Content subscription and delivery service
First Claim
1. A method of delivering content comprising:
- engaging a user of a content subscription service;
receiving input from the user that identifies an entity from which content is desired;
generating content created by the identified entity, and delivering the content to a recipient.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing content subscription and delivery to mobile electronic devices. The user subscribes to a fee-based service that provides live or prerecorded content, such as voice messages from celebrities, to the user'"'"'s mobile electronic device. In the most basic form of the system, the user pays a subscription fee, then selects an entity of interest. Content is then created by the entity of interest and delivered to the user. In a simple embodiment, a communications network is provided with a content subscription system. A data store is coupled to the communications network for storing content, such a voice messages, text messages, gaming applications or any other formatted content. An access component provides controlled access to the content stored in the data store, for example, upon receipt of a proper authorization code by a subscribed user. Once authorized, the user may select content for delivery to his digital device, such as a cellular telephone, computer or PDA.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of delivering content comprising:
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engaging a user of a content subscription service;
receiving input from the user that identifies an entity from which content is desired;
generating content created by the identified entity, and delivering the content to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of delivering content comprising:
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engaging a user of a content subscription service;
receiving input from the user that identifies an entity from which content is desired;
generating content created by the identified entity; and
delivering the content to the user via MMS protocol. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A voice subscription service method, comprising:
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selecting an entity of interest;
creating a voice message, the voice message created by the entity of interest; and
providing the voice message to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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- 22. A communications network having a data store for storing content and a client device coupled to the network, wherein the improvement comprises a subscription access module coupled between the client device and the data store, wherein upon a request by the client device for selected content from the data store, if authorized by the subscription access module, the selected content is designated for transmission to the client device.
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29. A content subscription system for a communications network, comprising:
a data store coupled to the network and having content stored therein, wherein access to the content is controlled by an access component; and
a client device coupled to the network;
wherein upon request by the client device for selected content, if the access component authorizes access, then the content is retrieved from the data store and transmitted to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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