Patent ID: 8473572

Claim:
A method comprising: accessing a subscriber record that defines a plurality of different alert feeds desired by a subscriber associated with the subscriber record, alert message preferences related to sending each particular type of alert feed to the subscriber associated with the subscriber record, and a condition for tripping each particular type of alert feed, wherein the plurality of different alert feeds comprises a first type of alert feed and a second type of alert feed; monitoring for changes in state that occur at a remote server and that are related to each particular type of alert feed desired by the subscriber, the remote server being a server that is located remote from a device operated by the subscriber; based on the monitoring, detecting a change in state that is related to at least one particular type of alert feed desired by the subscriber, wherein detecting the change in state comprises detecting a condition for tripping the at least one particular type of alert feed; and in response to detecting the change in state that is related to the at least one particular type of alert feed desired by the subscriber, sending, by at least one computer and to the device operated by the subscriber, an alert message corresponding to the detected change in state based on the alert message preferences defined by the subscriber record and the condition for tripping the at least one particular type of alert feed, wherein the alert message includes a selectable option that, when selected, allows the subscriber to access additional information associated with the alert message.