Patent ID: 9736209
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving a request to receive a particular type of alert from a subscriber of an online communication system, the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert; sending data representative of an alert registration to a remote server that searches an alert feed, the alert registration representing the request to receive the particular type of alert and comprising one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; receiving data representative of an alert sent in response to satisfaction of the one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; and based on the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert, enabling, using at least one processor, presentation of the alert to the subscriber during the one or more time periods, wherein the alert comprises a link to a resource for accessing additional information associated with the alert.