Broadcast delivery of information to a personal computer for local storage and access

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6546488
APP PUB NO 20020059526A1
SERIAL NO

09157896

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A method and apparatus for broadcasting newsgroup information to a plurality of users uses a news server, which is in communication with the Internet, a newscast transmitter, a satellite gateway, and a subscriber station. The news server gathers newsgroup information from Internet newsgroups, and the newscast transmitter, in conjunction with the satellite gateway and a satellite, distributes all of the information to a plurality of subscriber stations. The subscriber stations preferably include personal computers equipped to receive broadcast newsgroup information. The subscriber stations each include a personal news server, storage media and a newsreader. The personal news server filters newsgroup information received based on subscription information stored only local to the receiver. The filtered newsgroup information is stored on the storage media for use at a later time when a user desires to read the newsgroup information.

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U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION60 LIVINGSTON AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55107

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dillon, Douglas M Gaithersburg, MD 58 4307
Robins, Glenn D Montgomery Village, MD 1 168

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