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Interactive client computer communication

US9124447B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 26, 2002
Grant dateSep 1, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/48
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Two way communication is provided in a one to many pub/sub environment. A community of users admitted to the community by subscription authorization receive messages (preferably Instant Messages) published from a requesting user. The request message is sent to a robot user (program application) that represents the community of users but appears to the community as simply another user. The robot user publishes the request message (using a pub/sub service) to the community of users. A user in the community of users receives messages to the community according to his personal message filter. The user responds to the requesting user with a response message. The response message includes information identifying the request message.

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