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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Zhijian Lin, Dublin, CA (US);
Eliezer K. Pasetes, San Ramon, CA (US);
Zhijian Lin, Dublin, CA (US);
Eliezer K. Pasetes, San Ramon, CA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for a mobile data feed distributor (hereinafter, 'Distributor'). Distributor embodiments may serve to facilitate users' selection of data feeds of interest and the provision of data feed data to mobile devices. In one embodiment, the Distributor may acquire and/or validate user preferences with respect to available data feeds, store those preferences, and subsequently direct the provision of data feed updates to a user's mobile device via short message service (SMS) text messages, multimedia messaging service (MMS) picture alerts, and/or the like. User preferences may include selections of data feed sources, designations of update messaging restrictions, and/or the like.