Ubiquitous notification method and system for providing 3A based push type event

A method of providing an event in a terminal from a notification server, the method comprising:

• transmitting a subscription request of a push service to the notification server;
• receiving a channel list of at least one channel linked with the push service in response to the subscription request, the channel list containing a plurality of push services organized by channels, the plurality of push services associated with a plurality of service providers connected to the notification server via a network;
• transmitting, to the notification server, subscriber information including user information corresponding to the terminal and selection information for at least one channel selected by a user from the channel list, the subscriber information instructing the notification server to subscribe the terminal to the channel indicated by the selection information;
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• receiving, from the notification server, an event message originating from one of the plurality of service providers, the event message being for the channel corresponding to the subscriber information.

A terminal to receive an event from a notification server, the terminal comprising:

• a notification client configured to,
• receive a channel list of at least one channel linked with a push service through a request for an event push service subscription, the channel list containing a plurality of push services organized by channels, the plurality of push services associated with a plurality of service providers, each of the plurality of service providers being a different server from the notification server and connected to the notification server via a network,
• generate and transmit subscriber information including selection information for at least one channel selected by a user from the channel list and user information corresponding to the terminal, the subscriber information instructing the notification server to subscribe the terminal to the channel indicated by the selection information, and
• receive, from the notification server, an event message originating from one of the plurality of service providers, the event message being for a channel corresponding to the selection information;
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• a display device configured to display the event message received by the notification client.

A notification system connected to a plurality of service providers via a network, each of the service providers being a separate server from the notification system, the notification system comprising:

• a service provider database configured to maintain a list of the plurality of service providers including a first service provider and a second service provider;
• an event gateway configured to,
• receive a first pushed event from the first service provider without the first service provider being polled for same, the first pushed event associated with a first service subscribed to by a first subscriber terminal, and
• receive a second pushed event from the second service provider without the second service provider being polled for same, the second pushed event associated with a second service subscribed to by the first subscriber terminal;
• a push engine configured to integrate the first pushed event and the second pushed event to generate an event message if the first service provider and the second service provider are in the provider list;
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• at least one broker device configured to transmit the event message to the first subscriber such that the notification system acts as a relay between the plurality of service providers and the first subscriber terminal.

A notification system for providing notification from a plurality of service providers to a subscriber terminal, the system comprising:

• a connector device configured to collect a plurality of events pushed from the plurality of service providers, the connector device connected to the plurality of service providers via a network, the plurality of service providers being separate servers from the system, the plurality of service providers each being configured to provide the plurality of events to the subscriber terminal via the system such that the system acts as a relay where all of the plurality of events from the separate servers are routed therethrough;
• a provider database configured to maintain a list of the plurality of service providers;
• a push engine configured to integrate a plurality of events collected by the connector device and integrally manage the events in response to a determination that the plurality of service providers are in the provider list:
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• a transmitter to transmit an event message of a data type supported by the subscriber terminal, wherein the subscriber terminal is registered to subscribe to at least one event reception intended to be pushed among the plurality of events using a communication method that is supported by the subscriber terminal.