Systems and methods for multimedia messaging

• US 20080071875A1
• Filed: 08/20/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Eyles, Stephanie Koff
• Original Assignee: John Eyles, Stephanie Koff
• Inventors: Eyles, John, Koff, Stephanie
• Application Number:
  US11/894,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for multimedia messaging. Certain embodiments include authorizing user access for multimedia content messaging, selecting one or more recipients, providing multimedia content, creating a message addressed to the one or more recipients including the multimedia content, specifying a message mode for the message, and allowing review of the message by the one or more recipients based at least in part on the mode. Provided content may include recording multimedia content, purchasing multimedia content, and/or selecting previously-created multimedia content, for example. In certain embodiments, one or more recipients may be added to or invited to join a messaging group. In certain embodiments, a message appearance may be altered based the multimedia content, the mode and/or the one or more recipients, for example. In certain embodiments, a multimedia greeting associated with a user may be created.

Claims

1. A method for multimedia content messaging, said method comprising:

authorizing user access to a messaging system for multimedia content messaging;

selecting one or more recipients for a multimedia message;

providing multimedia content for said multimedia message;

creating said message addressed to said one or more recipients including said multimedia content;

specifying a message mode for said message; and

allowing review of said message by said one or more recipients based at least in part on said mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing step further comprises at least one of recording multimedia content, purchasing multimedia content, and selecting previously-created multimedia content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding one or more recipients to a messaging group.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising inviting one or more recipients to join a messaging group.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling distribution of said multimedia content in said message by restricting viewing and forwarding of said message based on a message mode.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said message mode comprises at least one of standard, just for you, view n times, and no regrets.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising altering an appearance of said message based on at least one of said multimedia content, said mode and said one or more recipients.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising altering a look, feel, and content of a message interface for reviewing a message based on message server content and at least one event associated with the message being reviewed.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a multimedia greeting associated with a user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a multimedia greeting associated with an incoming caller.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising selecting from among a plurality of multimedia greetings to associate with said incoming caller.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said allowing step further comprises allowing access to review said message by at least one of a phone number, a user identifier, and an internet protocol (“

IP”

) address.

13. A system for multimedia messaging, said system comprising:

a client providing access to generate and review multimedia content messages;

a server facilitating retrieval and display of multimedia content for said multimedia content messages; and

a datastore storing messages and multimedia content.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said datastore is incorporated in said server.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said client comprises an interface for reviewing and generating multimedia content messages.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said interface further comprises an adaptive interface, wherein an appearance and content of said interface are altered by said server based on at least one event with respect to a multimedia content message being reviewed.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein said client facilitates adding one or more recipients to a messaging group.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein said client facilitates inviting one or more recipients to join a messaging group.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein said client creates a multimedia greeting associated with an incoming caller by specifying one of a plurality of multimedia greetings to associate with said incoming caller.

20. A computer readable medium having a set of instructions for execution on a computing device, said set of instructions comprising:

an access routine authorizing user access to a message system for multimedia content messaging;

a message composition routine allowing a user to select one or more recipients for a message and provide multimedia content for said message, and specify a message mode for said message, the message composition routine creating said message addressed to said one or more recipients including said multimedia content under said message mode; and

a message review routine allowing review of said message by said one or more recipients based at least in part on said mode, wherein said mode restricts viewing and/or forwarding of said message and said multimedia content in said message.