STATEFUL PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for forming a push notification and pushing the push notification and client state information to a client device is provided. In addition, a method for processing the push notification and client state information is provided. In one embodiment, processing may include embedding metadata with the client state information.
1 . A method comprising, at a server system comprising a processor and a communication interface:
forming a push message, the push message including:
a push notification; and
data indicative of a number of related push notification items; and
pushing the push message to a wireless device.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in the forming the push message, the push message further includes application-specific data.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a provisioned context on the wireless device:
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a specific application on the wireless device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing data relating to an initiator of the push message.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data indicative of a number of related push notification items is for use by the wireless device when processing the push notification.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of related push notification items is a sequence number.
8 . A method comprising, at a wireless device:
receiving a push message, the push message including:
a push notification; and
data indicative of a number of related push notification items; and
processing the push message according to the number of related push notification items.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the push message further includes application-specific data; and
the processing the push message further comprises processing the push message according to the application-specific data.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a provisioned context on the wireless device.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a specific application on the wireless device.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the number of related push notification items is a sequence number.
13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying the processed push message.
14 . A server system comprising:
one or more processors;
a communication interface; and
a memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to:
form a push message, the push message including:
a push notification; and
data indicative of a number of related push notification items; and
push the push message to a wireless device using the communication interface.
15 . The server system of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to the form the push message further including application-specific data.
16 . The server system of claim 15 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a provisioned context on the wireless device:
17 . The server system of claim 15 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a specific application on the wireless device.
18 . The server system of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the server system to provide data relating to an initiator of the push message.
19 . The server system of claim 14 , wherein the data indicative of a number of related push notification items is for use by the wireless device when processing the push notification.
20 . The server system of claim 14 , wherein the number of related push notification items is a sequence number.
21 . A wireless device comprising:
one or more processors;
a communication interface; and
a memory containing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:
receive a push message via the communication interface, the push message including:
a push notification; and
data indicative of a number of related push notification items; and
process the push message according to the number of related push notification items.
22 . The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein:
the push message further includes application-specific data; and
the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to process the push message according to the application-specific data.
23 . The wireless device of claim 22 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a provisioned context on the wireless device.
24 . The wireless device of claim 22 , wherein the application-specific data includes data indicative of a specific application on the wireless device.
25 . The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the number of related push notification items is a sequence number.
26 . The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the wireless device to display the processed push message.