Method for creating and delivering customized compliance information

• US 7,979,333 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2010
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated)
• Inventors: Levering, Jeffrey B., Gupta, Anil, Kunz, Larry, Magary, Alex, Rosch, Patricia, LeClair, Craig, Tuller, Brigitte, Wiley, Garett
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Jagdish
• Application Number:
  US12/875,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20110060697A1
• Time in Patent Office: 313 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/37
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0051 of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A method and system to create personalized investor information packages, based on investor information, to be delivered to the investor to satisfy both compliance regulations and investor preferences. The method and system may deliver information in a paper or electronic format.

Claims

1. At least one computer-readable tangible medium having software instructions encoded thereon which, when executed, cause at least one computer to perform a method for providing securities information to a user, the method comprising:

obtaining user information comprising one or more of contact information for the user, an identification of at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user and delivery preference information for the user;

obtaining securities information relating to a plurality of securities, a first subset of the plurality of securities being the at least one security owned by the user;

in response to at least one event comprising a time event, transfer event, market event and/or change in securities information relating to one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities, identifying, based on the user information, a portion of the securities information to deliver to the user, the identified portion relating to at least the one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities;

customizing, based on one or more of the contact information for the user, identification of the at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user or delivery preference information for the user, the identified portion of securities information; and

causing the customized portion of securities information to be sent to the user.

2. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the customized portion of securities information sent to the user is sent electronically.

3. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the customized portion of securities information sent to the user is sent on paper.

4. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user information is obtained from the user.

5. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user information is obtained from a brokerage.

6. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the securities information is obtained from EDGAR.

7. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the securities information is obtained from a brokerage.

8. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the securities information is obtained from a publicly traded corporation.

9. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the user information and/or securities information is obtained from at least one brokerage.

10. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the at least one event comprises a change in securities information, and the change in securities information comprises a new or modified piece of securities information becoming available.

11. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the at least one event comprises a time event, and the time event comprises a beginning of a calendar and/or fiscal year.

12. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the at least one event comprises a transfer event, and the transfer event comprises the user buying or selling a security.

13. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the at least one event comprises a market event, and the market event comprises a split or reverse split of a security offered for sale on a market, or a takeover, merger or acquisition of an entity offering a security for sale on a market.

14. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the user information further comprises historical delivery information for the user.

15. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

16. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

17. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

18. A system, comprising:

at least one processor programmed to;

obtain user information comprising one or more of contact information for the user, an identification of at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user and delivery preference information for the user;

obtain securities information relating to a plurality of securities, a first subset of the plurality of securities being the at least one security owned by the user;

in response to at least one event comprising a time event, transfer event, market event and/or change in securities information relating to the one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities, identify, based on the user information, a portion of the securities information to deliver to the user, the identified portion relating to at least the one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities;

customize, based on one or more of the contact information for the user, identification of the at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user or delivery preference information for the user, the identified portion of securities information; and

cause the customized portion of securities information to be sent to the user.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the customized portion of securities information is sent electronically to the user.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the user information further comprises historical delivery information for the user.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the customized portion of securities information is sent on paper to the user .

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein the user information is obtained from the user.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein the user information is obtained from a brokerage.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the securities information is obtained from EDGAR.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein the securities information is obtained from a brokerage.

27. The system of claim 18, wherein the securities information is obtained from a publicly traded corporation.

28. The system of claim 18, wherein the user information and/or securities information is obtained from at least one brokerage.

29. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one event comprises a change in securities information, and the change in securities information comprises a new or modified piece of securities information becoming available.

30. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one event comprises a time event, and the time event comprises a beginning of a calendar and/or fiscal year.

31. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one event comprises a transfer event, and the transfer event comprises the user buying or selling a security.

32. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one event comprises a market event, and the market event comprises a split or reverse split of a security offered for sale on a market, or a takeover, merger or acquisition of an entity offering a security for sale on a market.

33. The system of claim 18, wherein the user information further comprises historical delivery information for the user.

34. The system of claim 18, wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.