Target subscription for a notification distribution system
First Claim
1. A method of distributing an event to a plurality of end users, the method comprising:
- receiving a normalized event that a plurality of users have subscribed to receive, the event having data about the event in a normalized form;
computing a size of the normalized event;
evaluating user preferences of one or more of the plurality of users, the user preferences expressed in a format matching the format of the normalized form;
computing a maximum size of a routing slip based at least in part on the size of the normalized event;
based on the evaluation, selecting a subset of the plurality of users, comprising targets intended to receive the normalized event;
creating the routing slip with a size that is limited to at least the maximum size and adding a plurality of target descriptions to the routing slip up to the maximum size, wherein the plurality of target descriptions identify corresponding users included in the selected subset of the plurality of users that the normalized event will be distributed to;
creating a delivery bundle that includes the normalized event and the routing slip, and such that a single copy of the normalized event is bundled with a plurality of target descriptions; and
using the delivery bundle, distributing the normalized event to the subset of the plurality of users identified by the target descriptions.
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Abstract
Distributing an event to a plurality of end users. A method includes receiving a normalized event that a plurality of users have subscribed to receive. The event has data about the event in a normalized form. The method further includes evaluating user preferences of one or more of the plurality of users. The user preferences are expressed in a format matching the format of the normalized form. The method further includes, based on the evaluation, selecting a subset of the plurality of users. The method further includes packaging the event into a delivery bundle with a routing slip identifying the subset of the plurality of users. The method further includes using the delivery bundle, distributing the event to the subset of the plurality of users.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of distributing an event to a plurality of end users, the method comprising:
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receiving a normalized event that a plurality of users have subscribed to receive, the event having data about the event in a normalized form; computing a size of the normalized event; evaluating user preferences of one or more of the plurality of users, the user preferences expressed in a format matching the format of the normalized form; computing a maximum size of a routing slip based at least in part on the size of the normalized event; based on the evaluation, selecting a subset of the plurality of users, comprising targets intended to receive the normalized event; creating the routing slip with a size that is limited to at least the maximum size and adding a plurality of target descriptions to the routing slip up to the maximum size, wherein the plurality of target descriptions identify corresponding users included in the selected subset of the plurality of users that the normalized event will be distributed to; creating a delivery bundle that includes the normalized event and the routing slip, and such that a single copy of the normalized event is bundled with a plurality of target descriptions; and using the delivery bundle, distributing the normalized event to the subset of the plurality of users identified by the target descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21)
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8. A computer readable storage device comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform the following:
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receiving a normalized event that a plurality of users have subscribed to receive, the event having data about the event in a normalized form; computing a size of the normalized event; evaluating user preferences of one or more of the plurality of users, the user preferences expressed in a format matching the format of the normalized form; computing a maximum size of a routing slip based at least in part on the size of the normalized event; based on the evaluation, selecting a subset of the plurality of users, comprising targets intended to receive the normalized event; creating the routing slip with a size that is limited to at least the maximum size and adding a plurality of target descriptions to the routing slip up to the maximum size, wherein the plurality of target descriptions identify corresponding users included in the selected subset of the plurality of users that the normalized event will be distributed to; creating a delivery bundle that includes the normalized event and the routing slip, and such that a single copy of the normalized event is bundled with a plurality of target descriptions; and using the delivery bundle, distributing the normalized event to the subset of the plurality of users identified by the target descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system for distributing an event to a plurality of end users, the computing system comprising:
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at least one processor; and one or more storage device having stored computer-executable instructions for implementing a method that includes; receiving a normalized event that a plurality of users have subscribed to receive, the event having data about the event in a normalized form; computing a size of the normalized event; evaluating user preferences of one or more of the plurality of users, the user preferences expressed in a format matching the format of the normalized form; computing a maximum size of a routing slip based at least in part on the size of the normalized event; based on the evaluation, selecting a subset of the plurality of users, comprising targets intended to receive the normalized event; creating the routing slip with a size that is limited to at least the maximum size and adding a plurality of target descriptions to the routing slip up to the maximum size, wherein the plurality of target descriptions identify corresponding users included in the selected subset of the plurality of users that the normalized event will be distributed to; creating a delivery bundle that includes the normalized event and the routing slip, and such that a single copy of the normalized event is bundled with a plurality of target descriptions; and using the delivery bundle, distributing the normalized event to the subset of the plurality of users identified by the target descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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