System and method for transmission of data

• US 8,572,279 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2011
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SimpleAir, Inc.
• Original Assignee: SimpleAir, Inc.
• Inventors: Payne, John M., Kaenel, Tim Von, Wang, Jeffrey, Odell, Jeffrey, Starr, David, Katz, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): DONAGHUE, LARRY D
• Application Number:
  US13/018,420
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125862A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: 709/236, 340/7.29
• US Class Current: 709/236
• 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 system to transmit data from an information source to remote computing devices, the system comprising:

a central broadcast server configured to receive data from at least one information source and process the received data with at least one parser;

an information gateway communicatively coupled to the central broadcast server, the information gateway configured to build data blocks from the parsed data and assign addresses to the data blocks;

a transmission gateway communicatively coupled to one or both of the central broadcast server and the information gateway, the transmission gateway configured to prepare the addressed data blocks for transmission to receivers communicatively coupled to the remote computing devices and initiate transmission of the addressed data blocks to the receivers, wherein the transmission is made whether the remote computing devices are online or offline from a data channel associated with each remote computing device.

2. The system 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 system of claim 1, wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to initiate the wireless transmission of the addressed data blocks to the receivers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote computing devices are further 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 system of claim 1, wherein the remote computing devices are further 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 system of claim 9, wherein the remote computing device is configured to provide the visual alert via an alert panel.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to launch a viewer associated with the transmitted data upon a response by a user to the visual alert.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display the transmitted data upon a response by a user to the visual alert.

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

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display contextual graphics in a predefined format when the transmitted data is displayed.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display the transmitted data within a viewer associated with the transmitted data.

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

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

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

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

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

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitted data comprises information relating to at least one of news, sports, financial markets, weather, an online chat, and/or an online forum.

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

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

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitted data further comprises an advertisement or an Internet address location of an advertisement.

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

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

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

the transmission gateway is further configured to initiate the wireless transmission of the addressed data blocks to the receivers;

the transmission gateway is further configured to initiate the wireless transmission of the addressed data blocks by one or more of a digital carrier, a cellular carrier, a GSM carrier, and a PCS carrier;

one or both of the information gateway and the transmission gateway form part of the network of servers;

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

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

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

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

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

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

64. The system of claim 1, wherein

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

the transmission gateway is further configured to cause the wireless transmission of the addressed data blocks to the receivers;

the transmission gateway is further configured to cause the wireless transmission of the addressed data blocks using one or more of a digital carrier, a cellular carrier, a GSM carrier and a PCS carrier;

the data channel comprises an established Internet connection between the remote computing device and an information source associated with the transmitted data;

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

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

65. The system of claim 64, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to launch a viewer associated with the transmitted data upon a response by a user to the visual alert.

66. The system of claim 64, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display the transmitted data upon a response by a user to the visual alert.

67. The system of claim 64, wherein the transmitted data comprises information relating to at least one of news, sports, financial markets, weather, an online chat, and/or an online forum.

68. The system of claim 64, wherein the display of the transmitted data includes the display of an advertisement or an Internet address location of an advertisement.

35. A system to transmit data from an information source to remote computing devices, the system comprising:

a central broadcast server configured to receive data from at least one information source and process the received data with at least one parser;

an information gateway communicatively coupled to the central broadcast server, the information gateway configured to build data blocks from the parsed data and assign addresses to the data blocks;

a transmission gateway communicatively coupled to one or both of the central broadcast server and the information gateway, the transmission gateway configured to prepare the addressed data blocks for transmission to receivers communicatively coupled with the remote computing devices and cause the addressed data blocks to be transmitted to the receivers;

a plurality of remote computing devices configured to receive the addressed data blocks transmitted from the transmission gateway utilizing the receivers, wherein the remote computing devices are capable of being notified of the receipt of the transmitted data blocks by the receivers whether the remote computing devices are online or offline from a data channel associated with each remote computing device.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the information gateway is further configured to assign addresses to the data blocks based on information in a subscriber database.

37. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to cause the wireless transmission of the addressed data blocks to the receivers.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to cause the wireless transmission of the addressed data blocks using one or more of a digital carrier, a cellular carrier, a GSM carrier and a PCS carrier.

39. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmission gateway is further configured to cause the transmission of the addressed data blocks to the receivers by wired transmission.

40. The system of claim 35, wherein the central broadcast server comprises a network of servers.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein one or both of the information gateway and the transmission gateway form part of the network of servers.

42. The system of claim 35, wherein the data channel comprises an established Internet connection between the remote computing device and an information source associated with the transmitted data.

43. The system of claim 35, wherein the remote computing devices are further configured to provide a visual alert to notify users of the remote computing devices of the receipt of the transmitted data blocks.

44. The system of claim 35 wherein the visual alert comprises one or more of an icon, a button, and a graphic.

45. The system of claim 35, wherein the remote computing devices are further configured to provide an audio alert to notify the users of the remote computing devices of the receipt of the transmitted data blocks.

46. The system of claim 35, wherein the remote computing devices are further 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.

47. The system of claim 43, wherein the remote computing device is configured to provide the visual alert via an alert panel.

48. The system of claim 43, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to launch a viewer associated with the transmitted data upon a response by a user to the visual alert.

49. The system of claim 48, wherein the response further comprises a user click or selection of an icon, button, or graphic.

50. The system of claim 43, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display the transmitted data upon a response by a user to the visual alert.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display contextual graphics in a predefined format when the transmitted data is displayed.

52. The system of claim 50, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to display the transmitted data within a viewer associated with the transmitted data.

53. The system of claim 50, wherein the display of the transmitted data includes the display of an advertisement or an Internet address location of an advertisement.

54. The system of claim 48, wherein the launch of the viewer establishes an Internet connection between the remote computing device and an information source associated with the transmitted data.

55. The system of claim 54, where the connection between the remote computing device and the information source comprises at least one wireless connection.

56. The system of claim 43, wherein the remote computing device is further configured to cause an Internet browser to launch and establish a connection via the Internet between the remote computing device and an information source associated with the transmitted data upon a response by a user to the visual alert.

57. The system of claim 56, wherein the connection between the remote computing device and an information source comprises at least one wireless connection.

58. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmitted data comprises information relating to at least one of news, sports, financial markets, weather, an online chat, and/or an online forum.

59. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmitted data comprises an Internet address.

60. The system of claim 59, wherein the Internet address location further comprises a Uniform Resource Locator of an information source associated with the transmitted data.

61. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmitted data further comprises an advertisement or an Internet address location of an advertisement.

62. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmitted data further comprises information concerning the installation, activation, deactivation, or updating of one or more viewers.

63. The system of claim 35, wherein the receiver and the remote computing device form part of a consumer electronic device.