Publish and subscribe data processing apparatus, method and computer program product with declaration of a unique publisher broker

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6334151
SERIAL NO

09288988

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In a publish/subscribe data processing broker network having a plurality of broker data processing apparatuses each of which has an input for receiving published messages directly from a publisher application and/or receiving subscription data from a subscriber application, a first broker data processing apparatus has: a unit for receiving a data message published on a first topic by a first publisher application; and a unit for forwarding the received published data message to a subscriber application which has requested, by entering subscription data, to receive a message on the first topic; wherein the first broker data processing apparatus sends a declaration to at least one other broker data processing apparatus of said plurality of broker data processing apparatuses declaring that the first broker data processing apparatus is the only broker data processing apparatus that is directly communicating with a publisher application that is publishing on the first topic.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bolam, Steven William Eastleigh, GB 3 220
Hickson, Andrew West Wellow, GB 9 324
Homewood, Brian Clive Winchester, GB 5 233
Knapman, John Michael Eastleigh, GB 7 366
Ware, David Romsey, GB 27 485

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