SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH MUSIC CLIPS

• US 20140280728A1
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bryan Szerlip Joyce, Michael Joyce Jr
• Original Assignee: Michael Joyce Jr
• Inventors: Szerlip Joyce, Bryan, Joyce, Michael Jr.
• Application Number:
  US14/213,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20140280728A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information

Abstract

A system for users to communicate with other users through music clips is provided. A clip management module receives from a user a selection of a music clip, which is a segment of a musical piece that conveys the emotion or thought of the user. A communication module receives from the user at least one recipient and transmits the selected music clip to the recipient. The recipient can respond by sending a music clip to the user thereby creating a musical conversation.

Claims

1. A system for users to communicate with other users through music clips comprising:

a processor;

a clip module executable by the processor, the clip module operable to receive from a user a selection of a music clip, the music clip defined as a segment of a musical piece;

a communication module executable by the processor, the communication module operable to receive from the user at least one recipient and to transmit the selected music clip to the recipient.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module operable to transmit a user-specified photograph along with the music clip.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the clip module creates a music clip by having the user listen to a musical piece containing the music clip.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the clip module creates a music clip based on a user-specified search of musical pieces by one or more of a lyric, genre, emotion category and artist.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the clip module creates the music clip based on a user-specified search of musical pieces by an emotion category.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the clip module selects the music clip based on top shared music clips.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module is operable to transmit the music clip to a social media website.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module is linked with the social media website and allows the user to log in to the social media website.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module prompts the recipient to download a software for use in responding to the user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module displays an advertisement on a display of the recipient while the music clip is played.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module plays back a video or audio clip as an advertisement on a display of the recipient.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module displays, on a display of the recipient, a link to a store for purchasing the musical piece associated with the music clip while the music clip is played.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the clip module is operable to receive from the recipient a selection of a second music clip;

the communication module is operable to transmit the selected second music clip to the user as a response.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising a database storing data regarding a plurality of musical pieces and being searchable by an emotion category.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the clip module is adapted to:

send to the user music data associated with a particular emotion category from the database for selection of a musical piece; and

create the music clip from the selected musical piece.

16. A system for users to communicate with other users through music clips comprising:

a database storing music data regarding a plurality of musical pieces and searchable by emotion categories;

a processor;

a clip module executable by the processor, the clip module adapted to send to the user music data associated with a particular emotion category from the database for selection of a musical piece and to create a music clip from the selected musical piece, the music clip defined as a segment of a musical piece.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the database is further adapted to be searchable by a lyric, genre and artist;

the clip module is further adapted to send to the user music data associated with a particular lyric from the database for selection of a musical piece and to create the music clip from the selected musical piece.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the clip module selects the music clip based on top shared music clips.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication module is operable to transmit the music clip to a social media website.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication module is linked with the social media website and allows the user to log in to the social media website.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication module displays an advertisement on a display of the recipient while the music clip is played.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the clip module is operable to receive from the recipient a selection of a second music clip;

the communication module is operable to transmit the selected second music clip to the user as a response.

23. A computer-implemented method for users to communicate with other users through music clips comprising:

receiving from a user a selection of a music clip through a computer network, the music clip defined as a segment of a musical piece;

receiving from the user at least one recipient through the computer network; and

transmitting the selected music clip to the recipient.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of transmitting includes transmitting a user-specified photograph along with the music clip.

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising creating a music clip by having the user listen to a musical piece containing the music clip.

26. The method of claim 23, further comprising creating a music clip based on a user-specified search of musical pieces by one or more of a lyric, genre, emotion category and artist.

27. The method of claim 23, further comprising creating a music clip based on a user-specified search of musical pieces by an emotion category.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein a clip management module running on a processor selects the music clip based on top shared music clips.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein a communication module running on a processor transmits the music clip to a social media website.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein a communication module running on a processor is linked with the social media website and allows the user to log in to the social media website.

31. The method of claim 23, wherein a communication module running on a processor prompts the recipient to download a software for use in responding to the user.

32. The method of claim 23, wherein a communication module running on a processor displays an advertisement on a display of the recipient while the music clip is played.

33. The method of claim 23, wherein a communication module running on a processor plays back a video or audio clip as an advertisement on a display of the recipient.

34. The method of claim 23, wherein a communication module running on a processor displays, on a display of the recipient, a link to a store for purchasing the musical piece associated with the music clip while the music clip is played.

35. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

receiving from the recipient a selection of a second music clip;

transmitting the selected second music clip to the user as a response.

36. The method of claim 23, further comprising searching a database of music data regarding a plurality of musical pieces by an emotion category.

37. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

sending to the user music data associated with a particular emotion category from a database for selection of a musical piece; and

creating the music clip from the selected musical piece.