System and method for adaptive information dissemination

1. A computer system comprising:

a memory configured to store a first set of data including one or more elements, wherein the one or more elements in the first set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system; and

computer hardware, wherein the computer hardware comprises at least a processor coupled to the memory, configured to:

determine an input relating to a load associated with an operation of the computer system;

filter the first set of data to extract, based on the input relating to the load associated with the operation of the computer system, a second set of data from the first set of data, thereby leaving a remaining set of data, wherein:

the second set of data includes one or more elements,

the one or more elements in the second set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system,

the remaining set of data includes one or more elements, and

the one or more elements in the remaining set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system;

prepare electronic messages to be transmitted over a communications network to a plurality of remote user terminals, wherein the electronic messages contain the second set of data, but do not contain the remaining set of data; and

control a frequency at which the electronic messages containing the second set of data are to be transmitted over the communications network based on the input relating to the load associated with the computer system.

2. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the load is an information dissemination load associated with the operation of the computer system.

3. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the load is an infrastructure load associated with the operation of the computer system.

4. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the input relating to the load associated with the operation of the computer system is associated with one or more of:

a bandwidth utilization over one or more parts of the communications network,

a latency associated with a time from sending a data message to receiving an acknowledge message, or

speed of data processing performance.

5. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer hardware is arranged to:

control the electronic messages containing the second set of data to be transmitted more frequently over the communications network when the input relating to the load associated with the computer system is below a first level, and

control the electronic messages containing the second set of data to be transmitted less frequently over the communications network when the input relating to the load associated with the computer system is at or above the first level.

6. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer hardware includes a holdback timer configured to control a frequency at which the electronic messages containing the second set of data are transmitted over the communications network.

7. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer hardware is arranged to sort content of the second set of data.

8. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer hardware is arranged to classify a type of the second set of data.

9. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer hardware is arranged to:

determine different conditions associated with different ones of the plurality of remote user terminals,

extract different second sets of data from the first set of data, and

prepare for transmission electronic messages containing the different second sets of data to the different ones of the plurality of remote user terminals in accordance with their determined corresponding different conditions.

10. A method implemented on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:

storing, by a processor, a first set of data including one or more elements, wherein the one or more elements in the first set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system;

determining, by the processor, an input relating to a load associated with an operation of the computer system;

filtering, by the processor, the first set of data to extract, based on the input relating to the load associated with the operation of the computer system, a second set of data from the first set of data, thereby leaving a remaining set of data, wherein:

the second set of data includes one or more elements,

the one or more elements in the second set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system,

the remaining set of data includes one or more elements, and the one or more elements in the remaining set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system;

preparing electronic messages for transmission over a communications network to a plurality of remote user terminals, wherein the electronic messages contain the second set of data but do not contain the remaining set of data; and

controlling, by the processor, a frequency at which the electronic messages containing the second set of data are transmitted over the communications network based on the input relating to the load associated with the computer system.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the load is an information dissemination load associated with the operation of the computer system.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the load is an infrastructure load associated with the operation of the computer system.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the input relating to the load associated with the operation of the computer system is associated with one or more of:

a bandwidth utilization over one or more parts of the communications network,

a latency associated with a time from sending a data message to receiving an acknowledge message, or

speed of data processing performance.

14. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

controlling the electronic messages containing the second set of data to be transmitted more frequently over the communications network when the input relating to the load associated with the computer system is below a first level, and

controlling the electronic messages containing the second set of data to be transmitted less frequently over the communications network when the input relating to the load associated with the computer system is at or above the first level.

15. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising using a holdback timer to control a frequency of transmission of the electronic messages containing the second set of data.

16. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising sorting content of the second set of data.

17. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising classifying a type of the second set of data.

18. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which when executed by a processor in a computer system causes the computer system to:

store a first set of data including one or more elements, wherein the one or more elements in the first set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system;

determine an input relating to a load associated with an operation of the computer system;

filter the first set of data to extract, based on the input relating to the load associated with the operation of the computer system, a second set of data from the first set of data, thereby leaving a remaining set of data, wherein:

the second set of data includes one or more elements,

the one or more elements in the second set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system,

the remaining set of data includes one or more elements, and

the one or more elements in the remaining set of data are data processing requests or data processing execution results input or generated by the computer system;

prepare electronic messages for transmission over a communications network to a plurality of remote user terminals, wherein the electronic messages contain the second set of data but do not contain the remaining set of data; and

control a frequency at which the electronic messages containing the second set of data are transmitted over the communications network based on the input relating to the load associated with the computer system.

19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the load is an information dissemination load or an infrastructure load associated with the operation of the computer system.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the input relating to the load associated with the operation of the computer system is associated with one or more of:

a bandwidth utilization over one or more parts of the communications network,

a latency associated with a time from sending a data message to receiving an acknowledge message,

or speed of data processing performance.