Systems and methods of directing, customizing, exchanging, negotiating, trading and provisioning of information, goods and services to information users
First Claim
1. A system for providing information to a user, the system comprising:
- a communication network;
a user device coupled to the communication network and being actuable by the user, the user device having;
at least one corresponding device characteristic; and
an associated device location; and
an information broker coupled to the communication network and being arranged to store the at least one device characteristic and storing at least one characteristic corresponding to the user, the information broker providing information to the user device based on at least one device characteristic, the associated device location and at least one characteristic corresponding to the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for permitting consumers to send messages to a trusted agent or agents, causing the trusted agent or agents to decipher the messages and send the messages to the appropriate provider(s,) causing the trusted agent or agents to receive a responsive informational or transactional message from the provider(s) and causes the trusted agent or agents to route the provider'"'"'s messages to the consumer or otherwise communicating to the consumer as a result of or relative to the provider. The system functions independently and automatically, such that new offerings of goods and/or services can be searched for and located by, or otherwise brought to the attention of, the trusted agent and conveyed to the consumer, all based on profile data provided by the consumer to the trusted agent or agents and transactional data gathered by the trusted agent about potential goods, services or information filling the needs of the consumer.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for providing information to a user, the system comprising:
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a communication network;
a user device coupled to the communication network and being actuable by the user, the user device having;
at least one corresponding device characteristic; and
an associated device location; and
an information broker coupled to the communication network and being arranged to store the at least one device characteristic and storing at least one characteristic corresponding to the user, the information broker providing information to the user device based on at least one device characteristic, the associated device location and at least one characteristic corresponding to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for providing information to a user, the system comprising:
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a communication network;
a plurality of user devices coupled to the communication network and being actuable by the user, each user device having;
at least one corresponding device characteristic; and
an information broker coupled to the communication network and being arranged to store the at least one device characteristic corresponding to each user device and storing at least one characteristic corresponding to the user, the information broker providing information to at least one of the user devices based on at least one device characteristic and at least one characteristic corresponding to the user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information broker for an information distribution system, the information broker comprising:
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a memory, the memory storing at least one device characteristic corresponding to at least one user device and at least one characteristic corresponding to a user;
a network interface coupling the information broker to a communication network; and
a processing unit coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processing unit performing functions including;
receiving a request for information;
authenticating the request for information;
providing the information for authenticated requests; and
updating at least one characteristic corresponding to the requesting user in the memory based on the request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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