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Interactive filtering electronic messages received from a publication/subscription service

US7720910B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 2002
Grant dateMay 18, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Electronic messages are published through a pub/sub service to subscribing clients. Client applications filter incoming messages according to user predefined criteria, only presenting messages to the user that pass filtering criteria. Messages are preferably Instant Messages transmitted in a SOAP protocol.

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