Systems and methods for the identification and messaging of trading parties

• US 8,639,605 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2006
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Refinitiv US Organization, LLC (Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
• Inventors: Olof-Ors, Mans
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James
• Assistant Examiner(s): Malhotra, Sanjeev
• Application Number:
  US11/408,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20070250431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,839 Days
• Field of Search: 705/5, 705/13, 705/37, 709/217, 709/219, 709/227, 710/8, 370/229, 370/389, 370/395.21, 379/114.13, 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 705/36.R
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

According to some embodiments, systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided to receive a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device where the first mobile device is associated with a first user, compare information in the message to information in a preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message, and to transmit the message to a second mobile device associated with at least the first recipient.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a preferences database, comprising a first set of information, the first set of information comprising a function, a set of commodity trading preferences, and location data corresponding to at least one potential recipient;

a medium storing processor-executable instructions; and

a server in communication with the medium and the preferences database, the server having a processor adapted to execute the processor-executable instructions to;

receive a broadcast request and a message in a single data stream, the broadcast request comprising a second set of information related to a location of a sender of the message;

compare a matching criteria generated from at least a portion of the single data stream with at least a portion of the first set of information to select at least one matching recipient from the at least one potential recipient based on the respective function, set of commodity trading preferences, and location data corresponding to the at least one potential recipient selected; and

transmit the message to a device associated with at least one matching recipient.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is received in an encoded form.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted in an encoded form.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is at least one of a voice message, a text message, a short message service text message, and an encoded short message service text message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a location of at least one potential recipient is determined by the server by at least one of the following:

analyzing a subscription pattern of weather and market content;

examining a user profile that contains at least one of an address, a mobile phone number, and an area code; and

triangulating signals.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the comparing by the server is based on at least one of a type of a physical commodity, a grade of the physical commodity, and an available volume of the physical commodity.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the comparing by the server is based on a first preset price limit and a second preset price limit.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the message includes at least two of an indication of a physical commodity, a price of the physical commodity, a quantity of the physical commodity, and user contact information.