Broadcasting user-specific information

Claim 3

The system of claim 1 , wherein said receiver comprises a satellite radio receiver, a digital radio receiver, or combinations thereof.

Claim 4

The system of claim 1 , wherein said broadcast provider comprises a satellite broadcast provider, a digital radio broadcast provider, or combinations thereof.

Claim 5

The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of receivers, wherein each receiver of said plurality of receivers is associated with one or more users based on said one or more users being verified by said information provider system.

Claim 6

The system of claim 4 , wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts information specific to said user to said plurality of receivers.

Claim 7

The system of claim 5 , wherein each of said plurality of receivers not being associated with said authorized user is unable to receive said information specific to said authorized user.

Claim 8

The system of claim 1 , wherein said receiver associated with said authorized user is able to receive said information specific to said authorized user.

Claim 9

The system of claim 1 , wherein said receiver transmits information to said information provider system.

Claim 10

The system of claim 1 , wherein said receiver receives said information specific to said authorized user based on said receiver being associated with said authorized user.

Claim 11

The system of claim 1 , wherein said request is encrypted.

Claim 12

The system of claim 1 , wherein said PIN code is encrypted.

Claim 13

The system of claim 1 , wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts second information over a first channel, wherein the second information is available for all users.

Claim 14

The system of claim 1 , wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts third information over a second channel, wherein the third information is available to subscribers of said second channel.

Claim 15

The system of claim 13 , wherein said broadcast provider system broadcasts information specific to said user over said second channel.

Claim 16

The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one web server in communication with said network.

Claim 17

The system of claim 1 , wherein said user-specific information comprises a financial information, a real-time livery information, a sports information, a traffic information, general information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 18

The system of claim 16 , wherein said financial information comprises a security ticker, a security name, a security quote, a security position, a market value of said security position, a trade confirmation, a trade recommendation, a security news alert, an account alert, an account balance, or combinations thereof.

Claim 19

The system of claim 16 , wherein said real-time livery information comprises a pick-up location, a drop-off location, a time for said pick-up location, a passenger information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 20

The system of claim 16 , wherein said sports information comprises a sports score, a sports odds, a sports over/under, a player performance information, a team performance information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 21

The system of claim 16 , wherein said traffic information comprises a traffic advisory, a traffic accident information, a traffic routing recommendation, a weather information, a road condition information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 22

The system of claim 16 , wherein said general information comprises financial information selected from the group consisting of a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

Claim 23

The system of claim 1 , wherein said information provider comprises an user database and said user database stores said information specific to a user.

Claim 24

The system of claim 1 , wherein said broadcast provider comprises a subscriber database and said subscriber database stores said ownership associated with said receiver.

Claim 25

The system of claim 1 , wherein said information provider system instructs said broadcast provider system to change the communication between said broadcast provider system and said receiver to a transmission of a second information specific to said user.

Claim 26

The system of claim 24 , wherein said second information specific to said user comprises information that is classified as important, information that is classified as time-sensitive, an order execution confirmation, a margin call, a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

Claim 27

The system of claim 1 , wherein if the user is authorized to access said information specific to said user then said receiver enables access to said information for broadcast, display, or combinations thereof.

Claim 28

The system of claim 1 , wherein said information is broadcast over a single signal.

Claim 29

The system of claim 1 , wherein said information comprises a uniquely tagged identifier.

Claim 30

The system of claim 1 , wherein said request further comprises a purchase order for shares of a security.

Claim 31

The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more keys for encryption, decryption, or both are based on said PIN code.

Claim 32

The system of claim 1 , wherein the user is an employee of a service provider company and the receiver to which the user inputs said request is a receiver associated with a car owned by the service provider company.

Claim 35

The method of claim 32 , wherein said receiver comprises a satellite radio receiver, a digital radio receiver, or combinations thereof.

Claim 36

The method of claim 32 , wherein said broadcast provider comprises a satellite broadcast provider, a digital radio broadcast provider, or combinations thereof.

Claim 37

The method of claim 32 , wherein said receiver is one of a plurality of receivers that said user can utilize to transmit said request.

Claim 38

The method of claim 32 , wherein receiving comprises receiving said request at a web server in communication with said network, said web server being associated with said information provider.

Claim 39

The method of claim 32 , wherein said user-specific information comprises a financial information, a real-time livery information, a sports information, a traffic information, general information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 40

The method of claim 37 , wherein said financial information comprises a security ticker, a security name, a security quote, a security position, a market value of said security position, a trade confirmation, a trade recommendation, a security news alert, an account alert, an account balance, or combinations thereof.

Claim 41

The method of claim 37 , wherein said real-time livery information comprises a pick-up location, a drop-off location, a time for said pick-up location, a passenger information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 42

The method of claim 37 , wherein said sports information comprises a sports score, a sports odds, a sports over/under, a player performance information, a team performance information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 43

The method of claim 37 , wherein said traffic information comprises a traffic advisory, a traffic accident information, a traffic routing recommendation, a weather information, a road condition information, or combinations thereof.

Claim 44

The method of claim 37 , wherein said general information comprises financial information selected from the group consisting of a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

Claim 45

The method of claim 32 , further comprising instructing, by said information provider, said broadcast provider to change the communication between said broadcast provider and said receiver to a transmission of a second information specific to said user.

Claim 46

The method of claim 43 , wherein said second information specific to said user comprises information that is classified as important, information that is classified as time-sensitive, an order execution confirmation, a margin call, a financial quote, a ticker symbol, a security price, a time of last trade, a news alert, or combinations thereof.

Claim 47

The method of claim 32 , wherein said information is broadcast over a single signal.

Claim 48

The method of claim 32 , further comprising appending a uniquely tagged identifier to said information.

Claim 49

The method of claim 46 , further comprising searching, by the receiver, for said information containing said uniquely tagged identifier.

Claim 50

The method of claim 32 , wherein said request further comprises a purchase order for shares of a security.

Claim 51

The method of claim 32 , furthering comprising encrypting the information, decrypting the information, or both, using one or more keys based on the PIN code.

Claim 52

The method of claim 32 , further comprising displaying said information specific to said authorized user on a portion of a windshield.

Claim 53

A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for broadcasting user-specific information, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause data processing apparatus to: receive a request comprising an alphanumeric PIN code established by an information service provider, inputted by a user through any receiver on a network, at an information provider; verify said user, at said information provider, as an authorized user based on the alphanumeric PIN code from said request; transmit from said information provider to a broadcast provider, which is different than said information provider, said information specific to said authorized user; associate at said broadcast provider, said information with said receiver based on said request and said verification of said authorized user; and broadcast, from said broadcast provider, said information to said receiver, such that said broadcast of said information is restricted to said receiver from which the user inputted the request.

Claim 54

A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for broadcasting user-specific information, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause data processing apparatus to: receive a request comprising an alphanumeric PIN code established by an information service provider, inputted by a user through any receiver on a network, at an information provider; verify said user, at said information provider, as an authorized user based on the alphanumeric PIN code from said request; transmit from said information provider to a broadcast provider, which is different than said information provider, said information specific to said authorized user; associate at said broadcast provider, said information with said receiver based on said request and said verification of said authorized user; and broadcast, from said broadcast provider, said information to said receiver, such that said broadcast of said information is restricted to said receiver from which the user inputted the request.