Interactive filtering electronic messages received from a publication/subscription service
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBrian D. Goodman, Frank Jania, Konrad C. Lagarde, Chen Shu, Michael Van Der Meulen
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Abstract
Electronic messages are published through a pub/sub service to subscribing clients. Client applications filter incoming messages according to user predefined criteria, only presenting messages to the user that pass filtering criteria. Messages are preferably Instant Messages transmitted in a SOAP protocol.
Claims20
A method for receiving electronic messages published through a pub/sub service, the pub/sub service in network communication with one or more client systems, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a message at a client application, published from said content provider by way of said pub/sub service wherein said message comprises first identifying information;
- inspecting said first identifying information according to a predefined criteria;
- and
- selectively accepting said message by said client application when said first identifying information meets said predefined criteria.
A system for receiving electronic messages published through a pub/sub service, the pub/sub service in network communication with one or more client systems, the system comprising:
- a receiver receiving a message at a client application, published from said content provider by way of said pub/sub service wherein said message comprises first identifying information;
- a inspector inspecting said first identifying information according to a predefined criteria;
- and
- an acceptor selectively accepting said message by said client application when said first identifying information meets said predefined criteria.
A computer program product for receiving electronic messages published through a pub/sub service, the pub/sub service in network communication with one or more client systems, the computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code therein, the computer program product comprising:
- computer readable program code for receiving a message at a client application, published from said content provider by way of said pub/sub service wherein said message comprises first identifying information;
- computer readable program code for inspecting said first identifying information according to a predefined criteria;
- and
- computer readable program code for selectively accepting said message by said client application when said first identifying information meets said predefined criteria.
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