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Using push notifications to reduce open browser connections

US8954555B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Erik J. Burckart · Raleigh, US
Andrew J. Ivory · Wake Forest, US
Aaron K. Shook · Raleigh, US
David M. Stecher · Durham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2011
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A browser request is received at a computing device. A determination is made as to whether to replace the browser request with a push notification based upon characteristics of the browser request. The browser request is replaced with the push notification in response to determining, based upon the characteristics of the browser request, to replace the browser request with the push notification.

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