US 11,146,649 B2Granted

Computer-implemented method and computer system for distributing push notifications

AssigneeQuadient Group AG

InventorsJan Knoulich, Petr Novotny, Vladimir Jirak, Antoine Hemon-Laurens

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Abstract

A computerized push notification distribution system, receives a registration message from a third party application executing on a user's communication device. The registration message includes a push notification service registration identifier from a push notification server and a user identifier of the user. The computerized push notification distribution system stores the push notification service registration identifier and the user identifier linked to the third party application. Upon receiving from a third party a message content for a push notification to users of the third party application, the computerized push notification distribution system generates and transmits to the push notification server a request for transmitting a push notification, for each notification service registration identifier linked to the third party application, each request includes the message content for the push notification and the respective notification service registration identifier.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method performed by a push notification distribution system, the method comprising:

receiving a registration message from an application installed on a user communication device, the registration message including a push notification service registration identifier and a user identifier, the push notification service registration identifier received by the user communication device from a push notification server via a communication network, wherein each push notification service registration identifier generated by the push notification server is assigned to a different user communication device, the user identifier identifies a user, and wherein each push notification service registration identifier identifies an operating system of the user communication device;
storing the push notification service registration identifier and the user identifier in association with the application;
receiving, via the communication network, from a computer system of a provider of the application a message for a push notification to registered user communication devices;
and
for each push notification service registration identifier stored in association with the application, transmitting to the push notification server associated with the operating system of the user communication device, a request to transmit a push notification to the registered user communication devices, each request to transmit including the message and the respective push notification service registration identifier;
said method performed by execution of program code by one or more processors of the push notification distribution system.

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A computerized push notification distribution system comprising one or more processor configured to execute a process comprising:

receiving, from an application running on a user communication device, a registration message, the registration message including a push notification service registration identifier from a push notification server and a user identifier, wherein each push notification service registration identifier generated by the push notification server is assigned to a different user communication device, the user identifier identifies a user, and wherein each push notification service registration identifier identifies an operating system of the user communication device;
storing the push notification service registration identifier and the user identifier linked to the application;
receiving a submission of message content for a push notification to registered user communication devices;
and
generating and transmitting to the push notification server associated with the operating system of the user communication device, a request for transmitting a push notification to the registered user communication devices, the request including the message content the push notification service registration identifier.

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A user communication device comprising a processor configured to execute a process comprising:

activating push notifications for an application installed on the user communication device in response to an activation action by a user;
transmitting, to a push notification server associated with an operating system of the user communication device, a message indicating activation of the push notifications for the application installed on the communication device;
receiving, from the push notification server, a push notification service registration identifier, responsive to the activation of the push notifications for the application;
transmitting, by the application installed on the user communication device, a registration message to a computerized push notification distribution system, the registration message including the push notification service registration identifier and a user identifier of the user, wherein each push notification service registration identifier generated by the push notification server is assigned to a different user communication device, the user identifier identifies a user, and wherein each push notification service registration identifier identifies the operating system of the user communication device;
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receiving from the computerized push notification distribution system a push notification for the application, the push notification including a message received by the computerized push notification distribution system for users of the application who have activated push notifications for the application and have registered at least one user communication device with the push notification server.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.