System and method for instantaneously deploying packetized alert data

Abstract

One or more embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and method for instantaneously deploying packetized alert data in a one to many configuration or a many to many configuration where the data to be received by each recipient can be customized in a way that leaves a publisher with optimum control over the content or revenue generated from each deployment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium for displaying alerts from any number of publishers encoded with computer-readable instructions, wherein execution of said computer-readable instructions configured to cause at least one processor to execute steps comprising:
 allow a user to receive packetized alert data from at least one subscribed publisher;   allow said user to modify at least one individual user setting;   receive a first packetized alert data from a first publisher selected from said at least one subscribed publisher;   update a screen region to display said first packetized alert data based on said at least one individual user setting;   receive a second packetized alert data comprising a response request from a requesting publisher selected from said at least one subscribed publisher;   update said screen region to display said response request based on said at least one individual user setting;   process an input from said user comprising a response to said response request; and   send said response to a server configured to collect response requests for said requesting publisher.   
     
     
         2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one individual user setting is selected from types of messages to receive, display settings, modes of transmission, screen region configuration, length of display time, and message acknowledgement. 
     
     
         3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said first packetized alert and said second packetized alert comprises at least one of HTML data, XML data, text data, image data, audio data, video data, and plug-in data. 
     
     
         4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said screen region is capable of displaying at least one of HTML data, XML data, image data, audio data, video data, and plug-in data as an atomic unit. 
     
     
         5 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said screen region is configured to display at least one alert formatted as a web page. 
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first packetized alert and said second packetized alert is received as a URL. 
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said screen region is displayed on at least one wireless computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 7 , wherein said wireless computing device is selected from a cell phone and a PDA. 
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said computer-readable instructions further comprise:
 receive a third packetized alert data comprising an update to a previously received packetized alert data from an updating publisher selected from said at least one subscribed publisher; and   update said screen region to display said update to said previously received packetized alert data.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said computer-readable instructions further comprise:
 receive a fourth packetized alert data comprising an overriding instruction, wherein said overriding instruction comprises instructions to override a user setting; and   update said screen region to display said fourth packetized alert data based on said overriding instruction.   
     
     
         11 . A packetized alert system comprising at least one processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions, wherein execution of said computer-readable instructions configured to cause at least one processor to execute steps comprising:
 registering a plurality of users;   registering a plurality of publishing accounts, wherein each publishing account has access to a subset of said plurality of users;   accepting a plurality of subscriptions between said plurality of users and said plurality of publishing accounts;   accepting packetized alert data from said plurality of publishing accounts; and   transmitting said packetized alert data to said plurality of users based on said plurality of subscriptions and said individual publisher settings.   
     
     
         12 . The packetized alert system of  claim 11 , wherein said steps further comprise:
 accepting a two-way packetized alert data comprising a response request from a requesting publisher account;   transmitting said two-way packetized alert data to a plurality of users registered with said requesting publisher account;   aggregating a plurality of responses to said two-way packetized alert data; and   providing response data to said response request to said requesting publisher account.   
     
     
         13 . The packetized alert system of  claim 11 , wherein said steps further comprise providing an alert creation interface for creating at least one packetized alert data to at least one administrator of at least one of said plurality of publishing accounts, wherein said alert creation interface allows said at least one administrator to customize the content of said packetized alert data. 
     
     
         14 . The packetized alert system of  claim 13 , wherein said alert creation interface allows said at least one administrator to customize the timing of sending said packetized alert data. 
     
     
         15 . The packetized alert system of  claim 11 , wherein said plurality of packetized alert data is allowed to include any of HTML data, XML data, text data, image data, audio data, video data, and plug-in data. 
     
     
         16 . The packetized alert system of  claim 11 , wherein said steps further comprise generating a web page object comprising each of said plurality of packetized alert data as a single atomic unit. 
     
     
         17 . The packetized alert system of  claim 16 , wherein said steps further comprise generating a URL for each of said plurality of packetized alert data, wherein transmitting comprises pushing said URL based on said plurality of subscriptions and individual publisher account settings. 
     
     
         18 . The packetized alert system of  claim 11 , wherein said steps further comprise accepting publisher billing preferences from at least one of said a plurality of independent publishing accounts. 
     
     
         19 . The packetized alert system of  claim 18 , wherein transmitting said plurality of packetized alert data to said plurality of users is further based on said publisher billing preferences. 
     
     
         20 . The packetized alert system of  claim 11 , wherein the steps comprise accepting a plurality of publishing account settings between said plurality of users and said plurality of publishing accounts, wherein said publishing account settings comprise at least one individual user preference for a specific publishing account.