Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing metadata subscription services

• US 9,118,727 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2012
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stephens, Todd, Jenkins, Benjamin
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Duyen
• Application Number:
  US13/666,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20130066831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

Providing metadata subscription services includes receiving a notification subscription request containing an item selected from a plurality of items residing in a repository. The items are stored in hierarchically-arranged levels of storage within the repository. Providing the services also includes determining that metadata of the item has been modified and creating a notification including changes made with respect to the metadata and any others of the items residing in the repository at a storage level equal to a storage level of the item and any storage levels that are lower than the storage level of the item. Providing the services further includes transmitting the notification to a user-specified first address and transmitting a copy of the item including the changes to a user-specified second address. The user-specified second address is different than the user-specified first address.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a computer, a notification subscription request containing an item selected from a plurality of items residing in a repository, the plurality of items stored in hierarchically-arranged levels of storage within the repository;

determining that metadata of the item has been modified;

creating, via the computer, a notification including changes made with respect to the metadata and any others of the plurality of items residing in the repository at a storage level equal to a storage level of the item and any storage levels that are lower than the storage level of the item;

transmitting the notification to a user-specified first address;

transmitting a copy of the item including the changes to a user-specified second address, the user-specified second address is different than the user-specified first address; and

transmitting a data sharing schema associated with the copy of the item to the user-specified second address.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a first level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage specifies a type of customer, a second level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage specifies a service, and the notification is created for the item corresponding to the service when the second level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage is provided in the notification subscription request.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the type of customer includes residential customers, small business customers, and large business customers;

the service is classified by a service order and a repair status; and

a third level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage is classified by a version of the service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-specified first address is a telephone number.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification includes a voice message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the item is a software application and the changes include an update to a version of the software application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the items are classified in the repository by type, asset, and artifact;

and

wherein the artifact includes software components, technical documentation, and users guides.

8. A system, comprising:

a host system computer; and

a notification application executing on the host system computer, the notification application performing a method, the method comprising;

receiving a notification subscription request containing an item selected from a plurality of items residing in a repository, the plurality of items stored in hierarchically-arranged levels of storage within the repository;

determining that metadata of the item has been modified;

creating a notification including changes made with respect to the metadata and any others of the plurality of items residing in the repository at a storage level equal to a storage level of the item and any storage levels that are lower than the storage level of the item;

transmitting the notification to a user-specified first address;

transmitting a copy of the item including the changes to a user-specified second address, the user-specified second address is different than the user-specified first address; and

transmitting a data sharing schema associated with the copy of the item to the user-specified second address.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein a first level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage specifies a type of customer, a second level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage specifies a service, and the notification is created for the item corresponding to the service when the second level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage is provided in the notification subscription request.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the type of customer includes residential customers, small business customers, and large business customers;

the service is classified by a service order and a repair status; and

a third level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage is classified by a version of the service.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the user-specified first address is a pager.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the notification includes a voice message.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the item is a software application and the changes include an update to a version of the software application.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the items are classified in the repository by type, asset, and artifact;

and

wherein the artifact includes software components, technical documentation, and users guides.

15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method, the method comprising:

receiving a notification subscription request containing an item selected from a plurality of items residing in a repository, the plurality of items stored in hierarchically-arranged levels of storage within the repository;

determining that metadata of the item has been modified;

creating a notification including changes made with respect to the metadata and any others of the plurality of items residing in the repository at a storage level equal to a storage level of the item and any storage levels that are lower than the storage level of the item;

transmitting the notification to a user-specified first address;

transmitting a copy of the item including the changes to a user-specified second address, the user-specified second address is different than the user-specified first address; and

transmitting a data sharing schema associated with the copy of the item to the user-specified second address.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a first level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage specifies a type of customer, a second level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage specifies a service, and the notification is created for the item corresponding to the service when the second level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage is provided in the notification subscription request.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein:

the type of customer includes residential customers, small business customers, and large business customers;

the service is classified by a service order and a repair status; and

a third level of the hierarchically-arranged levels of storage is classified by a version of the service.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the user-specified first address is a telephone number.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the notification includes a voice message.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the item is a software application and the changes include an update to a version of the software application.