IP Library Granted Patent US 11,343,341
Granted Patent B2
US 11,343,341 · App. 16/240,965 · Granted May 24, 2022

Push notifications from multiple tenant servers

Inventors: David P. Moore (Robina, AU); Craig A. Pearson (Varsity Lakes, AU); Shane B. Weeden (Paradise Point, AU)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04L67/26H04L51/24H04L67/42
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Patent No.
US 11,343,341
App. No.
16/240,965
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An indication is sent to a host server device. The indication includes a request for a push notification service identification (PNSID). The PNSID is used to establish a secure registration between one or more applications on the computing device of a user and the host server device. The PNSID is received from the host server device. An input is received from the user. The input includes one or more application server devices that may send push notifications to the computing device. A unique key is generated for each application server device. The PNSID and a different unique key are sent to each application server device. Each different unique key is associated with a different application server device. A registration is received from each application server device.

Claims (56)

1. A method, the method comprising:

responsive to a user installing a downloadable variant of an application, receiving, by one or more computer processors, a registration from each application server device of one or more application server devices authorized by a user to send one or more push notifications;

generating, by one or more computer processors, a unique key for each application server device of one or more application server devices able to send the one or more push notifications to a computing device of the user;

sending, by one or more computer processors, a push notification service identification (PNSID) and a first unique key of the one or more generated unique keys to a first application server device of the one or more application server devices, wherein the first unique key is associated with the first application server device;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a push notification that includes a push notification key from the first application server device;

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the push notification key matches the first unique key sent to the first application server device; and

responsive to determining that the push notification key, received from the first application server device, does not match the first unique key sent to the first application server device, rejecting, by one or more computer processors, the received push notification.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, by one or more computer processors, the PNSID to an information repository; and

storing, by one or more computer processors, the generated unique key for each application server device of the one or more application server devices to the information repository.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that the push notification key does match the first unique key sent to the first application server device, accepting, by one or more computer processors, the received push notification.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of whether the push notification key received from the first application server device and the first unique key sent to the first application server device match is determined by comparing the push notification key to the first unique key sent to the first application server device.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

responsive to accepting the received push notification, displaying, by one or more computer processors, the accepted push notification, wherein the accepted push notification is displayed on the computing device of the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by one or more computer processors, an alert to the user that the received push notification was rejected.

7. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:

program instructions to responsive to a user installing a downloadable variant of an application, receive a registration from each application server device of one or more application server devices authorized by a user to send one or more push notifications;

program instructions to generate a unique key for each application server device of one or more application server devices able to send the one or more push notifications to a computing device of the user;

program instructions to send a push notification service identification (PNSID) and a first unique key of the one or more generated unique keys to a first application server device of the one or more application server devices, wherein the first unique key is associated with the first application server device;

program instructions to receive a push notification that includes a push notification key from the first application server device;

program instructions to determine whether the push notification key matches the first unique key sent to the first application server device; and

program instructions to, responsive to determining that the push notification key, received from the first application server device, does not match the first unique key sent to the first application server device, reject the received push notification.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

store the PNSID to an information repository; and

store the generated unique key for each application server device of the one or more application server devices to the information repository.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

responsive to determining that the push notification key does match the first unique key sent to the first application server device, accept the received push notification.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the determination of whether the push notification key received from the first application server device and the first unique key sent to the first application server device match is determined by comparing the push notification key to the first unique key sent to the first application server device.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

responsive to accepting the received push notification, display the accepted push notification, wherein the accepted push notification is displayed on the computing device of the user.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

send an alert to the user that the received push notification was rejected.

13. A computer system, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:

program instructions to responsive to a user installing a downloadable variant of an application, receive a registration from each application server device of one or more application server devices authorized by a user to send one or more push notifications;

program instructions to generate a unique key for each application server device of one or more application server devices able to send the one or more push notifications to a computing device of the user;

program instructions to send a push notification service identification (PNSID) and a first unique key of the one or more generated unique keys to a first application server device of the one or more application server devices, wherein

the first unique key is associated with the first application server device; and

the PNSID establishes a secure registration between the computing device, one or more applications on the computing device requesting the PNSID, and a server hosting a downloadable variant of one or more applications;

program instructions to receive a push notification that includes a push notification key from the first application server device;

program instructions to determine whether the push notification key matches the first unique key sent to the first application server device; and

program instructions to, responsive to determining that the push notification key, received from the first application server device, does not match the first unique key sent to the first application server device, reject the received push notification and send an alert to the computing device indicating that the push notification was rejected.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:

store the PNSID to an information repository; and

store the generated unique key for each application server device of the one or more application server devices to the information repository.

15. The computer system of claim 13 , further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:

responsive to determining that the push notification key does match the first unique key sent to the first application server device, accept the received push notification.

16. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the determination of whether the push notification key received from the first application server device and the first unique key sent to the first application server device match is determined by comparing the push notification key to the first unique key sent to the first application server device.

17. The computer system of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:

responsive to accepting the received push notification, display the accepted push notification, wherein the accepted push notification is displayed on the computing device of the user.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2026
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: MAPLEBEAR INC.
Reel/Frame 074940/0155 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2019
From: MOORE, DAVID P.; PEARSON, CRAIG A.; WEEDEN, SHANE B.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047916/0921 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15272777 · Sep 22, 2016
Related Publication 20190141154A1 · May 9, 2019