Information monitoring and notification method and apparatus
DCFirst Claim
1. A data monitoring and notification system comprising:
- means for receiving input data pertaining to classes of events of interests;
means for deriving subclasses of selected relevant data from said received input data, said means operatively connected to said receiving means whereby said deriving means may process said received data;
means for receiving and storing specified threshold values relating to said received and processed data;
means for comparing said threshold values and said received and processed data to determine when said threshold values have been met; and
means for establishing remote contact via telecommunications networks with a user and thereafter transmitting desired data pertaining to said received and processed data to said user, said contact means operatively connected to said comparing means whereby said remote contact is initiated when said threshold value is met.
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Abstract
An information monitoring and notification method and apparatus is provided which may monitor many forms of changing data input, such as market and stock market information, and notify a user or users in near real time of the occurrence of identified events of interest. The system and method require no affirmative monitoring or interrogation by the user, and require no specialized equipment to be in the possession of individual users. Intelligence is provided permitting adaptive monitoring of the input data, maximizing the efficiency and reliability of the user contact and notification. Notification is made, for example, via the telephone utility directly to the user by means of a voice synthesized message.
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45 Claims
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1. A data monitoring and notification system comprising:
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means for receiving input data pertaining to classes of events of interests; means for deriving subclasses of selected relevant data from said received input data, said means operatively connected to said receiving means whereby said deriving means may process said received data; means for receiving and storing specified threshold values relating to said received and processed data; means for comparing said threshold values and said received and processed data to determine when said threshold values have been met; and means for establishing remote contact via telecommunications networks with a user and thereafter transmitting desired data pertaining to said received and processed data to said user, said contact means operatively connected to said comparing means whereby said remote contact is initiated when said threshold value is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for monitoring financial market information in near real time and for notifying selected users upon occurrences of specific selected events of interest, said system comprising:
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a data processing system including a central processing unit and a memory system; first information input systems for receiving first input information comprising data pertaining to the various financial markets of interest; second information input systems for receiving second input information comprising data described said specific events of interest, and describing a desired notification sequence; information output systems for remotely contacting said users via telecommunications networks and thereafter transmitting desired information pertaining to said events of interest; wherein said data processing system monitors said first input information and detects the occurrence of said events of interest described by said second input data, and activates said information output system in accordance with said described desired contact sequence to initiate said remote user contact when said occurrence has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of data monitoring and notification comprising the steps of:
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receiving input data pertaining to classes of events of interest; storing descriptions of relevant subclasses of said input data which are of special interest; processing said received data and deriving said subclasses of relevant data therefrom; storing a set of specified conditions including specified threshold values; comparing said threshold values and said received and processed data to determine when said threshold values have been met; and initiating a contact sequence when said comparison establishes that said threshold values have been met, said contact sequence for remotely contacting a user via telecommunications networks and thereafter transmitting desired data to said user pertaining to said received and processed data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for monitoring financial market information in near real time and for notifying selected users upon occurrences of specific events of interest, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving input data pertaining to the financial markets of interest; storing descriptions of specific securities and information which is of special interest to specified users; comparing said received input data to said descriptions to identify that portion of said input data which is of special interest; storing a set of user-specified conditions including specified threshold valves; comparing said identified input data of special interest to said threshold values to determine when one or more of said threshold values have been met; initiating a remote contact with the users whose specified threshold values have been met, said contact initiated via telecommunications networks when one or more of said threshold values have been met; and thereafter transmitting relevant information pertaining to said financial markets to said users. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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