METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A MOBILE DATA FEED DISTRIBUTOR
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a user data feed subscription request from a user, including at least one data feed address designation;
storing the user data feed subscription request in association with the user;
querying a content provider associated with the data feed address designation to retrieve at least one content provider data update; and
providing the at least one content provider data update to be sent as a mobile device message to a user mobile device.
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Abstract
This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for a mobile data feed distributor (hereinafter, “Distributor”). Distributor embodiments may serve to facilitate users'"'"' selection of data feeds of interest and the provision of data feed data to mobile devices. In one embodiment, the Distributor may acquire and/or validate user preferences with respect to available data feeds, store those preferences, and subsequently direct the provision of data feed updates to a user'"'"'s mobile device via short message service (SMS) text messages, multimedia messaging service (MMS) picture alerts, and/or the like. User preferences may include selections of data feed sources, designations of update messaging restrictions, and/or the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a user data feed subscription request from a user, including at least one data feed address designation; storing the user data feed subscription request in association with the user; querying a content provider associated with the data feed address designation to retrieve at least one content provider data update; and providing the at least one content provider data update to be sent as a mobile device message to a user mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory in communication with the processor and containing program instructions; an input and output in communication with the processor and memory comprising a graphical interface; wherein the processor executes program instructions contained in the memory and the program instructions comprise; receive a user data feed subscription request from a user, including at least one data feed address designation; store the user data feed subscription request in association with the user; query a content provider associated with the data feed address designation to retrieve at least one content provider data update; and provide the at least one content provider data update to be sent as a mobile device message to a user mobile device.
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20. A computer program product, comprising:
processor readable instructions stored in the computer program product, wherein the processor readable instructions are issuable by a processor to; receive a user data feed subscription request from a user, including at least one data feed address designation; store the user data feed subscription request in association with the user; query a content provider associated with the data feed address designation to retrieve at least one content provider data update; and provide the at least one content provider data update to be sent as a mobile device message to a user mobile device.
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