Method of providing data to a client
A method provides data to a client by a server and comprises receiving a data update, —sending a duplicate of the data update to the client; incorporating the data update into a revolving data carousel for holding the data, the data comprising a plurality of data items; and sending a data item on the data carousel to the client.
1. A method implemented by a client for receiving data items from a server, the method comprising:
receiving data updates from the server for updating a revolving data carousel that holds data items, receiving non-high priority data updates over a first communication channel and receiving high priority data updates over a second communication channel;
determining whether each received data update is a high priority data update or a non-high priority data update; and
incorporating each received data update into the data carousel, incorporating high priority data updates prior to incorporating non-high priority data updates.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising notifying a client side application after a received data update has been incorporated into the data carousel.
3. A client entity configured to receive data items from a server, comprising:
an input interface configured to receive data updates from the server for updating a revolving data carousel that holds data items, by receiving non-high priority data updates over a first communication channel and receiving high priority data updates over a second communication channel;
a data carousel circuit configured to determine whether each received data update is a high priority data update or a non-high priority data update, and to incorporate each received data update into the data carousel, incorporating high priority data updates prior to incorporating non-high priority data updates.
4. The client entity of claim 3 , wherein the client entity is configured to notify a client side application after a received data update has been incorporated into the data carousel.
5. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer program code that, when executed by a processor of a client, causes the client to:
receive data updates from a server for updating a revolving data carousel that holds data items, receiving non-high priority data updates over a first communication channel and receiving high priority data updates over a second communication channel;
determine whether each received data update is a high priority data update or a non-high priority data update; and
incorporate each received data update into the data carousel, incorporating high priority data updates prior to incorporating non-high priority data updates.