System and method for acquiring on-line content via wireless communication device

• US 20060218613A1
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Bushnell, William Jackson
• Application Number:
  US11/086,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20060218613A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/40 for identifying broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/63 for services of sales data processing systems or methods specially adapted for electronic commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85

Abstract

A wireless subscriber is able to purchase music or other content from an on-line content provider. The subscriber sends a Short Message Service (SMS) message to an on-line content server indicating a desire to purchase content currently playing on a specified radio station. The on-line content server validates that the end user has a valid account. The on-line content server then queries the specified radio station web server to identify the specific content (e.g., title and artist of a current song). The on-line content server formats a SMS message to the wireless subscriber, which contains the title of the song and the artist and identifies various purchase options. The subscriber responds with an SMS message that confirms a particular purchase option and the requested content is downloaded to the subscriber'"'"'s PC or wireless communication device.

Claims

1. A method, performed by a wireless communication device in communication with an on-line content server, to request on-line content corresponding to broadcast programming, the method comprising:

sending a message including source and timing information associated with broadcast programming for which corresponding on-line content is desired; and

receiving indicia of one or more items of on-line content identified by the on-line content server based on the source and timing information.

2. The method of claim 1, performed to request on-line content corresponding to a song played on the radio, the method comprising:

sending indicia of a radio station on which the song was played and a specified time the song was played; and

receiving indicia of one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the song played by the radio station at the specified time.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of receiving indicia comprises receiving indicia of a song file corresponding to the song played by the radio station at the specified time.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving indicia of one or more purchase options associated with the song file, the method further comprising:

responsive to user selection, identifying a selected purchase option;

sending a message including indicia of the selected purchase option; and

receiving at least a portion of the song file corresponding to the selected purchase option.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving indicia of one or more delivery options associated with the song file, the method further comprising:

responsive to user selection, identifying a selected delivery option, the selected delivery option designating a specified delivery device;

sending a message including indicia of the selected delivery option; and

receiving at least a portion of the song file corresponding to the selected purchase option at the specified delivery device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving indicia of one or more purchase options associated with the on-line content, the method further comprising:

responsive to user selection, identifying a selected purchase option;

sending a message including indicia of the selected purchase option; and

receiving one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the selected purchase option.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving indicia of one or more delivery options associated with the on-line content, the method further comprising:

responsive to user selection, identifying a selected delivery option, the selected delivery option designating a specified delivery device;

sending a message including indicia of the selected delivery option; and

receiving one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the selected purchase option at the specified delivery device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the delivery options include an option to deliver the on-line content to the wireless communication device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the delivery options include an option to deliver the on-line content to a designated computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, performed by the wireless communication device exchanging one or more SMS messages with the on-line content server.

11. A method, performed by a wireless communication device in communication with an on-line content server, to request on-line content corresponding to a song played on the radio, the method comprising:

sending a message including title and artist information associated with the song for which corresponding on-line content is desired; and

receiving indicia of one or more items of on-line content identified by the on-line content server based on the title and artist information.

12. A method performed by an on-line content server comprising:

receiving, from a wireless communication device, a message including source and timing information associated with broadcast programming;

based on the source and timing information, identifying one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the broadcast programming;

sending, to the wireless communication device, indicia of the one or more items of on-line content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of receiving a message comprises receiving a request for on-line content corresponding to a song played on the radio, the source and timing information comprising indicia of the radio station on which the song was played and a specified time the song was played, the step of identifying comprising:

querying a web server associated with the radio station to determine the song played by the radio station at the specified time;

identifying one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the song played by the radio station at the specified time.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of identifying comprises identifying a song file corresponding to the song played by the radio station at the specified time.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising sending indicia of one or more purchase options associated with the song file, the method further comprising:

receiving a message including indicia of a selected purchase option; and

sending at least a portion of the song file corresponding to the selected purchase option.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising sending indicia of one or more delivery options associated with the song file, the method further comprising:

receiving a message including indicia of a selected delivery option, the selected delivery option designating a specified delivery device; and

sending at least a portion of the song file corresponding to the selected purchase option to the specified delivery device.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising sending indicia of one or more purchase options associated with the on-line content, the method further comprising:

receiving a message including indicia of a selected purchase option; and

sending one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the selected purchase option.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising sending indicia of one or more delivery options associated with the on-line content, the method further comprising:

receiving a message including indicia of a selected delivery option, the selected delivery option designating a specified delivery device; and

sending one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the selected purchase option to the specified delivery device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the specified delivery device is the wireless communication device, the step of sending comprising sending one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the selected purchase option to the wireless communication device.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the specified delivery device is a designated computing device, the step of sending comprising sending one or more items of on-line content corresponding to the selected purchase option to the designated computing device.