Android Question Checking for New Object in Timed Notification Service

[Paul Jennings]

I'm trying to check for a new AsyncObject in a Timed Notification Service when the app is Paused. Checking for the Length of the InStream seemed logical , however, it appears the Object Length is not cleared when the Object is read. Since this is a Read Only global is there another way to check for a New Object or clear either the Input Stream Length or Total Stream ?
Thank you
pj