PROVIDING AUDIOGRAPHS THROUGH A WEB SERVICE

• US 20070156268A1
• Filed: 11/28/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Audiograph LLC
• Original Assignee: Audiograph LLC
• Inventors: Galvin, Brian, Votta, Marshall
• Application Number:
  US11/564,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20070156268A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/645 using a third party
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to improved systems and methods adapted to receive an audio recording from a celebrity, store the audio recording in a digital format, associate authentication information with the audio recording, and communicate the audio recording to an intended recipient via an Internet service.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an audio recording from a celebrity and storing the audio recording in a digital format;

associating authentication information with the audio recording; and

communicating the audio recording to an intended recipient via an Internet service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet service involves emailing the audio recording.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet service involves SMSing the audio recording.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet service involves communicating the audio recording through VoIP.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet service involves communicating the audio recording through a website interaction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the celebrity is a singer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the celebrity is an actor.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the celebrity is a sports figure.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication information is stored in a tag.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication information includes digital rights management information to prevent the unauthorized copying of the audio recording.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the audio recording involves receiving the audio recording through an Internet transmission.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the Internet transmission involves emailing the audio recording.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the Internet transmission involves text messaging the audio recording.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the Internet transmission involves sending the audio recording through SMS.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the Internet transmission involves posting the audio recording to a website.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio recording includes a personalized message from the celebrity.

17. A system, comprising:

a receiving facility adapted to receive an audio recording from a celebrity and a storage facility adapted to store the audio recording in a digital format;

an association facility adapted to associate authentication information with the audio recording; and

a communication facility adapted to communicate the audio recording to an intended recipient via an Internet service.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the Internet service involves communicating the audio recording through a website interaction.

26. The system of claim 17, wherein the authentication information includes digital rights management information to prevent the unauthorized copying of the audio recording.

32. The system of claim 17, wherein the audio recording includes a personalized message from the celebrity.

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