Apparatus and method for notifying of the posting of a web logging message via a dispatch communication
AssigneeNextel Communications Inc.
InventorsErich Joseph Izdepski, Ojas Thakor Choksi
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Abstract
A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links between subscriber units and a dispatch server. The dispatch server interfaces with a blog server. Using dispatch communications, subscriber units may send messages to the blog server for posting by way of the dispatch server, may receive notification of the posting of messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server, and may retrieve messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server.
Claims36
A dispatch server, comprising:
- a network interface;
- and
- a hardware processor adapted to:
- receive a notification from a web logging server by way of said network interface, wherein said notification indicates that a message has been posted on a webpage;
- and
- send a dispatch communication including said notification to a subscriber unit by way of said network interface.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a notification from a web logging server indicating that a message has been posted on a webpage;
- and
- sending a dispatch communication including said notification to a subscriber unit.
A non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more software modules adapted to control a processor to:
- receive a notification from a web logging server indicating that a message has been posted on a webpage;
- and
- send a dispatch communication including said notification to a subscriber unit.
A web logging server, comprising:
- a network interface;
- and
- a hardware processor adapted to:
- receive a message to be posted on a webpage by way of said network interface;
- post said message on said webpage;
- and
- send a notification of posting of said message posted to a subscriber unit by way of said network interface, wherein said processor is adapted to send said notification to said subscriber unit also by way of a dispatch server.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a message to be posted on a webpage;
- posting said message on said webpage;
- and
- sending a notification of posting of said message to a subscriber unit, wherein sending said notification comprises sending said notification to said subscriber unit by way of a dispatch server.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more software modules adapted to control a processor to:
- receive a message to be posted on a webpage;
- post said message on said webpage;
- and
- send a notification of posting of said message posted to a subscriber unit, wherein said one or more software modules are adapted to control a processor to send said notification to said subscriber unit also by way of a dispatch server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.