Messaging System Message Deduplication via Batch Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current messaging systems face inefficiencies in processing and storing messages, particularly in managing messaging conversations, deduplicating messages, and performing bulk data operations, which can lead to increased operational costs and reduced responsiveness.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a messaging system that uses messaging conversation identifiers and deduplication tokens to index and store messages, employs batch-operation instructions for delayed processing, and utilizes probabilistic data structures like Bloom filters for efficient deduplication, thereby improving message indexing, storage, and processing efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If messages are processed and stored individually in real-time, then message delivery responsiveness is improved, but system operational costs and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic batch processing where messages are collected over time and processed together in batches rather than individually in real-time. The batch processing component periodically retrieves messages from the queue and processes them collectively, reducing per-message overhead while maintaining acceptable delivery responsiveness through the use of deduplication tokens and efficient indexing.
2Productivity
If all incoming messages are stored without deduplication checking, then storage speed is improved, but data redundancy and storage costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary deduplication by extracting and checking deduplication tokens from incoming messages before full storage occurs. The batch processing component performs deduplication checks using these tokens against previously stored message identifiers, preventing redundant messages from being fully stored and thus reducing data redundancy while maintaining efficient storage throughput.
3Quantity of substance
If deduplication checking is performed on every incoming message, then data redundancy is reduced, but processing time and system responsiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces processing time by performing deduplication checks periodically in batches rather than on every single incoming message in real-time. The batch processing component collects messages with their deduplication tokens and performs bulk deduplication checks, which are more efficient than individual checks due to reduced overhead and optimized query operations.
4Reliability
If batch operations are performed synchronously, then data consistency is improved, but system throughput and responsiveness worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message queue as an intermediary between message reception and batch processing operations. Messages are queued asynchronously and processed in batches at convenient intervals, decoupling the reception and processing phases. This maintains data consistency through the use of transactional batch operations while improving system throughput by allowing continuous message acceptance without waiting for processing completion.
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AI summary
Techniques for message deduplication are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a client front-end component operative to receive an incoming message at a messaging system from a messaging client on a client device; extract a deduplication token from the incoming message; store the incoming message in a message queue where examining the deduplication token determines that the incoming message does not duplicate any existing message of the messaging system; and discard the incoming message where examining the deduplication token determines that the incoming message does duplicate an existing message; and a message deduplication component operative to examine the deduplication token to determine whether the incoming message duplicates any existing message of the messaging system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.