Methods, Media, and Devices for Providing a Package of Assets

• US 20080270913A1
• Filed: 10/24/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Credit Suisse Management LLC (Credit Suisse)
• Original Assignee: Credit Suisse Management LLC (Credit Suisse)
• Inventors: Singer, Howard, Lydecker, George, White, George, Schwartz, Gregory
• Application Number:
  US11/923,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20080270913A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

Methods, media, and devices for providing a package of assets are provided. In some embodiments, methods of distributing a package of assets to a portable device are provided, the methods comprising: identifying the portable device; identifying an asset that correspond to the portable device and the package of assets; and transferring the asset and a definition of assets that corresponds to the package of assets to the portable device. In some embodiments, methods of presenting a package of assets on a portable device are provided, the methods comprising: providing information for identifying the portable device; receiving an asset and a definition of assets, wherein the asset corresponds to the portable device; and presenting the asset according to the definition of assets.

Claims

1. A method of distributing a package of assets to a portable device, comprising:

identifying the portable device;

identifying an asset that correspond to the portable device and the package of assets; and

transferring the asset and a definition of assets that corresponds to the package of assets to the portable device.

2. A method of presenting a package of assets on a portable device, comprising:

providing information for identifying the portable device;

receiving an asset and a definition of assets, wherein the asset corresponds to the portable device; and

presenting the asset according to the definition of assets.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising transferring the definition of assets and at least a portion of the set of assets to a computer.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the computer is a personal computer.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the computer is a game console.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the asset is one of a master tone, a video ringer, a wallpaper, a music track, an artist biography, lyrics, an image, coupons, an album list, a list of other artists, and a video.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing an interface enabling a user to sign up for additional assets, purchase concert tickets, or enter a contest.

8. A method of presenting a package of assets on a computer, comprising:

receiving from a portable device at the computer the package of assets including a definition of assets;

modifying the package of assets to correspond to the computer; and

presenting an asset indicated in the definition of assets.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein modifying the package of assets comprises receiving the asset at the computer from a server.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein modifying the package of assets comprises receiving the asset at the computer from a database.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein modifying the package of assets comprises selecting the asset as to be presented on the computer when the asset would not be presented on the portable device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein modifying the package of assets comprises modifying the asset.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the computer is a personal computer.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the computer is a game console.

15. A portable device comprising:

an interface; and

a processor coupled to the interface that;

provides information to the interface for identifying the portable device;

receives an asset and a definition of assets, wherein the asset corresponds to the portable device; and

causes the asset to be presented according to the definition of assets.

16. The portable device of claim 15, wherein the processor also causes the definition of assets and at least a portion of the set of assets to be transferred to a computer.

17. The portable device of claim 16, wherein the computer is a personal computer.

18. The portable device of claim 16, wherein the computer is a game console.

19. The portable device of claim 15, wherein the asset is one of a master tone, a video ringer, a wallpaper, a music track, an artist biography, lyrics, an image, coupons, an album list, a list of other artists, and a video.

20. The portable device of claim 15, wherein the processor also causes an interface enabling a user to sign up for additional assets, purchase concert tickets, or enter a contest to be provided.

21. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting a package of assets on a computer, the method comprising:

receiving from a portable device at the computer the package of assets including a definition of assets;

modifying the package of assets to correspond to the computer; and

presenting an asset indicated in the definition of assets.

22. The medium of claim 21, wherein modifying the package of assets comprises receiving the asset at the computer from a server.

23. The medium of claim 21, wherein modifying the package of assets comprises selecting the asset as to be presented on the computer when the asset would not be presented on the portable device.

24. The medium of claim 21, wherein modifying the package of assets comprises modifying the asset.

25. The medium of claim 21, wherein the computer is a personal computer.