COMPUTER BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOGGING IN A USER MOBILE DEVICE AT A SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20130130662A1
• Filed: 01/22/2013
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Clear Channel Management Services LP (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schwartz, Evan, Hamre, Lasse, Moss, Michael, MacTiernan, Dan
• Granted Patent: US 9,973,875 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The invention provides a computer-based method for logging a user mobile device onto a server computer system including registering a unique identifier of a user mobile device, receiving a first message from the user mobile device, detecting an Internet Protocol address associated with the user mobile device, receiving the unique identifier corresponding to the Internet Protocol address; and transmitting to the user mobile device a second message.

Claims

1. A server computer system comprising:

a memory and processor coupled to the memory;

a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the program including;

a first module configured to provide an unregistered user mobile device with temporary access with regards to a first functionality of a web site supported by the server computer system;

a second module configured to provide interaction data associated with interactions by the unregistered user mobile device with regard to the first functionality as unregistered interaction data to at least one web service associated with providing the first functionality; and

the second module further configured to respond to registration of the user mobile device of the server computer system by providing the interaction data with regard to the first functionality as registered interaction data to the at least one web service.

2. The server computer system of claim 1, the second module configured to:

provide feedback from a user supported by the unregistered user mobile device with regard to the first functionality as unregistered interaction data to the at least one web service; and

respond to registration of the user mobile device of the server computer system as a registered user mobile device by providing preferences specified by the user with regard to the first functionality as registered interaction data to the at least one web service.

3. The server computer system of claim 1, the temporary access is disallowed in response to a determination that a user interaction threshold is reached, the predetermined user interaction threshold corresponds to a maximum of one or more allowed interactions by the user mobile device with the pluralities of media files.

4. The server computer system of claim 3, the program including a transmission module configured to transmit a token to the unregistered user mobile device, the token configured to generate the interaction data at the unregistered user mobile device.

5. The service computer system of claim 4, the token is further configured to determine whether the predetermined interaction threshold is reached based on the interaction data generated by the token.

6. The server computer system of claim 1, the program including:

a first interface configured to display a general homepage provided to the unregistered user mobile device, the general homepage configured to provide the temporary access with regards to the first functionality; and

a second interface configured to display a user-specific homepage provided to the registered user mobile device, the user-specific homepage configured, based on the registered interaction data, to provide registered user access with regards to the first functionality.

7. The server computer system of claim 7, the first interface further configured to display a roadblock message disallowing the temporary access provided to the unregistered user mobile device in response to a determination that the predetermined interaction threshold is reached.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computer carries out a method comprising:

storing interaction data associated with interactions by an unregistered user with content provided in association with a web service;

providing a first portion of the interaction data to the web service in association with a web service call; and

in response to registration of the user with the web service, uploading a second portion of the interaction data to a server computer system as registered user data associated with the user.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

in response to determining that cumulative interactions by the unregistered user with the content meets a predetermined interaction threshold, disallowing access by the unregistered user to the content.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, the method further comprising:

in response to determining that cumulative interactions by the unregistered user with the content meets a predetermined interaction threshold, displaying a roadblock message to the unregistered user that allows the user to overcome the disallowance via user registration on the server computer system.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, the method further comprising:

in response to registration of the user with the web service subsequent to the disallowing, providing restored access by the user to the content.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, the method further comprising:

storing at least the second portion of the interaction data in a local cache of a user device supporting the unregistered user;

in response to registration of the user with the web service subsequent to the disallowing, uploading the second portion of the interaction data from the local cache to a file database supported by the server computer system as registered user data and deleting the local cache.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein:

the first functionality includes access to a plurality of content items;

the first portion of interaction data includes user-specified feedback associated with at least one of the plurality of content items

the second portion of interaction data includes user-specified parameters associated with a user-customized plurality of content items; and

the restored access includes restored access to the first functionality based on the user-specified parameters.

14. A computer-based method comprising:

providing temporary access by the user computer system with regards to a first functionality of a web site supported by the server computer system as an unregistered user of the web site, based on user interactions with regards to the first functionality through an unregistered user area of the web site, in response to an unfavorable comparison of login information received from a user computer system supporting a user and registered user data stored in a file database supported by a server computer system,;

receiving interaction data associated with interactions by the user with regards to the first functionality; and

in response to a registration of the user as a registered user on the server computer system, save the interaction data as registered user data associated with the registered user.

15. The computer-based method of claim 14, providing temporary access based on user interactions with regards to the first functionality includes responding to a determination that the user'"'"'s cumulative interactions meet a predetermined threshold of cumulative user interactions by disallowing the user computer system from further access with regards to the first functionality.

16. The computer-based method of claim 15, comprising responding to registration of the user subsequent to the disallowing by uploading interaction data from a local cache on the user computer system to a file database supported by the server computer system as registered user data.

17. The computer-based method of claim 15, comprising responding to registration of the user subsequent to the disallowing by providing restored access by the user computer system with regards to the first functionality of a web site.

18. The computer-based method of claim 17, wherein:

the first functionality includes access to a plurality of content items;

the interaction data includes user-specified parameters associated with a user-customized plurality of content items; and

the restored access includes restored access to the first functionality based on the user-specified parameters.

19. The computer-based method of claim 18, providing restored access by the user computer system with regards to the first functionality of a web site based on the registered user data includes providing the user-customized plurality of content items based on the interaction data stored as registered user data.

20. The computer-based method of claim 15, providing temporary access based on user interactions with regards to the first functionality further includes responding to a determination that the user'"'"'s cumulative interactions meet a predetermined threshold of cumulative user interactions by providing a roadblock message to the user computer system that allows the user to overcome the disallowance via user registration on the server computer system.