Real-time interactive stock quotes using a broadcast channel
First Claim
1. A method for broadcasting time sensitive information to a plurality of users, comprising the acts of:
- collecting time sensitive information including a first set of information and a second set of information;
broadcasting said time sensitive information to a plurality of users in a client generic format such that a first user may select said first set of information without selecting said second set of information.
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Abstract
These and other objects of the invention are provided by a method and system for real time display of time sensitive information. In a method of the invention, a first set of time sensitive information is received. A second set of information from the first set of time sensitive information is selected. The second set of information corresponds to a stored set of information identifiers. The second set of information is then stored. The second set of information is then displayed to a subscriber. In other embodiments of the invention, the time sensitive information includes stock quote information, news information, traffic information, or sports scores. The present invention can be implemented in a broadcast communication system such as a broadband communication system, wireless local loop or other communication system capable of broadcasting digital information.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for broadcasting time sensitive information to a plurality of users, comprising the acts of:
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collecting time sensitive information including a first set of information and a second set of information;
broadcasting said time sensitive information to a plurality of users in a client generic format such that a first user may select said first set of information without selecting said second set of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A broadcast server system for providing time sensitive information to a plurality of clients comprising:
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a data distribution center communicatively coupled with at least one source of time sensitive information;
a data base for storing said time sensitive information;
a transmission system for providing said time sensitive information via a transmission medium to said plurality of clients in a client generic format such that a client selects a portion of said time sensitive information for viewing in conjunction with a video program. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for real time display of time sensitive information, comprising the steps of:
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receiving first set of time sensitive information;
selecting a second set of information from the first set of time sensitive information, the second set of information corresponding to a stored set of information identifiers;
storing the second set of information; and
displaying the second set of information. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A digital data receiver system capable of receiving time sensitive information from a digital broadcast system, comprising:
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a tuner for receiving a digital data signal, said digital data signal including first time sensitive data and second time sensitive data;
a processor operative to retrieve said first time sensitive data from said data signal; and
a display device for displaying said first time sensitive data without displaying said second time sensitive data. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A uni-directional broadcast server system for providing real-time stock price quotes to a plurality of clients, the system comprising:
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a stock price information distribution center communicatively coupled with a stock exchange service provider, wherein said stock market service provider provides stock market information associated with a plurality of stock symbols to said stock price information distribution center;
a data base for storing said stock market information;
a uni-directional transmission system for transmitting said stock market information including a plurality of stock price quotes via a transmission medium to said plurality of clients in a client generic format such that each client receives said plurality of stock price quotes without the need for said stock price information distribution center to receive information directly from said clients;
wherein a first client selects a stock price quote for viewing; and
wherein a client processor retrieves said selected stock price quote from said received client generic stock market information and displays said selected stock price quote for viewing by said first client.
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53. A digital stock price distribution system for providing real-time stock information to a plurality of clients in a uni-directional client generic manner, the system comprising:
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a stock market information distribution center communicatively coupled with a stock exchange service provider, wherein said stock exchange service provider provides stock market information associated with a plurality of stock symbols to said stock market information distribution center;
a uni-directional transmission system for parsing said stock market information into a plurality of digital data packets, wherein each data packet includes a plurality of real-time stock prices associated with selected stock symbols;
wherein said transmission system transmits said plurality of digital data packets to a plurality of clients in a client generic manner, wherein said transmission system updates said real-time stock prices at a predetermined time interval;
wherein a selected client receives said plurality of digital data packets and selects a stock symbol, wherein a client processor retrieves a real-time stock price associated with said selected stock symbol from a selected digital data packet in response to said client selection; and
wherein said retrieved real-time stock price is displayed to said selected client.
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54. A stock information user interface for providing stock prices to a plurality of users, the user interface comprising:
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software residing on a client computer system for receiving client requests for real-time price quotes for a plurality of selected stocks; and
wherein said client computer system is operative to receive a uni-directional client generic transmission of data packets from a stock price distribution service provider in the form of a stream of data packets containing stock price data, each data packet including a plurality of stock price quotes associated with a plurality of stock symbols;
wherein said data contained within said stream of data packets is updated at a regular time interval in order to insure that said stock price data is up to date;
wherein said client computer system is further operative to retrieve selected stock price data associated with said plurality of selected stocks from said stream of data packets and display the said selected stock price data as a banner on a display screen such that said client may view said selected stock price data in conjunction with other non-stock related data.
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