System and method for transmission of data

• US 9,356,899 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2014
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SimpleAir, Inc.
• Original Assignee: SimpleAir, Inc.
• Inventors: Payne, John M., Von Kaenel, Tim, Odell, Jeffrey, Starr, David, Katz, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): DONAGHUE, LARRY D
• Application Number:
  US14/339,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20140337447A1
• Time in Patent Office: 678 Days
• Field of Search: 709/236, 340/7.29
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 server system for causing data to be transmitted to selected remote computing devices comprising:

a first gateway configured to receive data from plural information providers, wherein each information provider comprises a provider of one or more related categories or subcategories of information;

one or more parsers comprising computer software programs, routines or functions configured to break or divide at least some of the data received from the information providers into components whose content or format can be analyzed, processed, or acted upon;

a second gateway configured to build data blocks from the data, and to assign addresses to the data blocks, wherein the data blocks include sufficient information to be effectively communicated to a third gateway configured to prepare the data blocks for transmission as messages to the selected remote computing devices to be viewed by viewers specific to the information providers in each of the selected remote computing devices.

2. The server system of claim 1 wherein the data from at least one information provider comprises data packets including a header and packet data.

3. The server system of claim 1 wherein the messages are for all of the remote computing devices.

4. The server system of claim 1 wherein the messages are for a subset of the selected remote computing devices.

5. The server system of claim 1 wherein the messages are for a single selected remote computing device.

6. The server system of claim 1 wherein the second gateway is configured to determine the addresses to assign to the data blocks.

7. The server system of claim 1 wherein the viewers comprise software installed on the selected remote computing devices.

8. The server system of claim 1 wherein the data from at least one information provider comprises electronic mail alerts.

9. A method for causing data to be transmitted to selected remote computing devices comprising:

a first gateway receiving data from plural information providers, wherein each information provider comprises a provider of one or more related categories or subcategories of information;

one or more parsers breaking or dividing at least some of the data received from the information providers into components whose content or format can be analyzed, processed, or acted upon;

a second gateway building data blocks from the data and assigning addresses to the data blocks, wherein the data blocks include sufficient information to be effectively communicated to a third gateway configured to prepare the data blocks for transmission as messages to the selected remote computing devices to be viewed by viewers specific to the information providers in each of the selected remote computing devices.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the data from at least one information provider comprises data packets including a header and packet data.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the messages are for all of the selected remote computing devices.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the messages are for a subset of the selected remote computing devices.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the messages are for a single selected computing device.

14. The method of claim 9 comprising the second gateway determining the addresses to assign to the data blocks.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the viewers comprise software installed on the selected remote computing devices.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein data from at least one information provider comprises electronic mail alerts.

17. A method for transmitting data to selected remote devices, comprising the steps of:

a central broadcast server receiving data from plural information sources;

preprocessing the data at the central broadcast server, further comprising the step of;

parsing at least some of the data with parsers corresponding to the central broadcast server;

transmitting the data to an information gateway for building data blocks and assigning addresses to the data blocks, wherein the data blocks include sufficient information to be effectively communicated to a first gateway configured to prepare the data blocks for transmission as messages to the selected remote devices whether the selected remote devices are online or offline from a data channel to the information source from which the data was received.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein data from at least one information source is received by the central broadcast server as a data feed.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising assigning addresses to the data blocks based on information in a subscriber database.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein the messages are wireless messages.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein the data channel comprises an established connection via the Internet between the selected remote device and an information source associated with the transmitted data blocks.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein the transmitted data blocks comprise an Internet address location.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the Internet address location further comprises a Uniform Resource Locator providing an automatic connection back via the Internet to an information source associated with the transmitted data.

24. The method of claim 17 wherein the transmitted data blocks further comprise an advertisement or an Internet address location of an advertisement.

25. A server system for causing data to be transmitted data to selected remote devices, comprising:

a central broadcast server configured to receive data from plural information sources;

one or more parsers at the central broadcast server comprising computer software programs, routines or functions configured to parse at least some of the data;

a first gateway configured to transmit the data to an information gateway for building data blocks and assigning addresses to the data blocks, wherein the data blocks include sufficient information to be effectively communicated to a second gateway configured to prepare the data blocks for transmission as messages to the selected remote computing devices whether the selected remote devices are online or offline from a data channel to the information source from which the data was received.

26. The server system of claim 25 wherein data from at least one information source is received by the central broadcast server as a data feed.

27. The server system of claim 25 wherein the software subsystem is configured to assign addresses to the data blocks based on information in a subscriber database.

28. The server system of claim 25 wherein the messages are wireless messages.

29. The server system of claim 25 wherein the data channel comprises an established connection via the Internet between the selected remote device and an information source associated with the transmitted data blocks.

30. The server system of claim 25 wherein the transmitted data blocks comprise an Internet address location.