Controlling message delivery in publish/subscribe messaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8949348-B2
Application number	US-201113015434-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2011
Priority date	Apr 19, 2010
Publication date	Feb 3, 2015
Grant date	Feb 3, 2015

Abstract

In response to publication of a topic message on a topic to a messaging system by a publisher application, a determination is made as to whether any subscriber applications are registered for the topic. In response to determining that at least one subscriber application is registered for the topic, the published topic message is delivered to each registered subscriber application. In response to determining that no subscriber applications are registered for the topic, the published topic message is stored and in response to receipt of a first subsequent subscription request from a new subscriber application for the topic, the stored published topic message is delivered to the new subscriber application.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
determining, in response to publication of a topic message on a topic to a messaging system by a publisher application, whether any subscriber applications are registered for the topic;
delivering, in response to determining that at least one subscriber application is registered for the topic, the published topic message to each registered subscriber application; and
in response to determining that no subscriber applications a…

Assignees

• Banks Andrew D J
• Beardsmore Anthony P
• Vanstone Ian C
• IBM

Inventors

• Banks Andrew D J
• Beardsmore Anthony P
• Vanstone Ian C

Classifications

• G06Q10/06 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic