METHOD OF ENABLING DIGITAL MUSIC CONTENT TO BE DOWNLOADED TO AND USED ON A PORTABLE WIRELESS COMPUTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable wireless computing device programmed with a software application that enables an end-user to interact with other users in which the application allows each end-user to, over a wireless HTTP connection, (a) create on a remote server one or more user accounts with associated profiles for that end-user;
- and (b) view profiles created by other users of a service; and
(c) interact with other users of the service; and
(d) send and receive messages to and from other users of the service; and
(e) link his or her user account to user accounts of other users of the service.
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Abstract
The invention enables digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device. An application running on the wireless device has been automatically adapted to parameters associated with the wireless device without end-user input (e.g. the application has been configured in dependence on the device OS and firmware, related bugs, screen size, pixel number, security models, connection handling, memory etc. This application enables an end-user to browse and search music content on a remote server using a wireless network; to download music content from that remote server using the wireless network and to playback and manage that downloaded music content. The application also includes a digital rights management system that enables unlimited legal downloads of different music tracks to the device and also enables any of those tracks stored on the device to be played so long as a subscription service has not terminated.
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30 Claims
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1. A portable wireless computing device programmed with a software application that enables an end-user to interact with other users in which the application allows each end-user to, over a wireless HTTP connection, (a) create on a remote server one or more user accounts with associated profiles for that end-user;
- and (b) view profiles created by other users of a service; and
(c) interact with other users of the service; and
(d) send and receive messages to and from other users of the service; and
(e) link his or her user account to user accounts of other users of the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- and (b) view profiles created by other users of a service; and
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30. Method of enabling an end-user of a portable wireless computing device programmed with a software application to interact over a wireless HTTP connection, with other users of other devices, the portable wireless computing device in communication with a remote server over a wireless HTTP connection, the method comprising the steps of:
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(i) creating one or more user accounts with associated profiles on the remote server; (ii) displaying on the device profiles created by other users of a service; (iii) communicating interactions over a wireless HTTP connection, between the user and other users of the service; (iv) sending and receiving messages over a wireless HTTP connection, to and from the user and other users of the service, and (v) linking the user account to user accounts of other users of the service.
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