Stock channel and news channel

• US 7,555,257 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2004
• Issued: 06/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Curtis, Keith, VanderSpek, Paul J., Miller, Roger Colin, Wang, Yingli, Cooley, James W., Skinner, Kent H., Tan, Albert W., Howard, Dane M., Grossman, Joel K.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US10/903,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20060026088A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,796 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/419, 455/3.01, 455/4.06, 455/405, 455/3.03, 455/3.06, 455/425, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/420, 455/406, 455/407, 709/224, 709/227, 705/37
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06

Abstract

The present invention provides a stocks channel and a news channel to a user on a mobile device. Stocks based content associated with a stocks channel and news content associated with the news channel is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device for access by a user. Using the device, users can quickly access the stock and news information without having to type in information, or specifically request the information to be downloaded to the device. The stock channel and the news channel provides a quicker and less cumbersome way of accessing stock and news information than having to access a web site, a television, a radio station, or a telephone service.

Claims

1. A method for receiving, displaying and interacting with channel content on a mobile electronic device, comprising:

receiving channel content encoded on a communication signal that is automatically broadcast to many electronic devices at the same time, wherein the channel content is related to at least one of news channel content and stocks channel content;

wherein the channel content is not personalized when it is broadcast;

wherein the channel content is received as records;

storing at least a portion of the channel content on the electronic device;

associating the channel content with at least one of a stock channel application and a news channel application on the electronic device;

filtering the channel content based on pre-defined preferences;

wherein the pre-defined user preferences are used to select stock indices to track and individual stocks to track for the stocks channel content and types of news for the news channel content on the mobile electronic device;

wherein the filtering is automatically performed on the electronic device after the channel content has been received on the electronic device and wherein the filtering creates personalized content on the electronic device by enhancing the filtered content with additional content that is stored on the mobile electronic device;

decoding the received records using the channel application;

wherein decoding the received records includes associating an index value with an expanded name when one of the records is encoded as an index;

wherein stock names are encoded as an index;

setting a current view associated with the channel; and

displaying the current view on a display of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein setting the current view further comprises:

setting the current view to a stocks view when the channel content is related to stocks channel content and setting the current view to a news views when the channel content is related to news channel content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein setting the current view to the stocks view, further comprises displaying a quotes view for each of a selected list of stocks.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining when a stock is selected;

and in response to the stock being selected showing details associated with the stock.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein setting the current view to the stocks view, further comprises displaying an alert based on at least one condition set by a user relating to the stock.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the details include at least the following:

stock name;

stock price;

value change for the day;

percent change for the day;

volume;

multi-day historical stock price chart; and

news related to the stock.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising updating the quotes view to reflect the time a quote was obtained.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein setting the current view to the news view, further comprises displaying a news view that includes a news category, a headline and an abstract from at least one news source for a news story.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing access to the full news story to the user through a web page.

10. The method of claim 1, further adjusting the current view based on user preferences.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a configuration message indicating what portion of the channel content to store such that the stored channel content is personalized for the device.

12. An apparatus for receiving, navigating, and displaying channel content, comprising:

a data store;

a communication connection configured to receive a communication signal including the channel content that is automatically broadcast to a plurality of mobile electronic devices at the same time and store at least a portion of the channel content in the data store, wherein the channel content is related to at least one of news channel content and stocks channel content;

wherein the channel content is not personalized when it is broadcast;

wherein the channel content is received as records;

a display;

a user interface that includes a selector; and

an electronic system that is arranged to interact with the user interface, the data store, the communication connection, and the display, wherein the electronic system is configured to;

select news channel content when a news channel is activated;

select stock channel content when a stocks channel is activated;

filter the channel content based on pre-defined user preferences;

wherein the pre-defined user preferences are used to select stock indices to track and individual stocks to track for the stocks channel content and types of news for the news channel content on the mobile electronic device;

wherein the filtering is automatically performed on the electronic device after the channel content has been received on the electronic device and wherein the filtering creates personalized content on the electronic device by enhancing the filtered content with additional content that is stored on the mobile electronic device;

decoding the received records using the channel application;

wherein decoding the received records includes associating an index value with an expanded name when one of the records is encoded as an index;

wherein stock names are encoded as an index;

change the current operating mode in response to the selector;

select a current view that is associated with the current operating mode; and

display the current view on the display.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the electronic system is further configured to activate a stocks list in response to the interface selection device when a stocks mode is active, wherein the stocks list is organized as a list of stocks that are selected based on the pre-defined user preferences, and wherein the selector is configured for selecting one of the stocks in the list.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the electronic system is further configured to set the current view to show the following when the stocks channel is selected:

stock name;

stock price;

value change for the day;

percent change for the day;

volume;

multi-day historical stock price chart; and

news related to the stock.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising adjusting the list of stocks based on user preferences.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising updating the current view to reflect the time a quote was obtained such that the current view shows when a quote is out of date and when a quote is current.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the electronic system is further configured to set the current view to show at least one of the following when the news channel is selected:

a category, a headline and an abstract from at least one news source for a news story.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising adjusting the news sources bases on user preferences.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the electronic system is further configured to set the current view to show a breaking news item.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the communication connection is further configured to receive a communication signal including a configuration message that indicates what portion of the channel content to store in the data store such that the stored channel content is personalized.

21. A system for providing and interacting with channel content associated, comprising:

a data collector configured to collect channel content associated with the following channels;

a stocks channel and a news channel;

a broadcast device configured to broadcast a communication signal including the channel content to a plurality of mobile electronic devices at the same time;

wherein the channel content is not personalized when it is broadcast;

wherein the channel content includes stock channel content and news channel content;

a mobile electronic device, having;

a data store;

a communication connection configured to receive the communication signal and select a portion of the channel content based on a configuration of the mobile electronic device to store in the data store;

wherein the channel content is received as records;

a display;

a user interface that includes a selector; and

an electronic system that is arranged to interact with the communication connection, the user interface, the data store and the display, wherein the electronic system is configured to;

filter the channel content based on pre-defined user preferences;

wherein the pre-defined user preferences are used to select stock indices to track and individual stocks to track for the stocks channel content and types of news for the news channel content on the mobile electronic device;

wherein the filtering is automatically performed after the channel content has been received on the electronic device and wherein the filtering creates personalized content on the electronic device by enhancing the filtered content with additional content that is stored on the mobile electronic device;

decode the received records;

wherein decoding the received records includes associating an index value with an expanded name when one of the records is encoded as an index;

wherein stock names are encoded as an index;

select a current view associated with a currently selected channel, wherein the channel is selected from at least one of;

a news channel and a stocks channel;

change the current view in response to the selector; and

display the current view on the display.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the channel content includes the following:

stock name;

stock price;

value change for the day;

percent change for the day;

volume;

multi-day historical stock price chart; and

news related to the stock;

a headline; and

an abstract from at least one news source for a news story.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the electronic system is further configured to provide a detailed view associated with at least one of:

a selected stock and a selected news story.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the broadcast device is configured to broadcast an FM communication signal.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising a server configured to receive user preferences associated with users receiving the channel content;

wherein the user preferences include preferences related to the following;

stocks, indices, news sources, exchanges, and alerts.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the mobile electronic device is further configured to store only the channel content that matches at least one preference associated with the device.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the broadcast device is further configured to send stocks names as part of a configuration message.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the electronic system is further configured to provide a time associated with when a quote was obtained when the channel selected is the stocks channel.