Systems and Methods For Facilitating The Acquisition of Content
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1. A method for providing an item to a communication device, comprising:
- transmitting content to the communication device, the content comprising time-based audio data;
transmitting to the communication device a content identifier identifying the content and a remote system identifier identifying a remote system, wherein the content identifier and the remote system identifier are transmitted with the content;
while the content is being transmitted to the communication device, receiving at the remote system a message indicating that a user of the communication device desires to acquire a related item associated with the transmitted content, but different than the transmitted content;
after receiving the message, transmitting the related item to the communication device, which in response to receiving the related item, stores the received related item in a storage unit of the communication device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for acquiring content (e.g., a ring tone or a ring view) for a communication device.
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1. A method for providing an item to a communication device, comprising:
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transmitting content to the communication device, the content comprising time-based audio data; transmitting to the communication device a content identifier identifying the content and a remote system identifier identifying a remote system, wherein the content identifier and the remote system identifier are transmitted with the content; while the content is being transmitted to the communication device, receiving at the remote system a message indicating that a user of the communication device desires to acquire a related item associated with the transmitted content, but different than the transmitted content; after receiving the message, transmitting the related item to the communication device, which in response to receiving the related item, stores the received related item in a storage unit of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing an item to a user of a communication device, comprising:
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transmitting, from a content server, to the communication device a stream comprising program data comprising time-based audio data and non-program data comprising an object locator specifying the location of an object; and while the communication device is playing the program data, (i) receiving at the remote server a message comprising information indicating that a user of the communication device desires to acquire an item related to the program data, but different than the program data, and (ii) in response to receiving the message, transmitting to the communication device the object, wherein the object is configured so that the user can use the object to obtain the related item, wherein the communication device is configured to display the object while playing the program data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing content to a user of a communication device, comprising:
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transmitting to the communication device a stream comprising i) program data comprising time-based audio data and ii) non-program data comprising time-based data related to the program data; and while the communication device is playing the program data, (i) receiving at a remote server a message transmitted by the communication device, the message comprising information indicating that a user of the communication device desires to acquire related content related to the program data, but different than the program data, and (ii) after receiving the message transmitting to the communication device a reply message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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