Method, apparatus and system for provisioning a push notification session

A method of controlling a push notification session, comprising:

• provisioning, by a first server, a push notification session between a second server and an application on a mobile device, the second server providing a service to the application;
• monitoring, by the first server, the operational status of an application on the mobile device;
• determining, by the first server, that the application on the mobile device is inoperable;
• and
• terminating, by the first server, the push notification session based on the determination that the application on the mobile device is inoperable.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a method of controlling a push notification session, the method comprising:

• provisioning, by a first server, a push notification session between an application on a mobile device and a second server, the second server providing a service to the application;
• monitoring, by the first server, the operational status of the second server;
• determining, by the first server, that the second server is inoperable;
• and
• terminating, by the first server, the push notification session based on the determination that the second server is inoperable.