Patent ID: 8812719
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients, comprising: an identification module configured to identify a first distributor configured to transmit at least one notification of a certain type to a plurality of recipients from among a plurality of distributors capable of transmitting the certain type of the at least one notification; a calculation module configured to determine, using a processor, a notification distribution capacity of the first distributor; and a transmission module configured to transmit the at least one notification to the first distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the first distributor; wherein the transmission module is further configured to transmit rate information to the first distributor, the rate information based on the notification distribution capacity of the first distributor, and the rate information configured to indicate a rate at which the at least one notification should be distributed by the first distributor to the plurality of recipients; wherein the rate information is configured to indicate a reduced rate at which the at least one notification should be distributed by the first distributor to the plurality of recipients when the notification distribution capacity of the first distributor is reduced.