Connecting communicating devices in a multi-server communication system
US9503485B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/566
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and methods are provided for aggregating communication connections. Multiple users connect to a system (e.g., a web-based system) that hosts an application or service for exchanging communications. Users who exchange communications among themselves may be considered “associates.” When one user who is on-line with the application sends a communication through the system for an associate, the system determines whether the associate is on-line or off-line. If the associate is off-line, the system crafts and sends toward the associate a notification regarding the communication, including an address of the communication server to which the one user is connected. When the associate's device receives the notification, the application may attempt to connect to the specified address. In this way associated users' connections will aggregate or gravitate toward the same communication server, thereby eliminating the latency and cost of exchanging users' communications between multiple communication servers.
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