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Systems and methods for providing messages to multiple subscribers

US9942339B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 2017
Grant dateApr 10, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/214
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage device, for: receiving messages from a plurality of publishers; assigning each of the messages to one of a plurality of channels, wherein each channel comprises an ordered plurality of messages; storing messages of each of the channels in respective storage buffers according to the order, wherein each storage buffer comprises a respective time-to-live of a first time duration; for a particular channel, retrieving messages of the particular channel from respective storage buffers; storing the retrieved messages of the particular channel in a delivery buffer, the delivery buffer comprising data blocks, wherein each data block comprises a respective time-to-live of a second time duration; and providing the messages stored in the delivery buffer to a plurality of subscribers of the particular channel.

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