Apparatus and method for sending a web logging message to a dispatch communication device

• US 8,190,672 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2005
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Izdepski, Erich Joseph, Choksi, Ojas Thakor
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, PHILIP C
• Application Number:
  US11/086,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20060184611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,626 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/219, 709/227, 709/229, 707/3, 455/414.2, 455/466
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate

Abstract

A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links between subscriber units and a dispatch server. The dispatch server interfaces with a blog server. Using dispatch communications, subscriber units may send messages to the blog server for posting by way of the dispatch server, may receive notification of the posting of messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server, and may retrieve messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server.

Claims

1. A web logging server, comprising:

a network interface; and

a hardware processor adapted to;

receive a request by way of a dispatch server and said network interface from a requesting entity for a message in a text, audio, image and/or video format form posted on a web logging webpage;

access said message; and

send said message to said requesting entity by way of said network interface and said dispatch server.

2. The web logging server of claim 1, wherein said processor is adapted to send said message to said requesting entity also by way of a wireless communication system.

3. The web logging server of claim 1, wherein said request includes a message filtering parameter, and wherein said processor accesses said message in accordance with said message filtering parameter.

4. The web logging server of claim 1, wherein said request includes an address associated with said webpage.

5. The web logging server of claim 4, further comprising a memory for storing said message;

and wherein said processor is adapted to retrieve said message from said memory using said address.

6. The web logging server of claim 1, wherein said processor is adapted to attempt to authenticate said request for said message before sending said message to the requesting entity.

7. The web logging server of claim 6, wherein said processor is adapted to attempt to authenticate the request by performing a query for credential information related to the requesting entity stored in a local memory or external server.

8. The web logging server of claim 6, wherein said processor is adapted to attempt to authenticate the request by sending an approval request to an entity managing said webpage.

9. A method, comprising:

receiving a request from a requesting entity by way of a dispatch server for a message in a text, audio, image and/or video format posted on a web logging webpage;

accessing said message; and

sending said message to said requesting entity by way of said dispatch server.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein sending said message comprises sending said message to said requesting entity also by way of a wireless communication system.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said request includes a message filtering parameter, and further comprising accessing said message in accordance with said message filtering parameter.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said request includes an address associated with said webpage.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein accessing said message comprises using said address to access said message.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising attempting to authenticate said request for said message before sending said message to the requesting entity.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein attempting to authenticate the request comprises by performing a query for credential information related to the requesting entity stored in a local memory or external server.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein attempting to authenticate the request comprises sending an approval request to an entity managing said webpage.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more software modules adapted to control a processor to:

receive a request from a requesting entity by way of a dispatch server for a message in a text, audio, image and/or video format posted on a webpage;

access said message from a memory; and

send said message to said requesting entity by way of said dispatch server.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to send said message to said requesting entity also by way of a wireless communication system.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein said request includes a message filtering parameter, and wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to access said message in accordance with said message filtering parameter.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein said request includes an address associated with said webpage.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to retrieve said message from said memory using said address.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to attempt to authenticate said request for said message before sending said message to the requesting entity.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to attempt to authenticate the request by performing a query for credential information related to the requesting entity stored in a local memory or external server.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control said processor to attempt to authenticate the request by sending an approval request to an entity managing said webpage.