Patent ID: 7328231
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A promotion scheduling process for generating schedules notifying end node devices in advance of data transfer, comprising: selecting a set of promotion packages from a database, the selected set of promotion packages being sent as subsequent bulk data transfers; generating transmission schedules for end node devices from the selected set of promotion packages prior to the subsequent bulk data transfers being sent, each transmission schedule customized for an individual end node device, the transmission schedules preparing each end node device on an individual basis for receiving the subsequent bulk data transfers in advance of the subsequent bulk data transfers being sent; addressing each customized transmission schedule as an individual message to be received by an individual end node device; and individually transmitting each of the customized transmission schedules as an individual message to each of the end node devices prior to the subsequent bulk data transfers being sent, wherein the step of generating transmission schedules further comprises: wherein the transmission parameters specified in the schedule entry comprise a package transmission start time, transmission duration, and a network address for selectively receiving promotions from a data transmission.