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Method and apparatus to facilitate access and propagation of messages in communication queues using a public network

US6978305B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2001
Grant dateDec 20, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/63
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates accessing communication queues using a public network. The system operates by first generating a message or messages at a client. The system then formats these messages in a publicly available format. Next, the system communicates the messages across the public network to a web server. The web server receives the messages and transforms the messages to a database specific format. The web server then passes the messages to a queue within a database server across a proprietary network. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system includes queue-to-queue propagation with exactly once guarantees and recovery from failures. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system includes transactional guarantees when a client accesses a queue.

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