VIDEO MESSAGING

• US 20130141513A1
• Filed: 12/01/2011
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Inventors: Setton, Eric, Odell, Jamie
• Granted Patent: US 8,941,707 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/127 Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5315 where the non-audio components are still images or video still image mailbox systems H04N1/324, intermediate storage of video signals for videophones H04N7/147
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/14 Systems for two-way working H04N7/12, H04N7/173 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A method for video messaging includes recording a video message, at a device, for a recipient; and selecting a contact as a recipient of the video message, at the device, without requiring typing at the device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for video messaging, said computer-implemented method comprising:

recording a video message, at a device, for a recipient; and

selecting a contact as a recipient of said video message, at said device, without requiring typing at said device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said recording a video message, at a device further comprises:

recording said video message, at said device, for a plurality of recipients.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said selecting a contact as a recipient of said video message further comprises:

selecting a contact in a contact list.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said selecting a contact as a recipient of said video message further comprises:

selecting a plurality of contacts in a contact list.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said recording said video message occurs prior to said selecting said contact as said recipient.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said selecting said contact of said video message occurs prior to said recording of said video message.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting said video message to said recipient.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

formatting said video message based on video display parameters of a second device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting to generate said video message in response to a time-out.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting to generate said video message in response to an end of a call.

11. A computer-implemented method for video messaging, said computer-implemented method comprising:

recording a video message, at a device, for a recipient;

selecting a contact as a recipient of said video message, at said device; and

transmitting said video message to said recipient without requiring calling said recipient.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein said recording said video message occurs prior to said selecting said contact as said recipient.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein said selecting said contact of said video message occurs prior to said recording of said video message.

14. A computer-implemented method for prompting to generate a video message, said computer-implemented method comprising:

initiating a communication between a first device and a second device;

starting a pre-determined time-out; and

in response to an end of said time-out, prompting, at said first device, to generate a video message.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein said initiating a communication between a first device and second device further comprises:

a user of said first device calling a user of said second device.

16. A computer-implemented method for prompting to generate a video message, said computer-implemented method comprising:

initiating a call from a first device to a second device;

ending said call at said first device; and

in response to an end of said call, prompting, at said first device, to generate a video message.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein said ending said call at said first device further comprises:

ending said call at said first device prior to said second device responding to said call.

18. A computer-implemented method for monetization of video messaging, said method comprising:

displaying a list of video messages, wherein a first subset of said video messages in said list are not accessible for playback;

allowing for selection of said video messages; and

in response to selecting a video message of said first subset, prompting a user to purchase access to playback said video message of said first subset selected by said user.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said prompting a user to purchase access to playback said video message of said first subset, further comprises:

prompting said user to purchase a recurrent subscription.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said prompting a user to purchase access to playback said video message of said first subset, further comprises:

prompting said user to purchase a non-recurring trial subscription.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said prompting a user to purchase access to playback said video message of said first subset, further comprises:

prompting said user to purchase a one-time fee subscription.

22. A computer-implemented method for callback during playback of a video message, said method comprising:

viewing a video message at a first device, wherein said video message is from a user of a second device; and

prompting a user of said first device to call said user of said second device while viewing said video message.