Information distribution method and system
AssigneeDigital Integrator, Inc.
InventorsChris P. Hahn, Peter V. Gissel
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Abstract
A method and system for integrating plural disparate information sources into a single stream of information using middleware. Data received from real-time sources (e.g., stock quotes) is given priority for distribution over non-real-time sources (e.g., news sources). By coordinating between several servers, data can be distributed in a load-balanced fashion which also performs self-healing in the face of server errors.
Claims20
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to integrate plural information streams, within a middleware component, the computer program code mechanism comprising:
- a first computer code device configured to receive information from plural real-time information sources;
- a second computer code device configured to receive a sub-portion of non-real-time information;
- a third computer code device configured to deliver the information from the plural real-time information sources with higher priority than the sub-portion of non-real-time information;
- and
- a fourth computer code device configured to retrieve a remainder of the non-real-time information upon user request.
A computer system utilizing a middleware layer, the middleware layer comprising:
- means for receiving information from plural real-time information sources;
- means for receiving a sub-portion of non-real-time information;
- means for delivering the information from the plural real-time information sources with higher priority than the sub-portion of non-real-time information;
- and
- means for retrieving a remainder of the non-real-time information upon user request.
A computer-implemented method for processing information in a middleware layer, the method comprising:
- receiving information from plural real-time information sources;
- receiving a sub-portion of non-real-time information;
- delivering the information from the plural real-time information sources with higher priority than the sub-portion of non-real-time information;
- and
- retrieving a remainder of the non-real-time information upon user request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.