| BLACKBOARD CONNECT INC. Patent applications |
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| 20100306322 | DISTRIBUTED DELIVERY OF NOTIFICATIONS IN A MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A method for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one notification for distribution to the recipients, and identifying a distributor configured to transmit the notification to the recipients. The method also includes determining a notification distribution capacity of the distributor, and transmitting the notification to the distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the distributor. A system for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is also provided. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100232581 | IDENTIFICATION OF NOTIFICATIONS IN A MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A method for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients, and receiving at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification. The method also includes associating the voice notification with the identifier, and transmitting the voice notification and the identifier. In certain instances, the method further includes transmitting an alert containing the identifier before the voice notification is transmitted. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is also provided. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100169434 | CONCATENATING MESSAGES FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES IN A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A method for sending messages within notifications to a recipient is disclosed. The method includes receiving information related to at least one recipient and receiving a selection of at least two messages from a plurality of messages. The method also includes associating the at least one recipient with the at least two messages, and transmitting at least one notification to the at least one recipient, the at least one notification comprising the at least two messages. A system for sending messages within notifications to a recipient is also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169344 | DYNAMIC FORMATION OF GROUPS IN A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A method for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, is disclosed. The method includes associating a set of potential recipients of notifications with at least one descriptor and dynamically forming a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications. The method also includes issuing the at least one notification to the group of recipients. A system for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, is also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100162364 | HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING RIGHTS BASED ON ROLES - A method for determining access privileges for transmitting mass notifications, is disclosed. The method includes storing information regarding user-level access privileges of a group to transmit a notification. The user group includes a user that inherits the user-level access privileges of the user group. The method also includes storing information regarding administrator-level access privileges of an administrator group, and permitting access to transmit the notification by the user based on the user's access privileges, the at least one notification, and the at least one recipient. The administrator group includes an administrator that inherits the administrator-level access privileges. The administration module is configurable by the administrator based on the administrator's access privileges. A system for determining access privileges for transmitting mass notifications is also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100162114 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING PLURAL NOTIFICATIONS FROM PLURAL SOURCES - A system for displaying at least one notification from at least one source includes a processor configured to access the at least one notification from the at least one source, the at least one notification comprising content and geographical information. The processor is further configured to display the notification on a map based on the geographical information of the notification. A method for displaying at least one notification from at least one source is also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100156631 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A PLURALITY OF NOTIFICATIONS IN A NOTIFICATION POOL - A method for transmitting a plurality of notifications in a notification pool includes determining a first notification batch having the plurality of notifications, and assigning a priority weight to each of the plurality of notifications, at least two of the priority weights being different. The method further includes inserting the first notification batch into the notification pool, and transmitting the plurality of notifications in the notification pool sequentially, based on the priority weights of the plurality of notifications. A system for transmitting a plurality of notifications is also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
