System and Method for Transferring Digital Media

• US 20110066503A1
• Filed: 02/26/2009
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cloudtrade LLC
• Original Assignee: Cloudtrade LLC
• Inventors: Kanapur, Rajesh, Li, Chunhui
• Application Number:
  US12/990,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20110066503A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers

Abstract

A method is described that provides for selecting digital content and sending a download message to a mobile device. The method further includes sending a message from the mobile device using information from the download message to a download facilitation service. Additionally, the method includes initiating transfer from the mobile device from the download facilitation service, and transferring the digital content to the mobile device.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method, comprising the steps of:

providing web-page content having a web-page user-selectable button, wherein the web-page user-selectable button includes digital content identifying information and whereupon a user clicking on the user-selectable button, an initiation of a one-click digital content transfer process is conducted and includes the steps of;

selecting digital content;

sending a download message to a mobile device;

sending a message from said mobile device using information from said download message to a download facilitation service;

initiating transfer from a portal of said download facilitation service; and

transferring said digital content to said mobile device.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing an advertisement to said first mobile device before completion of said transferring.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing an advertisement to said first mobile device before sending said download message to said mobile device.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing an identifier for said digital content with said download message.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

requesting content from a content provider from said download facilitation service.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

collecting information related to said digital content.

27. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

browsing a site for said digital content.

28. A system, comprising:

a content site that provides web-page content having a web-page user-selectable button, wherein the web-page user-selectable button includes digital content identifying information;

a digital content repository, said digital content repository providing storage medium for storing digital content;

a first mobile device having a first mobile user interface accessible by said first mobile device;

a user portal that provides

means for browsing the web-page content of the content site, and, whereupon a user clicking on the user-selectable button, the user initiates a one-click digital content transfer process wherein the user may indicate digital content for download from a download facilitation service;

a first network connecting said first mobile interface with said download facilitation service;

a second network connecting said user portal with the content site and said download facilitation service, said download facilitation service providing a transfer system enabling the transfer of said digital content from said digital content repository to said first mobile user interface.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein said first network and said second network are the same network.

30. The system of claim 28, further comprising:

a transaction management system that tracks content transferred between said download facilitation service and said first mobile device.

31. The system of claim 30, further comprising:

an advertisement system that sends an advertisement to the recipient of said content transferred.

32. The system of claim 30, further comprising:

a content owner system that credits an owner of said transferred digital content between said first user and said second user, said content owner being identified by said transaction management system.

33. The system of claim 28, wherein said first network comprises a wireless network.