SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND MESSAGING OF TRADING PARTIES

• US 20140114834A1
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Refinitiv US Organization, LLC (Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
• Inventors: Olof-Ors, Mans
• Granted Patent: US 10,306,426 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

According to some embodiments, systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided to receive a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device where the first mobile device is associated with a first user, compare information in the message to information in a preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message, and to transmit the message to a second mobile device associated with at least the first recipient.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device, the first mobile device associated with a first user;

comparing information in the message to information in the preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message; and

transmitting the message to a second mobile device associated with the at least first recipient.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the broadcast request is received from the first mobile device in an encoded form.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted to the second mobile device in an encoded form.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user is a seller of goods or services and the second user is a potential buyer of goods or services.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is at least one of a voice message, a text message, a short message service text message, and an encoded short message service text message.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the matching is based on a location of the first user and a location of the second user.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the location is determined by at least one of the following:

analyzing a subscription pattern of weather and market content;

examining a user profile that contains at least one of an address, a mobile phone number, and an area code;

triangulating signals from a plurality of telecom towers; and

locating a latitude and longitude by a global positioning system.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the first user is a seller of a commodity and the matching is based on at least one of a type of a commodity, a grade of the commodity, and an available volume of the commodity.

9. The system of claim 4, wherein the first user is a seller of a commodity and the matching is based on a first preset price limit set by the first user and a second preset price limit set by the second user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user is a seller and the first recipient is a group of buyers.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user is a buyer and the first recipient is a group of sellers.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the message includes at least two of an indication of a commodity, a price of the commodity, a quantity of the commodity, and user contact information.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the broadcast request contains at least one of a home location, a radius, and a commodity.