Relevance clause for computed relevance messaging
First Claim
1. In a system including an advice consumer for gathering broadcast information from a communications medium, a communications system comprising:
- an advice provider which broadcasts information over a communications medium to a third party to target information of interest to consumers;
wherein said advice consumer is resident on a client system and is advised of said information by a reader if said information meets certain predetermined relevance criteria;
a reader resident with said advice consumer that determines relevance of said broadcast information; and
wherein said advice provider offers one or more of;
a suggestion to the user to modify usage patterns;
a suggestion to the user to read a document;
a proposal to upgrade to a new software version;
a proposal to modify system settings;
a proposal to run a certain script to effect a solution;
or a proposal to download and execute special applications to correct the situation without comprising individual privacy.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein enables a collection of computers and associated communications infrastructure to offer a new communications process which allows information providers to broadcast information to a population of information consumers. The information may be targeted to those consumers who have a precisely formulated need for the information. This targeting may be based on information which is inaccessible to other communications protocols. The targeting also includes a time element. Information can be brought to the attention of the consumer precisely when it has become applicable, which may occur immediately upon receipt of the message, but may also occur long after the message arrives. The communications process may operate without intruding on consumers who do not exhibit the precisely-specified need for the information, and it may operate without compromising the security or privacy of the consumers who participate.
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38 Claims
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1. In a system including an advice consumer for gathering broadcast information from a communications medium, a communications system comprising:
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an advice provider which broadcasts information over a communications medium to a third party to target information of interest to consumers; wherein said advice consumer is resident on a client system and is advised of said information by a reader if said information meets certain predetermined relevance criteria; a reader resident with said advice consumer that determines relevance of said broadcast information; and wherein said advice provider offers one or more of;
a suggestion to the user to modify usage patterns;
a suggestion to the user to read a document;
a proposal to upgrade to a new software version;
a proposal to modify system settings;
a proposal to run a certain script to effect a solution;
or a proposal to download and execute special applications to correct the situation without comprising individual privacy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for remotely and anonymously inspecting one or more communicating devices for information of interest to information consumers, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a third party consumer database inspector which is installed on a third party computer for determining if said information is relevant to any individuals in a consumer database; said third party computer gathering advisories routinely from an advice provider which broadcasts information over a communications medium to one or more third parties to target information of interest to consumers; wherein said advisories contain a relevance clause component that is written in a formal relevance language precisely specifying the conditions under which an advisory could be relevant; using relevance evaluation to generate queries to said third party consumer database inspector; said third party consumer database inspector querying said consumer database; and providing relevant messages from said third party to appropriate consumers to advise said consumers of relevant information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a system including an advice consumer for gathering broadcast information from a communications medium, a communications method comprising the steps of:
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providing one or more advice providers which broadcast information over a communications medium to a third party to target information of interest to advice consumers; advising said advice consumer of said information by a reader if said information meets certain predetermined relevance criteria; wherein said advice consumer is resident on a client system; providing a reader resident with said advice consumer that determines relevance of said broadcast information; and said advice provider offering one or more of;
a suggestion to the user to modify usage patterns;
a suggestion to the user to read a document;
a proposal to upgrade to a new software version;
a proposal to modify system settings;
a proposal to run a certain script to effect a solution;
or a proposal to download and execute special applications to correct the situation without compromising individual privacy. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for remotely and anonymously inspecting one or more communicating devices for information of interest to information consumers, said system comprising:
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a third party consumer database inspector which is installed on a third party computer for determining if said information is relevant to any individuals in a consumer database; said third party computer including a module for gathering advisories routinely from an advice provider which broadcasts information over a communications medium to one or more third parties to target information of interest to consumers; wherein said advisories contain a relevance clause component that is written in a formal relevance language precisely specifying the conditions under which an advisory could be relevant; a relevance evaluation module for generating queries to said third party consumer database inspector; said third party consumer database inspector including a module for querying said consumer database; and means for providing relevant messages from said third party to appropriate consumers to advise said customers of relevant information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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