SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE, MOBILE CLIENT DEVICE AND APP FOR MOBILE BLOGGING AND SHARING

• US 20140047016A1
• Filed: 10/21/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bindu Rama Rao
• Original Assignee: Bindu Rama Rao
• Inventors: RAO, BINDU RAMA
• Application Number:
  US14/059,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20140047016A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A server infrastructure and a mobile client device with a mobile app that facilitates mobile blogging and controlled sharing of blog entries. The mobile client device is communicatively coupled to the server infrastructure and it comprises a registration module configured to receive a registration information from a user and a blog entry module. The mobile app facilitates mobile blogging—High school kids and other users can automatically publish their photos taken on their mobile devices along with voice comments and optional text into a personal profile/blog.

Claims

1. A mobile client device communicatively coupled to a server infrastructure, the mobile client device comprising:

a registration module configured to receive a registration information from a user;

the registration module configured to save the registration information locally and to include at least a portion of the registration information as part of any new blog entry created by the user across multiple user sessions;

a blog entry module configured to receive a digital photo or a digital video, a voice recording and a text entry from the user as part of a first new blog entry and communicating it to the server infrastructure for storage and maintenance as a digital asset; and

the blog entry module configured to prompt and receive from the user a category information and an event information that the blog entry module includes as part of the first new blog entry.

2. The mobile client device of claim 1 further comprising:

the mobile client device configured to receive the digital photo or a digital video from a camera unit associated with the mobile client device; and

the mobile client device configured to reduce the size of the digital photo or the digital video if they exceed a corresponding threshold value.

3. The mobile client device of claim 1 further comprising:

the mobile client device configured to provide a voice recording button that toggles between a START and STOP status thereby providing triggers for starting and stopping voice recording employing a microphone associated with the mobile client device.

4. The mobile client device of claim 1 further comprising:

a deferred delivery module that selectively communicates a digital photo taken, digital video or a voice recording data collected, in deferred mode, to the server infrastructure based on a size associated with the digital photo, digital video and the voice recording data.

5. The mobile client device of claim 4 further comprising:

the deferred delivery module that selectively communicates a digital photo taken, digital video or a voice recording data collected, in deferred mode, to the server infrastructure based on the availability of an authorized wifi network for communications.

6. The mobile client device of claim 4 further comprising:

the deferred delivery module that selectively communicates a digital photo taken, digital video or a voice recording data collected, in deferred mode, to the server infrastructure based on the availability of an authorized network for communications.

7. The mobile client device of claim 4 further comprising:

the deferred delivery module that selectively communicates a digital photo taken, digital video or a voice recording data collected, in deferred mode, to the server infrastructure based on the availability of a wifi network; and

the deferred delivery module communicating a new blog entry to the server employing any authorized network currently available.

8. A server infrastructure communicatively coupled to a mobile client device, the server infrastructure comprising:

a registration module configured to receive at least a portion of the registration information as part of a new blog entry created by a user via the mobile client device;

a blog entry module configured to receive a digital photo or a digital video, a voice recording and a text entry from the user that are associated with a new blog entry, for storage and maintenance as a digital asset; and

the blog entry module configured to receive the new blog entry that includes a category information, an event information and references to the photo or a digital video, the voice recording and the text entry.

9. The server infrastructure of claim 8 further comprising:

the server infrastructure configured to retrieve a list of blog entries for a specified user for display on the mobile client device.

10. The server infrastructure of claim 8 further comprising:

the server infrastructure configured to retrieve a user selected blog entry from the list of blog entries for presenting it to a user.

11. The server infrastructure of claim 8 further comprising:

the server infrastructure configured to provide a user of the mobile client device management capabilities comprising editing, archiving, forwarding, sharing and deleting their own blog entries.

12. The server infrastructure of claim 8 further comprising:

a website that is configured to facilitate display of blog entries and management of blog entries by the respective users who are also owners of those blog entries.

13. The server infrastructure of claim 8 further comprising:

a search module that enables search and retrieval of blog entries by authorized users;

an archive module that presents a list of archived blog entries;

a category organizer module that presents a user'"'"'s blog entries by categories; and

a sharing manager that lets a user specify subscribers to his blog to share blog entries only with those subscribers, wherein the server infrastructure facilitates sharing of the blog entries with subscribers associated with the user, and addition of comments by those subscribers for that user.

14. A downloadable mobile app in a mobile device communicatively coupled to a server infrastructure, the downloadable mobile app comprising:

a blog entry display module that displays blog entries received from a remote server, optionally in a scrollable window, wherein the blog entries comprise a plurality of items and management elements, wherein the management elements comprise sharing, forwarding and deleting;

a blog entry creation module that facilitates creation of a new blog entry comprising a digital photo or video recording, a voice recording and a textual input entry;

the blog entry creation module soliciting selection of a category and an event specification for the new blog entry; and

a deferred delivery module that uploads the digital photo, video or the voice recording data collected to the server infrastructure, wherein the upload is made selectively in a deferred mode based on availability of an authorized network for communications and a size associated with corresponding digital photo, video or voice recording data.

15. The downloadable mobile app of claim 14 further comprising:

a registration module that facilitates registration of a new user with the server infrastructure and locally saving a registration information for subsequent use during communication of the new blog entry to the server infrastructure.

16. The downloadable mobile app of claim 14 wherein the new blog entry comprises the category, the event specification, a reference or link to the digital photo or video recording, a reference or link to the voice recording and the textual input entry.

17. The downloadable mobile app of claim 14 further comprising:

the deferred delivery module uploads the digital photo, the video taken or the voice recording to the server infrastructure and retrieves or generates a reference or a link which it subsequently incorporates into the new blog entry; and

the deferred delivery module uploads the new blog entry to the server infrastructure with links to the digital photo, the video and the voice recording uploaded.

18. The downloadable mobile app of claim 14 further comprising:

the registration information comprises a username and password that the deferred delivery module uses to upload the new blog entry, or subsets thereof, to the server infrastructure.

19. The downloadable mobile app of claim 14 wherein the blog entry creation module facilitates creation of a new blog entry and upload of the new blog entry for inclusion in one of a plurality of mobile blogs supported by the server infrastructure, wherein the blog entry creation module is configured to support creation of a new blog by the user.

20. The downloadable mobile app of claim 14 further comprising:

a geolocation module that supplies a geolocation data for inclusion in a new blog entry; and

a subscriber assignment module that facilitates selection of subscribers to a blog of the user using a contact manager or the or specification of subscribers by the user.