Patent ID: 8098183

Claim:
A method for transmitting target track updates over a network to a client processor, said method comprising the steps of: generating target track updates representative of at least a position of a target; associating a priority to each of said target track updates, which associated priority is one of CRITICAL or at least one other lesser priority; providing a target track update queue for sending said target track updates to said client processor; determining the priority of a current target track update, and, (i) if said priority is determined to be CRITICAL, (a) sending said current target track update to said target track update queue, and (b) incrementing a client processor time workload by a time increment, (ii) if said priority is less than CRITICAL, (a) determining a channel priority, (b) comparing said channel priority with said priority of the current target track update, (c) if said channel priority is greater than said priority of said current target track update, dropping said current target track update, and (d) if said priority of the current target track update is greater than or equal to said channel priority, sending said current target track update to said target track update queue, adjusting said client processor time workload by adding said time increment, and adjusting a time at which the last target track update was received.