Patent ID: 7613721

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a data structure, comprising: a notification regularized according to a notification schema, the notification including: a first set of data comprising notification identification information; a second set of data comprising notification content; and a third set of data comprising requirements for sending the notification to a client, the requirements including indications stored on a central server of last known good states of devices associated with the client; and wherein a notification service receives the notification and analyzes the third set of data against client-related criteria to determine conditions for sending the notification to the client via at least one of the devices; the storage medium further comprising instructions for causing at least one processor to receive the notification and analyze the third set of data against client-related criteria to determine conditions for sending the notification to the client via at least one of the devices, determine based on the third set of data whether the notification can presently meet the conditions, and if the notification can presently meet the conditions, send the notification to the client via at least one of the devices, and if the notification cannot meet the conditions but can meet the conditions later, maintain the notification until the conditions are met and then send the notification to the client via at least one of the devices.