SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT HANDLING AND BUNDLING FOR MOBILE HANDSET DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for presenting digital content on a mobile phone, said phone including a user interface adapted for initiating search requests for digital content associated with a searched category and downloading digital content, said system comprising:
- a first means (CMS) for receiving metadata content describing digital content available for download to a user'"'"'s digital phone from one or more content providers, said first means further aggregating metadata content including heterogeneous content types and generating a catalogue representing said aggregated metadata content; and
,a second means (HCS) for accessing said aggregated metadata content catalogue and retrieving catalogued metadata in accordance with a received user request, said second means further generating a single web page including metadata from said aggregated metadata content catalogue that is adapted for receipt by said mobile phone and presentation via said user interface,wherein said first means for aggregating metadata and said second means for retrieving said aggregated metadata catalogue cooperatively interact to provide a user with integrated access to multiple heterogeneous content types via said single web page.
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Abstract
A novel system, method and computer program product for accessing digital media files via a mobile phone device having a user interface adapted for initiating search requests for digital content associated with a searched category. The method for providing digital content for user search and selection via his/her mobile phone comprises receiving metadata content from one or more content providers equipped to transmit digital content to a user'"'"'s digital phone, aggregating the received metadata content including heterogeneous content types, and generating a catalogue representing the aggregated metadata content. A further step includes accessing the aggregated metadata content catalogue and retrieving catalogued metadata in accordance with a received user request. A single web page including metadata from the aggregated metadata content catalogue is generated that is adapted for receipt by the mobile phone and presentation via the user interface, thereby providing a user with integrated access to multiple heterogeneous content types via the single web page. The aggregating of the received metadata content includes bundling of metadata content associated with the heterogeneous content types. In one aspect, the bundling of metadata content associated with the heterogeneous content types is theme-based.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for presenting digital content on a mobile phone, said phone including a user interface adapted for initiating search requests for digital content associated with a searched category and downloading digital content, said system comprising:
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a first means (CMS) for receiving metadata content describing digital content available for download to a user'"'"'s digital phone from one or more content providers, said first means further aggregating metadata content including heterogeneous content types and generating a catalogue representing said aggregated metadata content; and
,a second means (HCS) for accessing said aggregated metadata content catalogue and retrieving catalogued metadata in accordance with a received user request, said second means further generating a single web page including metadata from said aggregated metadata content catalogue that is adapted for receipt by said mobile phone and presentation via said user interface, wherein said first means for aggregating metadata and said second means for retrieving said aggregated metadata catalogue cooperatively interact to provide a user with integrated access to multiple heterogeneous content types via said single web page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing digital content on a mobile phone, said phone including a user interface adapted for initiating search requests for digital content associated with a searched category and downloading digital content, said method comprising:
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receiving metadata content describing digital content available for download to a user'"'"'s digital phone at a first server device (CMS) from one or more content providers; aggregating, at said first server device, said received metadata content including heterogeneous content types and generating a catalogue representing said aggregated metadata content; accessing, at a second server device (HCS), said aggregated metadata content catalogue and retrieving catalogued metadata in accordance with a received user request; and
,generating a single web page including metadata from said aggregated metadata content catalogue that is adapted for receipt by said mobile phone and presentation via said user interface, thereby providing a user with integrated access to multiple heterogeneous content types via said single web page. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing digital content on a mobile phone, said phone including a user interface adapted for initiating search requests for digital content associated with a searched category and downloading digital content, said method steps comprising:
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receiving metadata content describing digital content available for download to a user'"'"'s digital phone at a first server device (CMS) from one or more content providers; aggregating, at said first server device, said received metadata content including heterogeneous content types and generating a catalogue representing said aggregated metadata content; accessing, at a second server device, said aggregated metadata content catalogue and retrieving catalogued metadata in accordance with a received said user request; and
,generating a single web page including metadata from said aggregated metadata content catalogue that is adapted for receipt by said mobile phone and presentation via said user interface, thereby providing a user with integrated access to multiple heterogeneous content types via said single web page.
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