Patent ID: 9288276
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A system for supporting a notification capability for a plurality of applications utilizing a next generation network having a network layer, comprising: a notification system comprising a processor; and application services middleware between the plurality of applications and the network layer comprising a plurality of common infrastructure elements usable by the applications, wherein a first one of the plurality of common infrastructure elements is to provide a first service that is associated with use of the next generation network and a second one of the plurality of common infrastructure elements is to provide a second service that is not associated with use of the next generation network, and wherein the plurality of common infrastructure elements comprises: a notification service to facilitate the sending of messages via the notification system from authorized services to recipients based on profile and preference data for the recipients that specify what times to send the messages to the recipients; wherein the times to send the messages to the recipients comprise on demand, at a specific future time, and on a periodic schedule; wherein the notification system comprises a network element of an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem; and wherein the Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem comprises a Multimedia Resource Function that is to perform content adaptation for one of the messages.