System and method for managing distribution of rich media content

• US 20090234935A1
• Filed: 11/17/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Watson, Scott, Shively, Orrin J., Gilbert, Jonathan, Swirsky, Robert, Brown, Ben, Santana, Armando
• Granted Patent: US 8,745,165 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

There is provided a system for managing distribution of rich media content. The system comprises a communications server accessible by a mobile device; a local services network interactively connected to the communications server; a rich media control application resident on the communications server, the rich media control application configured to manage rich media distribution for a user of the mobile device in response to receipt of a valid rich media access code from the mobile device, by requesting a rich media content corresponding to the rich media access code from the local services network; receiving the rich media content from the local services network; and sending a notification message to the mobile device for enabling the user of the mobile device to access the rich media content.

Claims

1. A system for managing distribution of rich media content, the system comprising:

a communications server accessible by a mobile device;

a local services network interactively connected to the communications server;

a rich media control application resident on the communications server, the rich media control application configured to manage rich media distribution for a user of the mobile device in response to receipt of a valid rich media access code from the mobile device, by;

requesting a rich media content corresponding to the rich media access code from the local services network;

receiving the rich media content from the local services network; and

sending a notification message to the mobile device for enabling the user of the mobile device to access the rich media content.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the rich media content comprises a photograph.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the rich media content comprises a video.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the rich media control application is further configured to expire activation of the rich media access code after a predetermined activation period.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the rich media control application is further configured to manage distribution of rich media content between members of a group of mobile device users by receiving an item of rich media content from a member of the group and sending the other members of the group a group notification of availability of the item of rich media content, the group notification enabling the other members to access the item of rich media content.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to support communication via one of short message service (SMS) text messaging and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messaging.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to support communication via email.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a rich media communication control software capable of being downloaded to the mobile device;

the rich media communication control software configured to support rich media distribution among the communications server, the local services network, and the mobile device over a local area network (LAN).

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the LAN is one of a Wi-Fi network and a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) network.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is implemented to manage distribution of rich media content across a venue corresponding to the local services network.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the venue is one of a theme park and a destination resort.

12. A method for managing distribution of rich media content, the method comprising:

receiving a rich media access code sent from a mobile device;

authenticating activation of the rich media access code;

associating the rich media access code with the mobile device;

requesting a rich media content corresponding to the rich media access code from a local services network;

receiving the rich media content corresponding to the rich media access code from the local services network; and

sending a notification message to the mobile device for enabling a user of the mobile device to access the rich media content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the rich media content comprises a photograph.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the rich media content comprises a video.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising expiring activation of the rich media access code after a predetermined activation period.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving an item of rich media content from the mobile device; and

sending a group notification message to a second mobile device associated with the rich media access code;

the group notification message enabling a user of the second mobile device to access the item of rich media content.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein communications received from the mobile device comprise short message service (SMS) text messages.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein communications received from the mobile device comprise email messages.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein communications received from the mobile device comprise Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a rich media communication control software capable of being downloaded to the mobile device;

the rich media communication control software configured to support rich media distribution among the communications server, the local services network, and the mobile device over a local area network (LAN).

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the LAN is one of a Wi-Fi network and a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) network.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein the method is implemented to manage distribution of rich media content across a recreational venue that is one of a theme park and a destination resort.