System and method for media-enabled messaging having publish-and-send feature
First Claim
1. A system for selectively presenting media embedded in a message, comprising:
- an input interface to receive a media-enabled message;
a messaging client, communicating with the input interface, the messaging client presenting the media-enabled message to a user and permitting the user to select at least one media object in the media-enabled message; and
a media player, communicating with the messaging client, the media player presenting an enhanced representation of the at least one media object to the user.
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Abstract
A system and related techniques manage the adding of digital images or other media to email messages using a comparatively straightforward insert-and-send scheme. A user may choose to insert or embed comparatively low-resolution versions of images or other media automatically published to a media server into an email message. The recipient of that media-enabled message may receive and view the email text message along with the low-resolution images in typical fashion using an email or other client. The recipient may choose to view one or more of the embedded images in greater resolution by linking or activating those images, for instance by moving a cursor and clicking into the selected image or other object. Activating the image or other media object from within the email pane may seamlessly transport the user to the media server'"'"'s Web page to view a larger-resolution version of that image, for instance using a media player. Video, audio and other media may likewise be inserted into messages. The sender may therefore share a variety of images, audio, video or other media with selected recipients without loading the recipient'"'"'s email or other client with increased download times or storage requirements.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for selectively presenting media embedded in a message, comprising:
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an input interface to receive a media-enabled message;
a messaging client, communicating with the input interface, the messaging client presenting the media-enabled message to a user and permitting the user to select at least one media object in the media-enabled message; and
a media player, communicating with the messaging client, the media player presenting an enhanced representation of the at least one media object to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21)
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11. A method for selectively presenting media embedded in a message, comprising:
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receiving a media-enabled message;
presenting the media-enabled message to a user;
receiving an input from the user to select at least one media object in the media-enabled message; and
presenting an enhanced representation of the at least one media object to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for generating a media-enabled message, comprising:
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a selector module, the selector module permitting a user to selectively embed at least one media object in a media-enabled message;
an uploader module, communicating with the selector module, the uploader module publishing an enhanced representation of the at least one media object accessible to a recipient of the media-enabled message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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22. A media-enabled message, the media-enabled message being readable to selectively present embedded media objects, the media-enabled message comprising:
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at least one media object, the at least one media object being selectable by a user to access an enhanced representation of the at least one media object; and
an interface to a media player, the media player being activated by the selection of the at least one media object to present the enhanced representation of the at least one media object to the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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