Reception according to a data transfer protocol of data directed to any of a plurality of destination entities for data extraction
US8645558B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/325
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system arranged for receiving over a network, according to a data transfer protocol, data directed to any of a plurality of destination identities, the data processing system comprising: data storage (event queues 31-33) for storing data received over the network; and a first processing arrangement for performing processing in accordance with the data transfer protocol on received data in the data storage, for making the received data available to respective destination identities; and a response former arranged for: receiving a message (dashed line on FIG. 4) requesting a response indicating the availability of received data to each of a group of destination identities; and forming such a response; wherein the system is arranged to, in dependence on receiving the said message: identify received data that is directed to any destination identity that is both a member of the group and a member of a subset of the plurality of destination identities, and on which processing has not yet been performed; trigger processing by the first processing arrangement in accordance with the protocol on only the identified data; and subsequently form a response based at least partl…
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