UDP broadcast for a user interface in a download and configuration gaming method
First Claim
1. A method for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture, the method comprising:
- determining that a server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine;
querying, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification;
receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and
sending a notification to the clients on the list.
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Abstract
A method for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture. The method includes: determining that the server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; querying, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification; receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and sending a notification to the clients on the list.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture, the method comprising:
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determining that a server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; querying, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification; receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and sending a notification to the clients on the list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture, the system comprising:
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a plurality of clients configured in a client-server architecture; and a server including one or more hardware processors executing software instructions that perform the steps of; determining that the server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; querying, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification; receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and
sending a notification to the clients on the list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture, the system comprising:
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one or more clients configured in a client-server architecture; and a memory programmed to execute instructions, via one or more hardware processors, and configured to; determine that a server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; query, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification; receive a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and
send a notification to the clients on the list.
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