VIDEO-BASED TRANSMISSION OF ITEMS

• US 20130021479A1
• Filed: 07/23/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vsnap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vsnap, Inc.
• Inventors: McLaughlin, David J., Joyce, James
• Application Number:
  US13/555,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20130021479A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards
• 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

Abstract

A method includes, in a server residing in a network of interconnected computers, uploading a video from a user device in the network, attaching an item to the uploaded video, and sending a link to the uploaded video with attached item to a recipient.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

in a server residing in a network of interconnected computers, uploading a video from a user device in the network;

attaching an item to the uploaded video; and

sending a link to the uploaded video with attached item to a recipient.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the item is selected from the group consisting of a commercial item, a link, and a file.

3. The method claim 2 wherein the commercial item is selected from the group consisting of a unique redemption code, a merchant voucher, and a vendor service voucher.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the link enables a recipient to access information or opportunities that offer value.

5. The method of claim 2 where the file is selected from the group consisting of a document, a photograph, an image and a file.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending a notification to the user device when the link is opened.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the user device is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a personal data assistant (PDA), and a smart phone.

8. A method comprising:

in a server residing in a network of interconnected computers, receiving user information from a user device linked to the network.

sending a camera activation signal to the user device, activating a user device camera and enabling a user to record a video;

uploading an attachment from the user device;

associating the attachment with the recorded video;

storing the recorded video along with a title and text description of the video and associated attachment.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

sending a link to the recorded video and associated attachment via electronic delivery to a recipient selected by a user of the user device;

delivering the recorded video and associated attachment to the recipient upon activation of the link.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising notifying the user device of the delivering.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the user information comprises a username and password.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein notifying comprises sending an email, sending a Short Message Service (SMS), delivering a message on public or private message bulletin board, or delivering a message to a social networking site.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the user device is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a personal data assistant (PDA), and a smart phone.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the recipient is listed in a store comprising a plurality of recipients.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein the attachment is selected from the group consisting of a commercial item, a link, and a file.

16. The method claim of 15 wherein the commercial item is selected from the group consisting of a unique redemption code, a merchant voucher, and a vendor service voucher.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the link enables a recipient to access information or opportunities that offer value.

18. The method of claim 15 where the file is selected from the group consisting of a document, a photograph, an image and a file.

19. The method of claim 8 wherein the video originates from a linked database or directory.