Patent ID: 8924486
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for facilitating communication between a first set of two or more networked devices and a second networked device, the system comprising: a representative device configured to transmit a query message via a network to the second networked device, the representative device being an electronic wireless communication device belonging to the first set of two or more networked devices, wherein the query message is transmitted on behalf of plural members of the first set of two or more networked devices, and wherein the query message facilitates providing communication paths from the second networked device to the plural members; wherein the second networked device is configured, in response to the query message, to transmit a response message addressed to the representative device, the response message comprising an indication of a subset of the plural members for which one or more communications are pending; wherein an electronic device of the system is configured to process the response message to identify one or more of the networked devices belonging to the subset and send a notification to each identified networked device belonging to the subset; wherein a specific identified networked device of the first set of two or more networked devices is configured, upon receiving the notification, to transmit a message retrieval request to the second networked device; and wherein, upon receiving the message retrieval request, the second networked device is configured to transmit a corresponding pending message to the specific identified networked device.