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Method of transmitting a notification to a receiver from plural notification services in a distributed application network, and a network for implementing the method

The invention relates to a method of transmitting a notification in a distributed-application information processing network from an emitter (10A) belonging to a first notification zone (10) of a software bus (8) having …

Granted 2000activeExpired 2018Owned by Alcatel SAInvented by Michel Ruffin, Marcel Van Der Meulen, Alban Couturier

Original patent title: “Method of transmitting a notification to a receiver from plural notification services in a distributed application network, and a network for implementing the method

What this patent covers

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The invention relates to a method of transmitting a notification in a distributed-application information processing network from an emitter (10A) belonging to a first notification zone (10) of a software bus (8) having a first notification service (16) associated therewith to a receiver (12A) belonging to a second notification zone (12) of the software bus (8) having a second notification service (18) associated therewith. The receiver (12A) is enrolled with the second notification service (18) to receive notifications of a determined category. The method comprises the steps consisting in: enrolling the second notification service (18) as a receiver of notifications from the first notification service (16); and transmitting said notification from the emitter (10A) to the receiver (12A) via the first notification service (16) and the second notification service (18), in succession. The method is applicable to managing telecommunications networks.

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    Patent Abstract

    Patent abstract

    The invention relates to a method of transmitting a notification in a distributed-application information processing network from an emitter (10A) belonging to a first notification zone (10) of a software bus (8) having a first notification service (16) associated therewith to a receiver (12A) belonging to a second notification zone (12) of the software bus (8) having a second notification service (18) associated therewith. The receiver (12A) is enrolled with the second notification service (18) to receive notifications of a determined category. The method comprises the steps consisting in: enrolling the second notification service (18) as a receiver of notifications from the first notification service (16); and transmitting said notification from the emitter (10A) to the receiver (12A) via the first notification service (16) and the second notification service (18), in succession. The method is applicable to managing telecommunications networks.

    Patent Journey

    From filing to expiry

    Patent Filed

    1998

    Patent Granted

    2000 · 2yr after filing

    Patent Expired

    2018

    PatentBrief Score

    Impact Score

    38/ 100

    Early stage

    Citation count

    23/40

    Moderately cited

    Claim breadth

    15/20

    Broad claims

    Recency

    0/20

    Older than 20 years

    Assignee scale

    0/20

    Independent or smaller assignee

    PatentBrief Impact Score — based on citation count, claim breadth, recency, and assignee scale. Not a legal assessment.

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