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US 2014/0229540 A1Published application
Handicapping Services
OwnerPaul Laversinventor
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Abstract
The instant application discloses, among other things, techniques to allow analysis, predictions, or other observations made by a professional, for example a sports handicapper, a weather forecaster, or a stock analyst, to be obtained by subscribers through various communication options.
Claims15
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- components operable by the processor, comprising:
- an item receiving component, configured to receive an item;
- a notification distribution component, configured to distribute a notification about the received item;
- a request receiving component, configured to receive a request from a subscriber to access the received item.
- a subscriber authentication component, configured to authenticate a subscriber based upon the request received;
- a subscriber preference component, configured to retrieve subscriber preferences;
- the subscriber preferences comprising a means of communication for the authenticated subscriber;
- and
- an item distribution component, configured to distribute the received item based upon a means of communication.
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A computer operable method, comprising:
- receiving an item;
- determining, based on the item received, a subscriber to receive the item;
- determining, based on the determined subscriber, a means of communication;
- and
- sending a notification of availability of the item to the subscriber via the means of communication.
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A computer storage medium, containing instructions thereon which, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
- receiving an item;
- sending a notification of an availability of the item;
- receiving from a subscriber credentials and a request for the item;
- authenticating the subscriber using the received credentials;
- determining, based on the subscriber, a means of communication;
- and
- sending the item to the subscriber via the means of communication.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.