Urtone

• US 20070124452A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ID Interactive, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ID Interactive, Inc.
• Inventors: Mohammed, Azmat
• Application Number:
  US11/607,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20070124452A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles

Abstract

A system and method for administering, designing and distributing content to a device having systems for transferring content from a content owner to a storage system; for interacting with a user; for selecting a type of device; for selecting desired content for the device; for editing the desired content; for requesting the desired content; for processing the request; for creating the desired content in a format that is accessible to the user'"'"'s device; for notifying the user that the created, desired content is ready for use; and for tracking sales of the content. The system and method may have a Mobile Gateway Server, IPX and a user interface. The content may be a ringtone, video tone, bespoke application, off-the-shelf application, game, screensaver or wallpaper. The device may be a mobile telephone, cellular telephone, media storage device, website or electronic card.

Claims

1. A system for administering, designing and distributing content to a device, the system comprising:

a means for transferring content from a content owner to a storage system;

a means for interacting with a user;

a means for selection of desired content for the device;

a means for editing the desired content;

a means for requesting the desired content;

a means for processing the request;

a means for creating the desired content in a format that is accessible to the user'"'"'s device; and

a means for notifying the user that the created, desired content is ready for use.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a Mobile Gateway Server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises IPX.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the content is a selected one of a ringtone, video tone, bespoke application, off-the-shelf application, game, screensaver, and wallpaper.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the device is a selected one of a mobile telephone, cellular telephone, media storage device, website, and electronic card.

6. The system of claim 1, the system comprising a means for selection of a type of device.

7. The system of claim 1, the system comprising a means for tracking sales of the content.

8. A computer implemented method for administering, designing and distributing content to a device, the method comprising:

transferring content from a content owner to a storage system;

interacting with a user;

selecting desired content for the device;

editing the desired content;

requesting the desired content;

processing the request;

creating the desired content in a format that is accessible to the user'"'"'s device; and

notifying the user that the created, desired content is ready for use.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method comprises a Mobile Gateway Server.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the method comprises IPX.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the content is a selected one of a ringtone, video tone, bespoke application, off-the-shelf application, game, screensaver, and wallpaper.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the device is a selected one of a mobile telephone, cellular telephone, media storage device, website, and electronic card.

13. The method of claim 8, the method comprising selecting a type of device.

14. The method of claim 8, the method comprising tracking sales of the content.

15. A user interface for use with a system for administering, designing and distributing content to a device, the user interface comprising:

a means for accessing content from a content owner;

a means for selecting desired content for the device;

a means for editing the desired content;

a means for requesting the desired content;

a means for processing the request;

a means for creating the desired content in a format that is accessible to the user'"'"'s device;

a means for notifying the user that the created, desired content is ready for use;

a means for tracking sales of the content.

16. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the user interface comprises a Mobile Gateway Server.

17. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the user interface comprises IPX.

18. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the content is a selected one a ringtone, video tone, bespoke application, off-the-shelf application, game, screensaver, and wallpaper.

19. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the device is a selected one of a mobile telephone, cellular telephone, media storage device, website, and electronic card.

20. The user interface of claim 15, the user interface comprising a means for selecting a type of device.