Patent ID: 8316002
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a user data feed subscription request from a user, including at least one data feed address designation, an alert cap, and an additional alert restriction, wherein the alert cap comprises a maximum frequency of mobile device messages sent to a user mobile device in a pre-designated time period and the additional alert restriction comprises a blackout period; storing the user data feed subscription request in association with the user; querying a content provider associated with the data feed address designation to retrieve at least one content provider data update; enumerating a total number of past mobile device messages previously sent to the user mobile device in a pre-designated period of time; comparing the total number of past mobile device messages previously sent to the user mobile device in the pre-designated period of time to the alert cap; querying a temporal state; determining if the temporal state is within the blackout period; and providing the at least one content provider data update to be sent as a mobile device message to the user mobile device when the total number of mobile past device messages previously sent to the user mobile device in a pre-designated period of time does not exceed the alert cap and the temporal state is not within the blackout period.