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II. CLAIM 1 (noted claim 1 is identical to claim 1 in “Example 21”)

1. A method of distributing stock quotes over a network to a remote subscriber computer, the method comprising:

› receiving stock quotes at a transmission server sent from a data source over the Internet, the transmission server comprising a microprocessor and memory that stores the remote subscriber’s preferences for information format, destination address, specified stock price values, and transmission schedule, wherein the microprocessor

› filters the received stock quotes by comparing the received stock quotes to the specified stock price values;

› generates a stock quote alert from the filtered stock quotes that contains a stock name, stock price and a universal resource locator (URL), which specifies the location of the data source;

› formats the stock quote alert into data blocks according to said information format; and

› transmits the formatted stock quote alert to a computer of the remote subscriber based upon the destination address and transmission schedule.

III. WORKSHEET: ORIGINAL CLAIM

Please analyze claim 1 using the attached Subject Matter Eligibility Worksheet (Subject Matter Eligibility Worksheet - Abstract Idea Workshop).

 

» IV. AMENDED CLAIM 1 (note amended claim 1 is identical to claim 2 in “Example 21”)