Distributed delivery of notifications in a mass notification system
AssigneeBlackboard Connect Inc.
InventorNatasha CONAHAN
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Abstract
A method for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one notification for distribution to the recipients, and identifying a distributor configured to transmit the notification to the recipients. The method also includes determining a notification distribution capacity of the distributor, and transmitting the notification to the distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the distributor. A system for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is also provided.
Claims17
A system for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients, comprising:
- an identification module configured to identify a first distributor configured to transmit at least one notification to a plurality of recipients;
- a calculation module configured to determine a notification distribution capacity of the first distributor;
- and
- a transmission module configured to transmit the at least one notification to the first distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the first distributor.
A method for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients, comprising:
- receiving at least one notification for distribution to the plurality of recipients;
- identifying a distributor configured to transmit the at least one notification to at least one of the plurality of recipients;
- determining a notification distribution capacity of the distributor;
- and
- transmitting the at least one notification to the distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the distributor.
A machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients, the instructions comprising code for:
- receiving at least one notification for distribution to the plurality of recipients;
- identifying a distributor configured to transmit the at least one notification to at least one of the plurality of recipients;
- determining a notification distribution capacity of the distributor;
- and
- transmitting the at least one notification to the distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the distributor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.