ENHANCED SERVICES FOR MOBILE CONTENT ON DEMAND
First Claim
1. A method for providing content on demand to a mobile user device connected to a network, the method comprising:
- sending an initial content to a mobile user device for preview by a user after initiation of a call and prior to initiation of a billing charge for the call;
receiving a signal from the user indicative of a selection of additional content by the user;
initiating connection of the call to allow billing charges after the user has selected the additional content; and
initiating delivery of the selected additional content to the mobile user device after the user has selected the additional content.
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Abstract
The present invention enables mobile service providers to offer a variety of on-demand content and content-related enhanced services to mobile users utilizing existing mobile network infrastructure. In one embodiment, the present invention provides free preview of digital content for users of mobile devices before a call is connected, and gives the option to transition to the charged premium services within a predetermined time. An aspect of the present invention is to provide a real time mobile interactive mode coupled with on-demand services, such as, browsing and selecting a digital content, home mode of content playing, voting on the digital content, joining or creating a chat room to discuss the digital content, making call to others while watching the digital content, inviting others to join the digital content, etc.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing content on demand to a mobile user device connected to a network, the method comprising:
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sending an initial content to a mobile user device for preview by a user after initiation of a call and prior to initiation of a billing charge for the call; receiving a signal from the user indicative of a selection of additional content by the user; initiating connection of the call to allow billing charges after the user has selected the additional content; and initiating delivery of the selected additional content to the mobile user device after the user has selected the additional content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing content on demand to a mobile user device connected to a network, the system comprising:
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a preview menu control module that sends out an initial content to the mobile user device for preview by a user after initiation of a call and prior to initiation of a billing charge for the call; and coupled to the preview menu control module, a billing module that initiates generation of billing charges after the user has selected additional content to be delivered to the mobile user device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for providing content on demand to a mobile user device connected to a network, the system comprising:
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an interfacing module that interacts with the mobile user device by collecting input from a user and delivering digital content to the mobile user device during a call; and a call control module that communicates with the interfacing module, comprising; a preview menu control module that sends out an initial content to the mobile user device for preview by the user after initiation of the call and prior to initiation of a billing charge for the call; coupled to the preview menu control module, a timer module that delays the delivery of additional content to the user until a signal indicative of a selection of additional content by the user is received, and disconnects the call if the signal is not received within a pre-determined time; coupled to the preview menu control module, a service module that presents one or more enhanced service options to the user once the user has selected the additional content to be delivered to the mobile user device; and coupled to the preview menu control module and the timer module, a billing module that initiates generation of billing charges when the selected additional content is delivered to the mobile user device. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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