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Method and system for communication between a server and a client device

  • US 9,807,162 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2014
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network communication method for a first device, the first device associated with a user, the method comprising:

  • establishing a first connection between the first device and a first server, wherein the first connection is an XMPP connection or a JABBER connection that is maintained by sending packets or queries between the first device and the first server;

    receiving, at the first device, a first message pushed from the first server through the first connection;

    wherein the first message is generated at the first server in response to specific data being available at a second server for the user;

    wherein the first message includes an instruction;

    in response to receiving the first message, the first device automatically;

    based upon the instruction in the first message, establishing a second connection between the first device and the second server, wherein the second connection is an HTTP connection that uses a different protocol than the first connection and is not established at the same time as the first connection, andbased upon the instruction in the first message, requesting, from the second server through the second connection, the specific data that was transmitted to the first server by a second device that is different than the first device;

    causing at least a portion of the specific data to be displayed on a screen of the first device;

    wherein the second connection is closed after the specific data is received from the second server.

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