System and method for distributing messages

• US 6,557,029 B2
• Filed: 06/28/1999
• Issued: 04/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: SS&C Technologies Incorporated (SS&C Technologies Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Micro Design Services LLC (SS&C Technologies Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Szymansky, Roman
• Primary Examiner(s): Burgess, Glenton B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI
• Application Number:
  US09/340,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20020099788A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,401 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/217, 709/219, 709/224, 709/206, 705/35, 705/37, 705/26, 705/36, 705/38, 455/517
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system and a method for distributing messages from mobile users over a communication network in real time. In the preferred embodiment, mobile users would enter information in handwritten form on a touch-sensitive screen using a stylus. The handwritten messages would be converted into a graphics format and then transmitted (using a suitable protocol) to a computer server. The computer server would store the graphic files in a database and also transmit the graphic files to subscribers.

Claims

1. A method for distributing information and messages from a remote locale to one or more end-users, said method comprising the steps of:

transmitting messages said messages consisting of digital signals further comprising mail based system protocols from said remote locale to a network system server,

wherein said server maintains databases for storing messages and lists of subscribing end-users;

further said messages consisting of digital signals further comprising packet architecture with data elements comprising modified tag values;

sorting and storing said incoming messages in categories and sub-categories within said server'"'"'s databases, and matching the contents of said categories and sub-categories with content-specific orders received from one or more end-user;

delivering matched messages;

using software comprising mail based system protocols further comprising instant messaging software for delivering images of said matched messages to at least one corresponding end-user'"'"'s web browser, wherein said delivery to end-user'"'"'s browser utilizes server push technology, and said end-user need not enter any further requests or commands in order to view said matched messages; and

further managing said messages comprising steps of sorting, matching and transmitting to said end-user in real time said network server'"'"'s received messages.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said information and messages comprise market looks of end-user selected stocks or commodities that are transmitted by instant messaging technology from a securities or commodities exchange floor to said network system server in real time.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said information and messages comprise hand-written instructions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said network server can provide one-to-one messaging, or one-to-many messaging comprising broker interaction via mail based system protocols, further comprising extensible packet architecture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said remote locale is the trading floor of an exchange, and the information and messages are transmitted from said trading floor to said network server, by wireless computer to the network server, and wherein said network server transmits said messages to end-user by e-mail or server push technology.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said network server employs a market look managing software program to organize incoming market look messages according to user information comprising authentication profile data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said network server delivers messages either continuously, or at pre-arranged time intervals.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmission from said remote locale to said network server is by wireless telecommunications.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said server applies an encryption algorithm to ensure secured transmission to the end-user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the said server'"'"'s message transmissions to end users are by wired or wireless telecommunications.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said network server provides subscriber management of transmissions of said network server further comprising the steps of:

tracking said transmissions comprising URLs;

checking said transmissions security status;

ascertaining said transmissions security of login;

transmitting said transmissions comprising requests for information from said user

further at least one of said transmissions comprising floor broker or securities booth digital signals;

selecting said transmissions comprising digital signals further comprising content comprising information as well as securities that said subscribing user selects;

transmitting said digital signals from said subscribing users of said network server monitors; and

displaying said transmissions.

12. The method of claim 11, further wherein said method comprises grouping from said server said subscribing end-users by at least a hierarchy of said subscribing end-users;

and

said hierarchy comprising at least an administrative grouping of said subscribing end-users with functionality for user information access filtering.

13. The method of claim 11, further wherein said messages consisting of digital signals are broadcast in a time period comprising real time.