Directional facilitator system for transferring media content between a computer and a mobile device via a data network
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating the transfer of media content from a computer to a mobile telephone, comprising:
- receiving contact information regarding both the computer and the mobile telephone;
receiving confirmation from the computer that a converted media file is ready to be transferred from the computer to the mobile telephone; and
sending a message to the mobile telephone, the message including a link to a local server process running on the computer, wherein the link can be selected to cause the mobile telephone to request that the computer transfer the converted media content to the mobile telephone via a data network.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for managing, creating, modifying, and distributing media content. The system permits a user to customize and distribute the media content over a network from a first network device, such as a personal computer, to a second network device, such as a mobile phone. Prior to distributing the media content, the user can use the first network device to easily and automatically convert the media content from a first format to a second format that is recognizable and usable by the mobile device. Using the disclosed system, a user can easily and quickly access a media file and convert the entire file, or a portion thereof, to the second format.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating the transfer of media content from a computer to a mobile telephone, comprising:
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receiving contact information regarding both the computer and the mobile telephone;
receiving confirmation from the computer that a converted media file is ready to be transferred from the computer to the mobile telephone; and
sending a message to the mobile telephone, the message including a link to a local server process running on the computer, wherein the link can be selected to cause the mobile telephone to request that the computer transfer the converted media content to the mobile telephone via a data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program on computer readable medium comprising instructions to cause a computer to:
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receive contact information regarding both the computer and the mobile telephone;
receive confirmation from the computer that a converted media file is ready to be transferred from the computer to the mobile telephone; and
send a message to the mobile telephone, the message including a link to a server process running on the computer, wherein the link can be selected to cause the mobile telephone to request that the computer transfer the converted media content to the mobile telephone via a data network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An information processing system comprised of an information processor configured to execute program instructions that cause the information processing system to implement one or more processes for facilitating the transfer of media content from a computer to a mobile telephone, the processes comprising:
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receiving contact information regarding both the computer and the mobile telephone;
receiving confirmation from the computer that a converted media file is ready to be transferred from the computer to the mobile telephone; and
sending a message to the mobile telephone, the message including a link to a server process running on the computer, wherein the link can be selected to cause the mobile telephone to request that the computer transfer the converted media content to the mobile telephone via a data network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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