Media delivery platform
First Claim
1. A method for delivering a sound or visual file from a central server or servers to an electronic device or devices for a user comprising:
- compressing the file using a compression algorithm;
storing the file in compressed format on a storage medium; and
transmitting the compressed file from said storage medium to the electronic device, wherein said compression algorithm comprising normalizing sample amplitudes in sound file, and said file playable back for the user with high quality reproduction and selectable by the user from the central server or servers to be retrieved by the electronic device with or without a worldwide network connection.
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Abstract
An improved method for delivery and play back of sound and image files is provided. This new method includes the use of sound and/or image clips, which can be snippets or full files, as alerts for a variety of electronic devices or for playing on a handheld device, and for use as a promotion to sell items associated with the files. A collection or library of uniquely selected and/or edited clips may also be provided to the consumer in a manner far more conveniently on conventional telephone equipment than previously available. Algorithms are provided for the delivery, storage and playback of the sound files, including a delivery method algorithm (500), a parametric optimization and compression algorithm (1500), and an error correction algorithm. In contrast to the conventional ring tones or musical chimes used to ring cellular phones currently on the market, the current invention provides a method for ringing cellular phones and landline telephones with real sound recordings including real music, which may be songs lifted from copyright registered CD tracks, and may comprise human voice, various instrument sounds, and other sound effects of a high quality. A software based system for encoding the hardware of existing cellular phones at the time of manufacturing with delivery, storage, and playback capabilities in accordance with the present invention is provided, such that additional hardware is not required.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for delivering a sound or visual file from a central server or servers to an electronic device or devices for a user comprising:
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compressing the file using a compression algorithm;
storing the file in compressed format on a storage medium; and
transmitting the compressed file from said storage medium to the electronic device, wherein said compression algorithm comprising normalizing sample amplitudes in sound file, and said file playable back for the user with high quality reproduction and selectable by the user from the central server or servers to be retrieved by the electronic device with or without a worldwide network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic device comprising:
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a recording method which can store a large number of clips, including sound clips, image clips, or a combination thereof, said clips capable of being actual recordings of live performances;
a receiver which receives the clips from a remote server; and
a player which can selectively play said clips, wherein said clips can be playable as alerts for the electronic device upon the happening of a predetermined circumstances such as an incoming call or other event or circumstance and wherein a user of the device may select a clip to play for alerting of the specified event. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An electronic device comprising:
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a medium storage drive to store a large number of sound files, image files, or a combination thereof, said files capable of being actual recordings of live performances; and
a player which plays said files, wherein said files are used as alerts for the electronic device, and wherein a user of the device may select a file to play for alerting of a specified event.
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37. A method of selling a sound file to a consumer comprising:
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providing a telephone or other electronic device capable of playing sound recordings, said telephone being operated by the consumer;
providing free sound clips to the consumer for playing on the device; and
providing the consumer an option to purchase the sound file, the option to purchase the sound file selectable by using the telephone keypad, wherein the consumer may purchase the sound file through said means for purchasing the sound files, upon hearing a sound clip taken from the file.
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38. A method of selling a sound file to a consumer comprising:
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providing a telephone or electronic product capable of playing sound recordings, said product being operated by the consumer;
providing free sound clips to the consumer for playing on the product;
providing a virtual media storage containing said sound clips, wherein said consumer can browse said virtual media storage and select sound clips to be downloaded to said product;
providing an option to purchase said sound file, using the product, or said virtual media storage, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of selling a sound or image file, or a combination thereof comprising the steps of:
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(a) Providing an electronic device;
(b) Reviewing categories of music or image files from a selection by way of a telecommunications network;
(c) Listening to truncated samples of the music or image files from the selection;
(d) Selectively storing or downloading selected truncated samples of the music or image files free of charge;
(e) Receiving the truncated samples of the music or image files on a portable electronic device for subsequent personal use such as using a ring tone, alarm or other alert; and
(f) Subsequently purchasing the complete music or image file from those previously selected truncated music or image files by way of a telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A cellular phone comprising:
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a receiving element for receiving preselected sound clips, said clips having high quality reproduction of musical compositions; and
a player to play said clips with the cellular phone;
wherein said clips are playable as ring alerts for when the phone receives a telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of distributing music and audiovisual works to consumers while accounting to copyright owners of the works comprising the steps of:
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(a) Making available on a website various selections of works in various categories for review by identifying information and offering a portion of the work for hearing or listening, each work being coded internally with identification to a copyright owner or its representative;
(b) Allowing consumers to select the viewable or listenable portion of the work for data storage online or for downloading to the consumers'"'"' electronic devices at home wherein the downloaded file being encrypted to only play on the consumer'"'"'s electronic devices first receiving the download;
(c) Optionally tracking those consumers who received the download of the portion of the work and reporting to the copyright owners or their representatives information concerning the download;
(d) Allowing a consumer to return to the website to purchase and download a complete copy of the copyrighted work previously sampled by the consumer;
(e) Conducting an online purchasing transaction and charging the consumer for the download;
(f) Downloading a complete copy of the copyrighted work to the consumer in an encrypted fashion so as to be playable only in the consumer'"'"'s electronic device and not exchangeable with third parties;
(g) Tracking those consumers who received the download of the copyrighted work and reporting to the copyright owner of their representatives information concerning the download; and
(h) Paying the copyright owners or their representatives a portion of the money received from the consumers for their downloading of the copyrighted work.
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