Apparatus and method for distributing electronic messages to a wireless data processing device using a multi-tiered queuing architecture
US7162513B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/58
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for distributing electronic messages to a wireless data processing device is described comprising: a dispatcher to maintain a communication channel with the wireless data processing device, the dispatcher comprising a short term message queue for temporarily storing e-mail messages addressed to the wireless data processing device while the dispatcher attempts to transmit the e-mail messages to the wireless data processing device; and a long term message queue for receiving the e-mail messages from the dispatcher if the dispatcher is unable to deliver the e-mail messages to the wireless data processing device after a specified period of time or a specified number of attempts.
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