Systems and methods for the identification and messaging of trading parties
According to some embodiments, systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided to receive a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device where the first mobile device is associated with a first user, compare information in the message to information in a preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message, and to transmit the message to a second mobile device associated with at least the first recipient.
1. A method comprising:
in response to receipt, at a central system, of a broadcast request and a broadcast message in a same data stream from a first user device associated with a first user, encoding the broadcast message to generate an encoded broadcast message having a smaller data size than the broadcast message, wherein the encoding is effectuated through an encoding table stored in a memory and containing unique textual short form information values;
comparing, by the central system, information in the broadcast message to information in a preferences database to match the broadcast message with at least a second user associated with a second user device; and
sending, by the central system, the encoded broadcast message to the second user device, wherein the encoded broadcast message comprises a first data item, including a first plurality of textual characters, concatenated with a second data item, including a second plurality of textual characters, without any delimiter between the first data item and the second data item, and wherein the textual characters of the encoded broadcast message are configured to be parsed and decoded by the second user device to display selected data as user-readable information, the user-readable information being in at least one of a graphical and a textual form.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoding table is configured to:
map a unique short form information value of the short form information values to a data item, wherein the data item corresponds to a portion of the broadcast message, and wherein the encoded broadcast message is transmitted via a short message service (SMS) text message.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising matching a first location of the first user device and a second location, distinct from the first location, of the second user device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first location and the second location are determined by at least one of the following:
analyzing a subscription pattern of weather and market content;
examining a user profile that contains at least one of an address, a mobile phone number, and an area code;
triangulating signals from a plurality of telecom towers; and
locating a latitude and longitude by a global positioning system.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user corresponding to the first user device is a seller of a commodity and wherein the preferences database includes criteria that comprise at least one of a type of a commodity, a grade of the commodity, and an available volume of the commodity.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preferences database includes criteria that comprise a first preset price limit set by the first user and a second preset price limit set by the second user.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user is a seller and the second user is a buyer, and wherein the encoded broadcast request and the encoded broadcast message are transmitted via Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) messaging.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user is a buyer and the second user is a seller.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadcast message includes at least two of an indication of a commodity, a price of the commodity, a quantity of the commodity, and contact information corresponding to the first user.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadcast request contains at least one of a home location, a radius, and a commodity.