SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESPONDING TO INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM USERS OF PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for responding to information requests from users of personal communication devices, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a request message at a central host site for content, the request being received over a network from a user of a personal communication device;
(b) responding to the request message at said central host site by;
(i) validating the request message;
(ii) parsing the validated request message to identify at least a content category and a content type;
(iii) retrieving said requested content according to said identified content category and type;
(iv) incorporating the retrieved content in a response message, wherein said response message is constructed as a sequence of images, each image including at least a portion of said retrieved content, and(v) transmitting the response message from the central host site to the user making the request for content.
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Abstract
There are provided methods and systems for responding to information requests from users of personal communication devices, such as mobile telephones and more particularly cellular telephones. In one embodiment, information requests issued from a plurality of user'"'"'s cellular telephones are received and processed at a central host site. Processing comprises parsing the user requests to determine the content and category type of the request and retrieving relevant content configured as a sequence of images (frames), referred to as a “video strip”. When a user plays back a video strip on his or her personal communication device, the sequence of images appear on the user'"'"'s display as a sequence of still images, played back at a slow rate, unlike conventional movie playback frame rates. When viewing a video strip, a viewer may stop, start, and pause the video strip. Pausing playback of a video strip enables the user to easily peruse the contents of each video strip frame.
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38 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for responding to information requests from users of personal communication devices, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a request message at a central host site for content, the request being received over a network from a user of a personal communication device; (b) responding to the request message at said central host site by; (i) validating the request message; (ii) parsing the validated request message to identify at least a content category and a content type; (iii) retrieving said requested content according to said identified content category and type; (iv) incorporating the retrieved content in a response message, wherein said response message is constructed as a sequence of images, each image including at least a portion of said retrieved content, and (v) transmitting the response message from the central host site to the user making the request for content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for linking data related to a set of similar digital images, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions for operating the at least one processor to perform the steps of; (a) receiving a request message for content, the request being received over a network from a user of a personal communication device; (b) responding to the request message by; (i) validating the request message; (ii) parsing the validated request message to identify at least a content category and a content type; (iii) retrieving said requested content according to said identified content category and type; (iv) incorporating the retrieved content in a response message, wherein said response message is constructed as a sequence of images, each image including at least a portion of said retrieved content, and (v) transmitting the response message from a central host site to the user making the request for content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product for use in a receiving computing system that is configured to communicate with a wireless device over a carrier network, the computer program product for implementing a method for responding to information requests from users of personal communication devices, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having thereon the following:
- computer-executable instructions for;
(a) receiving a request message, over a carrier network, for content from a user of a personal communication device;
(b) responding to the request message at said central host site by;
validating the request message;
wherein said act of responding to the request message further comprises;
parsing the request message to identify a content category and a content type;
retrieving said content responsive to said request message;
incorporating the retrieved content in a response message comprised substantially of a sequence of images, each image including at least a portion of said retrieved content, and transmitting the response message to the user issuing the request message. - View Dependent Claims (34)
- computer-executable instructions for;
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35. A system for linking data related to a set of similar digital images, the system comprising:
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at least one communications manager connected to receive a request message for content, the request being received over a network from a user of a personal communication device, the at least one communications manager being further configured to transmit a response message from a central host site to the user making the request for content; an interpretation manager connected to received the request message from the communications manager, validate the request message and parse the validated request message to identify at least a content category and a content type; a content manager connected to retrieve and aggregate said requested content according to said identified content category and type; an interpretation manager connected to receive the retrieved content and incorporate the retrieved content in a response message, wherein said response message is constructed as a sequence of images, each image including at least a portion of said retrieved content; and a presentation manager connected to construct a video strip from at least the retrieved content. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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