Communication exchanges and methods of use thereof

Abstract

In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer-implemented method that includes the following steps: administering, by a first specifically programmed computer system of a communications exchange, an electronic delivery of a first electronic distribution from a first sender to a first recipient, where the mediating includes: receiving from a first source of a plurality of sources, a first electronic distribution of the first sender, receiving from the first sender, a plurality of sender attributes of the first sender and a plurality of sender rules of the first sender that define how electronic distributions of the first sender to be delivered; receiving the plurality of recipient attributes of the first recipient and the plurality of recipient rules of the first recipient; matching the first electronic distribution of first sender to the first recipient; transmitting, the first electronic distribution of first sender to first channel of the first recipient.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 administering, by a first specifically programmed computer system of a communications exchange, an electronic delivery of at least one first electronic distribution from at least one first sender to at least one first recipient, by allowing:
 1) the at least one first sender to send the at least one first electronic distribution to the at least one first recipient, and 
 2) the at least one first recipient to set a plurality of recipient attributes and a plurality of recipient rules; 
   wherein the mediating, by the first specifically programmed computer system of the communications exchange, comprises:   receiving, by the first specifically programmed computer system of a communications exchange, from at least one first source of a plurality of sources, at least one first electronic distribution of the at least one first sender, wherein the at least one first electronic distribution is addressed to the at least one first recipient;   wherein the at least one first source is a second computer-programmed electronic system that the at least one first sender utilizes;   receiving, by the first specifically programmed computer system, from the at least one first sender, a plurality of sender attributes of the at least one first sender and a plurality of sender rules of the at least one first sender that define how electronic distributions of the at least one first sender to be delivered;   receiving, by the first specifically programmed computer system of the communications exchange, the plurality of recipient attributes of the at least one first recipient and the plurality of recipient rules of the at least one first recipient;   matching, by the first specifically programmed computer system of the communications exchange, the at least one first electronic distribution of at least one first sender to the at least one first recipient;   transmitting, by the first specifically programmed computer system of the communications exchange, the at least one first electronic distribution of at least one first sender to at least one first channel associated with the at least one first recipient;   wherein the first channel is a third computer-programmed electronic system that the at least one first recipient utilizes to receive the electronic distributions addressed to the at least one first recipient; and   wherein the second computer-programmed electronic system of the at least one first source and the third computer-programmed electronic system of the at least one first channel are independent from each other.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first electronic exchange protocol is based at least in part on:
 i) a plurality of source attributes of the at least one first source,   ii) a plurality of source rules of the at least one first source,   iii) a plurality of exchange attributes of the communications exchange, and   iv) a plurality of exchange rules of the communications exchange.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one second electronic exchange protocol is based at least in part on:
 i) a plurality of channel attributes of the at least one first channel,   ii) a plurality of channel rules of the at least one first channel,   iii) a plurality of exchange attributes of the communications exchange, and   iv) a plurality of exchange rules of the communications exchange.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first channel is selected from the group of:
 i) secure electronic messaging system,   ii) a web site,   iii) a device application, and   iv) a digital mail system.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first source is selected from the group of:
 i) secure electronic messaging system,   ii) a web site,   iii) a device application, and   iv) a digital mail system.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first recipient is selected from the group of:
 i) an individual,   ii) a retail investor,   iii) an institutional investor, and   iv) an entity that is not a person.