Authorizing message publication to a group of subscribing clients via a publish/subscribe service

US7941488B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Brian D. Goodman · New Haven, US
• Frank L. Jania · Chapel Hill, US
• Konrad Lagarde · Milford, US
• Chen Shu · Oakville, US
• Michael Van Der Meulen · Woodbridge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2003
• Grant date: May 10, 2011
• Expiry date: Apr 24, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/56
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Publishing electronic messages to clients within a group in a Pub/Sub message publishing environment wherein the group includes authorized participating clients in network communication with a pub/sub service. A client is authenticated for authority to publish messages to a selected group of subscribing clients.