Computer Implemented System for Providing Musical Message Content
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture for providing musical message content, the article of manufacture comprising:
- media containing software that is able to direct the actions of a computer so as to cause the computer to;
accept a request from a requesting source, the request specifying at least one thematic category and a receiving destination, the at least one thematic category being selected from a group of selectable thematic categories;
select from a database a musical recording associated with the specified at least one thematic category, the database containing a plurality of musical recordings, each musical recording being associated with at least one of the selectable thematic categories; and
provide the selected musical recording to the specified receiving destination.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system is disclosed for providing musical message content. The system can accept a request specifying at least one musical theme and a destination email address or telephone number. The system then selects at least one appropriate musical recording from a database of musical recordings associated with themes, and provides a selected musical recording to the designated destination. The requesting and/or receiving devices can be telephones, cell phones, smart phones, PDA'"'"'s, email-enabled devices, and/or web-enabled devices. Thematic categories can relate to emotions, relationships, special occasions, occupations, religions, and music. A message and/or picture and/or video can be delivered with the musical recording, and user interfaces can facilitate selection of any or all message elements, including selection of a musical recording from a group of candidate recordings associated with the specified theme or themes. In some embodiments, user-submitted musical recordings can be added to the database.
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20 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture for providing musical message content, the article of manufacture comprising:
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media containing software that is able to direct the actions of a computer so as to cause the computer to; accept a request from a requesting source, the request specifying at least one thematic category and a receiving destination, the at least one thematic category being selected from a group of selectable thematic categories; select from a database a musical recording associated with the specified at least one thematic category, the database containing a plurality of musical recordings, each musical recording being associated with at least one of the selectable thematic categories; and provide the selected musical recording to the specified receiving destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. An apparatus for providing musical message content, the apparatus comprising:
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a computer having access to a database of musical recordings, each musical recording being associated with at least one of a group of selectable thematic categories, the computer being able to; accept a request from a requesting source, the request specifying at least one thematic category and a receiving destination, the at least one thematic category being selected from the group of selectable thematic categories; select from the database a musical recording associated with the specified at least one thematic category; and provide the selected musical recording to the specified receiving destination. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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