Methods and apparatus for communication of notifications

• US 8,942,739 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2007
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Kannan, Prasanna, Chen, An Mei, Collins, Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): Figueroa, Marisol
• Application Number:
  US11/734,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20080107057A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,847 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/412.2
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• 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 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/025 Indirect paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for communication of notifications are disclosed. A disclosed method for communicating notifications from a server to a device includes sending a primary message including data indicating notification status information; and sending notification messages apart from the primary message addressed to specific groups of devices. Similarly, another disclosed method for obtaining notifications in a device from a server includes monitoring the primary message including current notification status information, comparing the current notification information status information with a previous notification status information to determine if a change in notification status information has occurred, and obtaining addressed notification information when a change in the notification status information has been determined. By using a primary message with abbreviated information to communicate whether changes to notification information have occurred without the need for further processing and/or addressed notification messages, system resources can be conserved. Corresponding apparatus are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for delivering notification information to one or more wireless devices, comprising:

sending, in a primary flow, a primary message comprising data indicating notification status information; and

sending, in a notification flow, one or more notification messages separate from the primary message, each of the one or more notification messages addressed to at least one of the one or more wireless devices;

wherein the one or more notification messages comprise at least first address information corresponding to a respective address class and second address information corresponding to a particular group of wireless devices within the respective address class.

2. The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein the notification status information comprises a current notification version.

3. The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 2, wherein the current notification version is a number configured to communicate changes in the notification information to the one or more wireless devices in an abbreviated manner.

4. The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein the notification status information comprises a notification number indicating a number of the one or more notification messages.

5. The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein the second address information corresponds to one or more group addresses within the respective address class.

6. The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein the second address information is further configured to communicate notification data to one or more wireless devices.

7. The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

modifying the notification status information when a change in the notification information occurs.

8. An apparatus for conveying system state information to one or more wireless devices, comprising:

means for sending, in a primary flow, a primary message comprising data indicating notification status information; and

means for sending, in a notification flow, one or more notification messages separate from the primary message, each of the one or more notification messages addressed to at least one of the one or more wireless devices;

wherein the one or more notification messages comprise at least first address information corresponding to a respective address class and second address information corresponding to a particular group of wireless devices within the respective address class.

9. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the notification status information comprises a current notification version.

10. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the current notification version is a number configured to communicate changes in the notification information to the one or more wireless devices in an abbreviated manner.

11. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the notification status information comprises a notification number indicating a number of the one or more notification messages.

12. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the second address information corresponds to one or more group addresses within the respective address class.

13. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the second address information is further configured to communicate notification data to one or more wireless devices.

14. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, further comprising:

means for modifying the notification status information when a change in the notification information occurs.

15. A computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations, comprising:

sending, in a primary flow, a primary message comprising data indicating notification status information; and

sending, in a notification flow, one or more notification messages separate from the primary message, each of the one or more notification messages addressed to at least one of one or more wireless devices;

wherein the one or more notification messages comprise at least first address information corresponding to a respective address class and second address information corresponding to a particular group of wireless devices within the respective address class.

16. The computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program as defined in claim 15, wherein the notification status information comprises a current notification version.

17. The computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program as defined in claim 16, wherein the current notification version is a number configured to communicate changes in the notification information to the one or more wireless devices in an abbreviated manner.

18. The computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program as defined in claim 15, wherein the notification status information comprises a notification number indicating a number of the one or more notification messages.

19. The computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program as defined in claim 15, wherein the second address information corresponds to one or more group addresses within the respective address class.

20. The computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program as defined in claim 15, wherein the second address information is further configured to communicate notification data to one or more wireless devices.

21. The computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program as defined in claim 15, further comprising modifying the notification status information when a change in the notification information occurs.

22. A server processor apparatus for conveying system state information to one or more wireless devices, comprising:

a first hardware module for sending, in a primary flow, a first primary message comprising data indicating notification status information; and

a second hardware module for sending, in a primary flow, one or more notification messages separate from the primary message, each of the one or more notification messages addressed to at least one of the one or more wireless devices;

wherein the one or more notification messages comprise at least first address information corresponding to a respective address class and second address information corresponding to a particular group of wireless devices within the respective address class.

23. The server processor apparatus as defined in claim 22, wherein the notification status information comprises a current notification version.

24. The server processor apparatus as defined in claim 23, wherein the current notification version is a number configured to communicate changes in the notification information to the one or more wireless devices in an abbreviated manner.

25. The server processor apparatus as defined in claim 22, wherein the notification status information comprises a notification number indicating a number of the one or more notification messages.

26. The server processor apparatus as defined in claim 22, wherein the second address information corresponds to one or more group addresses within the respective address class.

27. The server processor apparatus as defined in claim 22, wherein the second address information is further configured to communicate notification data to one or more wireless devices.

28. The server processor apparatus as defined in claim 22, further comprising:

a third hardware module for modifying the notification status information when a change in the notification information occurs.