System and Method for Transmission of Data

• US 20110138021A1
• Filed: 01/31/2011
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SimpleAir, Inc.
• Original Assignee: SimpleAir, Inc.
• Inventors: Starr, David, Payne, John M., Katz, Jason, Wang, Jeffrey, Kaenel, Tim Von, Odell, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 8,601,154 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/085 using central distribution transmission lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies

Abstract

A system and method for data communication connecting on-line networks with on-line and off-line computers. The present system provides for broadcast of up to the minute notification centric information thereby providing an instant call to action for users who are provided with the ability to instantaneously retrieve further detailed information. The notification centric portions of information is wirelessly broadcast to wireless receiving devices which are attached to computing devices. Upon receipt of the information at the personal computer, the user is notified through different multimedia alerts that there is an incoming message. Wirelessly broadcasted URL'"'"'s, associated with the data, are embedded in data packets and provide an automated wired or wireless connection back to the information source for obtaining detailed data.

Claims

1. A method to transmit data from an information source via a central broadcast server to remote computing devices, the method comprising:

(a) generating data at the information source, wherein the information source is associated with an online service relating to the generated data;

(b) identifying one or more users that have subscribed to receive a notification relating to the generated data;

(c) transmitting the generated data to a central broadcast server configured to process the generated data using at least one parser and transmit the processed data to receivers communicatively coupled with remote computing devices associated with subscribed users, wherein the central broadcast server;

(i) comprises one or more servers associated with a parser to parse the generated data received from the information source;

(ii) is communicatively coupled to at least one information gateway, the information gateway configured to build data blocks from the parsed data and assign addresses to the data blocks; and

(iii) is communicatively coupled to at lest one transmission gateway, the transmission gateway configured to prepare the addressed data blocks for transmission to the receivers and configured to cause the addressed data blocks to be transmitted to the receivers, and wherein the transmission is made whether the remote computing devices are online or offline from a data channel associated with the remote computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information gateway is further configured to assign addresses to the data blocks based on information in a subscriber database.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to transmit the addressed data blocks to the receivers wirelessly.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to transmit the addressed data blocks utilizing one or more of a digital carrier, a cellular carrier, a GSM carrier and a PCS carrier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to transmit the addressed data blocks to the receivers by wired transmission.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the central broadcast server comprises a network of servers.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein one or both of the information gateway and the transmission gateway form part of the network of servers.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data channel comprises an established connection via the Internet between the remote computing device and the information source associated with the transmitted data blocks.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote computing devices are configured to provide a visual alert to notify users of the remote computing devices of the receipt of the transmitted data blocks.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the visual alert comprises one or more of an icon, a button, and a graphic.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote computing devices are configured to provide an audio alert to notify the users of the remote computing devices of the receipt of the transmitted data blocks.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote computing devices are configured to provide at least one of a visual alert and an audio alert to notify the users of the remote computing devices of the receipt of the transmitted data blocks, wherein the alert is related to the content of the transmitted data blocks.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the remote computing devices are configured to provide the visual alert via an alert panel.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the remote computing devices are further configured to launch a viewer associated with the transmitted data bocks upon receipt of a response by a user to the visual alert.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the remote computing devices are further configured to display the transmitted data blocks upon receipt of a response by a user to the visual alert.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the response comprises a user click or selection of an icon, button, or graphic.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the remote computing devices are further configured to display contextual graphics in a predefined format when the transmitted data blocks are displayed.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the remote computing devices are further configured to display the transmitted data blocks within a viewer associated with the transmitted data blocks.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the display of the transmitted data blocks includes the display of an advertisement or an Internet address location of the advertisement.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the launch of the viewer establishes an Internet connection between the remote computing device and the information source associated with the transmitted data blocks.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the connection between the remote computing device and the information source comprises at least one wireless connection.

22. The method of claim 9, wherein the remote computing devices are further configured to cause an Internet browser to launch and establish an Internet connection between the remote computing device and the information source associated with the transmitted data blocks upon receipt of a response by a user to the visual alert.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the connection between the remote computing device and the information source comprises at least one wireless connection.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted data blocks comprise information relating to news, sports, financial markets, weather, an online chat, or an online forum.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted data comprises an Internet address.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the Internet address location further comprises a Uniform Resource Locator of the information source associated with the transmitted data blocks.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted data blocks comprise an advertisement or an Internet address location of an advertisement.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted data blocks further comprise information concerning the installation, activation, deactivation, or updating of one or more viewers.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote computing device and the receiver form part of a consumer electronic device.

30. The method of claim 1:

wherein the information gateway is further configured to assign addresses to the parsed data blocks based on information in a subscriber database.

wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to transmit the addressed data blocks to the receivers wirelessly utilizing one or more of a digital carrier, a cellular carrier, a GSM carrier and a PCS carrier;

wherein the remote computing devices are configured to provide a visual alert to notify users of the remote computing devices of the receipt of the transmitted data blocks;

wherein the data channel comprises an established connection via the Internet between the remote computing devices and the information source associated with the transmitted data blocks;

wherein the remote computing device and the receiver form part of a consumer electronic device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to launch a viewer associated with the transmitted data bocks upon receipt of a response by a user to the visual alert.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display the transmitted data blocks upon receipt of a response by a user to the visual alert.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein the transmitted data blocks comprise information relating to at least one of news, sports, financial markets, weather, an online chat, and/or an online forum.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein the display of the transmitted data blocks includes the display of an advertisement or an Internet address location of the advertisement.