Patent ID: 7757019
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G16H,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing events in a mobile hub, the method comprising: storing an event in a circular buffer; monitoring a storage period of the stored event in the circular buffer; and discarding the event from the buffer when the storage period exceeds a time-out; wherein the time-out is a variable time-out that depends on an event arrival rate; wherein the monitoring further comprises monitoring acknowledgement messages received from entities in response to a notification that was sent to these entities; wherein the discarding further comprises discarding an event from the buffer when an acknowledgement message was received before the time-out of the timer from each entity notified with regard to this particular event; and else discarding the event from the buffer when the time-out of the associated timer is exceeded and when an acknowledgement message was not received before the time-out of the timer from all the entities notified with regard to this particular event.