscription server, the communication flow expression and the notification request to a notification and response system, wherein the notification and response system executes the communication flow expression.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the notification is transmitted to a person other than a first recipient.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the notification is transmitted if a first recipient has privileges that permit the first recipient to receive the notification.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the notification is transmitted if a sender of the notification request has privileges that permit the sender to notify a first recipient.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein subscription information for a first recipient identifies a characteristic of the notification request.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein subscription information for a first recipient identifies a condition to be met in order for the notification request to be matched with the first recipient.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor further identifies a first recipient by matching an attribute identified in the notification request to subscription information for the first recipient.