IP Library Granted Patent US 7,979,333
Granted Patent B2
US 7,979,333 · App. 12/875,002 · Granted Jul 12, 2011

Method for creating and delivering customized compliance information

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Patent No.
US 7,979,333
App. No.
12/875,002
Granted
Jul 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system to create personalized investor information packages, based on investor information, to be delivered to the investor to satisfy both compliance regulations and investor preferences. The method and system may deliver information in a paper or electronic format.

Claims (45)

1. At least one computer-readable tangible medium having software instructions encoded thereon which, when executed, cause at least one computer to perform a method for providing securities information to a user, the method comprising:

obtaining user information comprising one or more of contact information for the user, an identification of at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user and delivery preference information for the user;

obtaining securities information relating to a plurality of securities, a first subset of the plurality of securities being the at least one security owned by the user;

in response to at least one event comprising a time event, transfer event, market event and/or change in securities information relating to one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities, identifying, based on the user information, a portion of the securities information to deliver to the user, the identified portion relating to at least the one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities;

customizing, based on one or more of the contact information for the user, identification of the at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user or delivery preference information for the user, the identified portion of securities information; and

causing the customized portion of securities information to be sent to the user.

2. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the customized portion of securities information sent to the user is sent electronically.

3. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the customized portion of securities information sent to the user is sent on paper.

4. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user information is obtained from the user.

5. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user information is obtained from a brokerage.

6. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the securities information is obtained from EDGAR.

7. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the securities information is obtained from a brokerage.

8. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the securities information is obtained from a publicly traded corporation.

9. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the user information and/or securities information is obtained from at least one brokerage.

10. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the at least one event comprises a change in securities information, and the change in securities information comprises a new or modified piece of securities information becoming available.

11. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the at least one event comprises a time event, and the time event comprises a beginning of a calendar and/or fiscal year.

12. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the at least one event comprises a transfer event, and the transfer event comprises the user buying or selling a security.

13. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the at least one event comprises a market event, and the market event comprises a split or reverse split of a security offered for sale on a market, or a takeover, merger or acquisition of an entity offering a security for sale on a market.

14. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the user information further comprises historical delivery information for the user.

15. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

16. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

17. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

18. A system, comprising:

at least one processor programmed to:

obtain user information comprising one or more of contact information for the user, an identification of at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user and delivery preference information for the user;

obtain securities information relating to a plurality of securities, a first subset of the plurality of securities being the at least one security owned by the user;

in response to at least one event comprising a time event, transfer event, market event and/or change in securities information relating to the one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities, identify, based on the user information, a portion of the securities information to deliver to the user, the identified portion relating to at least the one or more of the first subset of the plurality of securities;

customize, based on one or more of the contact information for the user, identification of the at least one security owned by the user, display preference information for the user or delivery preference information for the user, the identified portion of securities information; and

cause the customized portion of securities information to be sent to the user.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the customized portion of securities information is sent electronically to the user.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the user information further comprises historical delivery information for the user.

21. The system of claim 18 , wherein the customized portion of securities information is sent on paper to the user .

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

23. The system of claim 18 , wherein the user information is obtained from the user.

24. The system of claim 18 , wherein the user information is obtained from a brokerage.

25. The system of claim 18 , wherein the securities information is obtained from EDGAR.

26. The system of claim 18 , wherein the securities information is obtained from a brokerage.

27. The system of claim 18 , wherein the securities information is obtained from a publicly traded corporation.

28. The system of claim 18 , wherein the user information and/or securities information is obtained from at least one brokerage.

29. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one event comprises a change in securities information, and the change in securities information comprises a new or modified piece of securities information becoming available.

30. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one event comprises a time event, and the time event comprises a beginning of a calendar and/or fiscal year.

31. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one event comprises a transfer event, and the transfer event comprises the user buying or selling a security.

32. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one event comprises a market event, and the market event comprises a split or reverse split of a security offered for sale on a market, or a takeover, merger or acquisition of an entity offering a security for sale on a market.

33. The system of claim 18 , wherein the user information further comprises historical delivery information for the user.

34. The system of claim 18 , wherein the customized portion of securities information is contained within at least one document.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Apr 10, 2014
From: BROADRIDGE CONTENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: BROADRIDGE INVESTOR COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032644/0922 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2014
From: LEVERING, JEFFREY B.; MAGARY, ALEX; LECLAIR, CRAIG; KUNZ, LARRY; GUPTA, ANIL; TULLER, BRIGITTE; WILEY, GARETT
To: NEWRIVER, INC.
Reel/Frame 032083/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2014
From: ROSCH, PATRICIA
To: BROADRIDGE CONTENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032066/0961 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 17, 2011
From: NEWRIVER, INC.
To: BROADRIDGE CONTENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 026767/0062 →