Sharing content on mobile devices
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications system having at least one network gateway coupled among multiple mobile devices and a network, and wherein a content sharing system and a content provider are also coupled to the network, a method of sharing content between a user and a recipient, both of whom have a mobile device having access to the network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request message, wherein the request message is generated, at least in part, by the content provider, the request message comprising;
information identifying the content sharing system, and information identifying content provided by the content provider, wherein the user selected the identified content as content that the user wishes to share with the recipient;
providing a user input form for display to the user, wherein the user input form includes a request for the user to identify the recipient;
receiving user input information submitted by the user via the user input form; and
based on the received information, generating a content share message for transmittal to the mobile device of the recipient, wherein the content share message includes an indication of the identified content that the user wishes to share with the recipient, so that the content can be presented on the mobile device of the recipient.
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Abstract
Sharing content among users of mobile devices is facilitated by a system and method that employs a content sharing application to receive requests to share content with one or more users of mobile devices. Content providers provide some of the information in such requests to share content by including, in addition to the content, links or other user-selectable options to share the content. A provided application program interface makes it easy for content providers to participate. Users of devices such as personal computers or mobile devices browse content and select content to share with friends or other users of mobile devices using an intuitive interface. Recipients of shared content receive messages from the content sharing application indicating that they have been selected to receive shared content. Such messages may provide direct or indirect access to the shared content via the recipient mobile device.
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40 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications system having at least one network gateway coupled among multiple mobile devices and a network, and wherein a content sharing system and a content provider are also coupled to the network, a method of sharing content between a user and a recipient, both of whom have a mobile device having access to the network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request message, wherein the request message is generated, at least in part, by the content provider, the request message comprising;
information identifying the content sharing system, and information identifying content provided by the content provider, wherein the user selected the identified content as content that the user wishes to share with the recipient;
providing a user input form for display to the user, wherein the user input form includes a request for the user to identify the recipient;
receiving user input information submitted by the user via the user input form; and
based on the received information, generating a content share message for transmittal to the mobile device of the recipient, wherein the content share message includes an indication of the identified content that the user wishes to share with the recipient, so that the content can be presented on the mobile device of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device registered with a mobile service provider, the mobile device comprising:
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means for receiving user input;
means for providing output;
memory means;
radio transceiver and processing means coupled to the memory means; and
wherein the mobile device is smaller than a laptop or tablet computer, and further comprises;
means for presenting content via an output component of the mobile device, wherein the content is provided by a content provider and includes a user-selectable option to facilitate sharing the content with other mobile device users;
means for sending a request message to a content sharing system, wherein the request message is based on information associated with the user-selectable option;
means for receiving a user input form from the content sharing system, wherein the user input form is configured to obtain user input identifying recipients for the shared content; and
means for sending information associated with the completed user input form to the content sharing system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. At a content provider system, a method of sharing content among users of mobile devices interconnected within one or more mobile telecommunication networks, wherein at least some of the users subscribe to a mobile service provided by a mobile service provider, the method comprising:
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generating a user-selectable share content option as part of content available for access by users of mobile devices, wherein the user-selectable share content option facilitates sharing the content with other users of mobile devices, and wherein the user-selectable share content option is based on an application program interface provided in association with a content sharing application of the mobile service provider; and
providing the content, including the user-selectable share content option, to a device of a user, wherein the content can then be shared with a recipient device via the content sharing application of the mobile service provider. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless service provider system for facilitating the sharing of content among mobile device users via one or more networks, the system comprising:
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a server computer;
a database coupled to the server computer;
a content sharing application running on the server computer and having access to the database, wherein the content sharing application receives and processes requests to share content among the mobile device users, and wherein the requests are received from customers of the wireless service provider system; and
multiple network gateways for facilitating the communication between the content sharing application and the mobile device users, wherein at least one of the multiple gateways is configured for facilitating communication between the content sharing application and mobile devices of the mobile device users via a mobile device telecommunication network, and wherein at least one of the multiple gateways is configured for facilitating communication between the content sharing application and computing devices connected via a public communication network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable medium containing a data structure for facilitating sharing of content among users of mobile devices, the data structure comprising:
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an indication of content to be shared, wherein the indication of the content to be shared is provided as a parameter associated with a user-selectable option on a display description provided by a content provider, and wherein the indication of the content to be shared is provided in a framework defined in a content sharing application of a mobile service provider; and
a link associated with a server hosting the content sharing application, wherein the content sharing application receives information associated with the data structure as a result of a user selecting the user-selectable option on the provided display description. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for facilitating the sharing of content among users of mobile devices, the method comprising:
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providing an application program interface for content providers, wherein the application program interface provides a framework for content providers to offer an option for customers of a wireless service provider to share information with mobile device users; and
providing a content sharing application, wherein the content sharing application receives and processes requests from the customers of the wireless service provider to share content with the mobile device users. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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