Broadcasting user-specific information

• US 7,505,732 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2004
• Issued: 03/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FMR LLC
• Original Assignee: FMR LLC
• Inventors: Harvey, Nina K., Kalinichenko, Boris Olegovich, McDonough, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh; Sonny
• Application Number:
  US11/019,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20060234685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,546 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/3.02, 455/130, 455/154, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/3.04, 455/507, 455/517
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/15 on receiving information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08

Abstract

Described are methods and systems, including computer program products, for broadcasting user-specific information through satellite radio or digital radio. Generally, information specific to a user is correlated with an identifier associated with a receiver associated with the user, and the information is broadcast to the receiver, such that use of the information is restricted to the receiver.

Claims

1. A system for broadcasting user-specific information, the system comprising:

a network;

an information provider system configured to receive a request comprising an alphanumeric PIN code established with the information service provider inputted by a user through any receiver on a network, verify said user as an authorized user based on said PIN code from said request, and transmit to a broadcast provider system, which is different than said information provider system, information specific to said authorized user; and

said broadcast provider system configured to associate said information with said receiver based on said request and said verification of said authorized user, and broadcast said information to said receiver, such that said broadcast of the information is restricted to said receiver from which the user inputted the request.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiver comprises a satellite radio receiver, a digital radio receiver, or combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said broadcast provider comprises a satellite broadcast provider, a digital radio broadcast provider, or combinations thereof.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of receivers, wherein each receiver of said plurality of receivers is associated with one or more users based on said one or more users being verified by said information provider system.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts information specific to said user to said plurality of receivers.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein each of said plurality of receivers not being associated with said authorized user is unable to receive said information specific to said authorized user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiver associated with said authorized user is able to receive said information specific to said authorized user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiver transmits information to said information provider system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiver receives said information specific to said authorized user based on said receiver being associated with said authorized user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said request is encrypted.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said PIN code is encrypted.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts second information over a first channel, wherein the second information is available for all users.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts third information over a second channel, wherein the third information is available to subscribers of said second channel.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts information specific to said user over said second channel.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one web server in communication with said network.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein said user-specific information comprises a financial information, a real-time livery information, a sports information, a traffic information, general information, or combinations thereof.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said financial information comprises a security ticker, a security name, a security quote, a security position, a market value of said security position, a trade confirmation, a trade recommendation, a security news alert, an account alert, an account balance, or combinations thereof.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said real-time livery information comprises a pick-up location, a drop-off location, a time for said pick-up location, a passenger information, or combinations thereof.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said sports information comprises a sports score, a sports odds, a sports over/under, a player performance information, a team performance information, or combinations thereof.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein said traffic information comprises a traffic advisory, a traffic accident information, a traffic routing recommendation, a weather information, a road condition information, or combinations thereof.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein said general information comprises financial information selected from the group consisting of a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein said information provider comprises an user database and said user database stores said information specific to a user.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein said broadcast provider comprises a subscriber database and said subscriber database stores said ownership associated with said receiver.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein said information provider system instructs said broadcast provider system to change the communication between said broadcast provider system and said receiver to a transmission of a second information specific to said user.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said second information specific to said user comprises information that is classified as important, information that is classified as time-sensitive, an order execution confirmation, a margin call, a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein if the user is authorized to access said information specific to said user then said receiver enables access to said information for broadcast, display, or combinations thereof.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein said information is broadcast over a single signal.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein said information comprises a uniquely tagged identifier.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein said request further comprises a purchase order for shares of a security.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more keys for encryption, decryption, or both are based on said PIN code.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the user is an employee of a service provider company and the receiver to which the user inputs said request is a receiver associated with a car owned by the service provider company.

32. A method for broadcasting user-specific information, the method comprising:

receiving a request comprising an alphanumeric PIN code established with an information service provider inputted by the user through any receiver on a network, at an information provider;

verifying said user, at said information provider, as an authorized user based on said alphanumeric PIN code from said inputted request;

transmitting from said information provider to a broadcast provider, which is different than said information provider, information specific to said authorized user;

associating at said broadcast provider said information with said receiver based on said request and said verification of said authorized user; and

broadcasting from said broadcast provider said information to said receiver, such that said broadcast of said information is restricted to said receiver from which the user inputted the request.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein said receiver comprises a satellite radio receiver, a digital radio receiver, or combinations thereof.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein said broadcast provider comprises a satellite broadcast provider, a digital radio broadcast provider, or combinations thereof.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein said receiver is one of a plurality of receivers that said user can utilize to transmit said request.

36. The method of claim 32, wherein receiving comprises receiving said request at a web server in communication with said network, said web server being associated with said information provider.

37. The method of claim 32, wherein said user-specific information comprises a financial information, a real-time livery information, a sports information, a traffic information, general information, or combinations thereof.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein said financial information comprises a security ticker, a security name, a security quote, a security position, a market value of said security position, a trade confirmation, a trade recommendation, a security news alert, an account alert, an account balance, or combinations thereof.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein said real-time livery information comprises a pick-up location, a drop-off location, a time for said pick-up location, a passenger information, or combinations thereof.

40. The method of claim 37, wherein said sports information comprises a sports score, a sports odds, a sports over/under, a player performance information, a team performance information, or combinations thereof.

41. The method of claim 37, wherein said traffic information comprises a traffic advisory, a traffic accident information, a traffic routing recommendation, a weather information, a road condition information, or combinations thereof.

42. The method of claim 37, wherein said general information comprises financial information selected from the group consisting of a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

43. The method of claim 32, further comprising instructing, by said information provider, said broadcast provider to change the communication between said broadcast provider and said receiver to a transmission of a second information specific to said user.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein said second information specific to said user comprises information that is classified as important, information that is classified as time-sensitive, an order execution confirmation, a margin call, a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

45. The method of claim 32, wherein said information is broadcast over a single signal.

46. The method of claim 32, further comprising appending a uniquely tagged identifier to said information.

47. The method of claim 46, further comprising searching, by the receiver, for said information containing said uniquely tagged identifier.

48. The method of claim 32, wherein said request further comprises a purchase order for shares of a security.

49. The method of claim 32, furthering comprising encrypting the information, decrypting the information, or both, using one or more keys based on the PIN code.

50. The method of claim 32, further comprising displaying said information specific to said authorized user on a portion of a windshield.

51. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for broadcasting user-specific information, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause data processing apparatus to:

receive a request comprising an alphanumeric PIN code established by an information service provider, inputted by a user through any receiver on a network, at an information provider;

verify said user, at said information provider, as an authorized user based on the alphanumeric PIN code from said request;

transmit from said information provider to a broadcast provider, which is different than said information provider, said information specific to said authorized user;

associate at said broadcast provider, said information with said receiver based on said request and said verification of said authorized user; and

broadcast, from said broadcast provider, said information to said receiver, such that said broadcast of said information is restricted to said receiver from which the user inputted the request.