Patent ID: 8396201
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a first device, an asynchronous call request, from a second device, requesting performance of an operation, the call request including a delay parameter specified by the second device, the delay parameter including a first value; performing, by the first device, the requested operation for a period of time associated with the first value; determining, by the first device, whether the first value has expired; sending, by the first device and to the second device when the first value has expired, a callback that includes partial results from performance of the requested operation; determining, by the first device, whether the partial results complete the operation; determining, by the first device and when the partial results do not complete the operation, if a modified delay parameter has been received, the modified delay parameter including a second value; and performing, by the first device, the requested operation for another period of time associated with the second value.