MOBILE DEVICE CARROUSEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20080288866A1
• Filed: 05/17/2007
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Movius Interactive Corporation
• Original Assignee: Movius Interactive Corporation
• Inventors: Spencer, James H., Klein, Ian, Kennebrew, Garey C.
• Application Number:
  US11/749,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20080288866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

Receiving a first plurality of media presentations; outputting the first plurality of media presentations to a user of a mobile telephone in a first sequential presentation of the first plurality of media presentations at least until the user selects one of the first plurality of media presentations; outputting a second sequential presentation of the first plurality of media presentations to the user if the user does not select a media presentation during the first sequential presentation of the first plurality of media presentations; receiving a first user input corresponding to a first selected media presentation among the first plurality of media presentations; and outputting at least a first media item corresponding to the first selected media presentation responsive to receiving the first user input.

Claims

1. A method of presenting content to a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:

outputting a first plurality of media presentations to a mobile device in a first cyclical sequence;

receiving a first user input corresponding to a particular media presentation among the first plurality of media presentations; and

altering the output of the first plurality of media presentations in response to the first user input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first plurality of media presentations comprises audio and/or video components and the step of outputting a first plurality of media presentations further comprises rendering the first plurality of media presentations in accordance with the format of the components.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of media presentations comprise one of a music video, a video game, a ring-tone, a digital wallpaper, and a song.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of altering the output of the first plurality of media presentations further comprises:

stopping the output of the first plurality of media presentations; and

outputting a second plurality of media presentations to the mobile device in a second cyclical sequence;

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of altering the output of the first plurality of media presentations further comprises:

stopping the output of the first plurality of media presentations; and

outputting media content associated with the particular media presentation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of altering the output of the first plurality of media presentations further comprises:

stopping the output of the current media presentation;

outputting the next media presentation in the cyclical sequence of media presentations.

7. A method comprising:

transmitting a first plurality of media presentations to a mobile telephone, wherein the first plurality of media presentations are rendered by the mobile telephone in a cyclical sequence at least until a selection signal is detected in association with one of the first plurality of media presentations;

detecting a first selection signal from the mobile telephone, the first selection signal being associated with a first selected media presentation among the first plurality of media presentations; and

transmitting to the mobile telephone alternate media content corresponding to the first selected media presentation among the first plurality of media presentations.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the alternate media content is a media item selected from the group of media items including a music video, a video game, a ring-tone, a digital wallpaper, and a song.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the alternate media content is a second plurality of media presentations and the mobile telephone renders the second plurality of media presentations in a cyclical sequence at least until a selection signal is detected in association with one of the second plurality of media presentations.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting a second selection signal from the mobile telephone, the second selection signal being associated with a second selected media presentation among the second plurality of media presentations; and

transmitting to the mobile telephone alternate media content corresponding to the second selected media presentation among the second plurality of media presentations.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the alternate media content is a media item selected from the group of media items including a music video, a video game, a ring-tone, a digital wallpaper, and a song.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the alternate media content is a next plurality of media presentations and the mobile telephone renders the next plurality of media presentations in a cyclical sequence at least until a selection signal is detected in association with one of the next plurality of media presentations.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the alternate media content is a modification of the first plurality of media presentations that is modified in accordance with the first selection signal and the mobile telephone renders the alternate media content.

14. The method of claim 7, one or more of the first plurality of media presentations is automatically modified during a subsequent cyclical sequence presentation of the first plurality of media presentations.

15. A mobile telephone comprising:

software and hardware configured to enable the mobile telephone to;

receive a first plurality of media presentations;

render the first plurality of media presentations in a cyclical sequence at least until a detection of a first selection signal;

detect a first selection signal corresponding to a first selected media presentation among the first plurality of media presentations; and

output at least a first media item corresponding to the first selected media presentation.

16. The mobile telephone of claim 15, wherein each of the first plurality of media presentations comprises audio and video.

17. The mobile telephone of claim 15, wherein the first media item comprises one of a music video, a video game, a ring-tone, a digital wallpaper, and a song.

18. The mobile telephone of claim 15, wherein the software and hardware are further configured to enable the mobile telephone to:

responsive to detecting the first selection signal, rendering a second plurality of media presentations in a cyclical sequence at least until the detection of a second selection signal;

detect a second selection signal corresponding to a second selected media presentation, said second selected media presentation being among the second plurality of media presentations; and

output at least a second media item corresponding to the second selected media presentation responsive to receiving the second user input.

19. The mobile telephone of claim 18, wherein each of the second plurality of media presentations comprises audio and video.

20. The mobile telephone of claim 18, wherein the second media item comprises one of a music video, a video game, a ring-tone, a digital wallpaper, and a song.