METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EGNAGING INTERACTIVE WEB CONTENT

• US 20100263005A1
• Filed: 04/08/2009
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobitude, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mobitude, LLC
• Inventors: White, Eric Foster
• Application Number:
  US12/420,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20100263005A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The present invention engages interactive web content across a plurality of communication platforms including receiving an initiation request for viewing interactive web content across a first communication platform and determining profile information regarding a user'"'"'s narrowcast identification information. If the profile information does not include the identification information, the method and system includes receiving the identification information directly from the user and beginning the interactive web content including distributing a video feed providing a video display to the user across the first communication platform. When the interactive web content reaches a first engagement point, generating a narrowcast communication directly to the user via a second communication platform based on the narrowcast identification information. In response to the narrowcast communication, the method and system includes receiving a first response from the user via the second communication platform and maintaining the interactive video display to the first user.

Claims

1. A method for engaging interactive web content across a plurality of communication platforms, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user, an initiation request for viewing interactive web content across a first communication platform;

determining profile information regarding the user, including narrowcast identification information for the user;

if the profile information does not include the narrowcast identification information, receiving the narrowcast identification information directly from the user;

having the narrowcast identification information for the user, beginning the interactive web content including distributing a video feed providing a video display to the user across the first communication platform;

when the interactive web content reaches a first engagement point, generating a narrowcast communication directly to the user via a second communication platform based on the narrowcast identification information;

in response to the narrowcast communication, receiving a first response from the user via the second communication platform; and

maintaining the interactive video display to the first user based at least on the first response.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining the profile information for the user from a secondary web location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second web location is a social network web location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication platform is a web-based communication platform.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second communication platform is a text-messaging platform.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining profile information includes:

determining user profile characteristics from a profile database; and

generating the narrowcast communication tailored to the user based at least on one or more of the user profile characteristics.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication platform is the same as the second communication platform.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

when the interactive web content reaches a second engagement point, generating a second narrowcast communication directly to the user via the second communication platform based on the narrowcast identification information;

receiving a second response from the user via the second communication platform; and

maintaining the interactive video display to the first user based on the second response.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

in maintaining the interactive video display to the first user, transmitting an ancillary communication to the user via the second communication platform, the ancillary communication including information based on the user viewing the interactive web content.

10. A system for engaging interactive web content across a plurality of communication platforms, the system comprising:

a computer readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon;

a processing device in communication with the computer readable medium operative to receive the executable instructions therefrom, the processing device, in response to the executable instructions, operative to;

receive, from a user, an initiation request for viewing interactive web content across a first communication platform;

determine profile information regarding the user, including narrowcast identification information for the user;

if the profile information does not include the narrowcast identification information, receive the narrowcast identification information directly from the user;

having the narrowcast identification information for the user, begin the interactive web content including distributing a video feed providing a video display to the user across the first communication platform;

when the interactive web content reaches a first engagement point, generate a narrowcast communication directly to the user via a second communication platform based on the narrowcast identification information;

in response to the narrowcast communication, receive a first response from the user via the second communication platform; and

maintain the interactive video display to the first user based at least on the first response.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the processing device, in response to the executable instructions, is further operative to:

determine the profile information for the user from a secondary web location.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the second web location is a social network web location.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the narrowcast identification information is a text messaging identifier.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the first communication platform is a web-based communication platform.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the second communication platform is a text-messaging platform.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the text-messaging platform includes the transmission of text messaging to a mobile communication device.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the first communication platform is the same as the second communication platform.

18. The system of claim 10 wherein the processing device, in response to the executable instructions, is further operative to:

when the interactive web content reaches a second engagement point, generate a second narrowcast communication directly to the user via the second communication platform based on the narrowcast identification information;

receive a second response from the user via the second communication platform; and

maintain the interactive video display to the first user based on the second response.

19. The system of claim 10 wherein the processing device, in response to the executable instructions, further operative to:

in maintaining the interactive video display to the first user, transmit an ancillary communication to the user via the second communication platform, the ancillary communication including information based on the user viewing the interactive web content.

20. The system of claim 10 the processing device, when operative to determine profile information includes being operative to:

determine user profile characteristics from a profile database; and

generate the narrowcast communication tailored to the user based at least on one or more of the user profile characteristics.