MEDIA DELIVERY PLATFORM

• US 20150018039A1
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Skky, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Skky, Inc.
• Inventors: Mikkelsen, John, Freidson, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 9,319,516 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2647 Arrangements specific to the receiver only equalisation H04L27/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2656 Frame synchronisation, e.g. packet synchronisation, time division duplex [TDD] switching point detection or subframe synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0252 : by means of a snap-on mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 : by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 : using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 : for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 : for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42051 : where the notification is included in the ringing tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 : Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/00 : Network data management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

A method of delivering an audio and/or visual media file including, for example, one or more of full or partial master recordings of songs, musical compositions, ringtones, videos, films, television shows, personal recordings, animation and combinations thereof, over the air wirelessly, from one or more servers to an electronic device with or without an Internet connection, said method comprising transmitting and audio and/or visual media file in compressed format to said electronic device, and wherein the electronic device is effective to receive said audio and/or visual file and playback said audio and/or visual content on demand by a user.

Claims

1. A mobile phone accessory unit comprising:

a housing adapted to operably couple to a mobile phone;

at least one speaker positioned substantially within the housing and configured to audibly play at least one portion of a digital media file; and

a printed circuit board positioned substantially within the housing and including circuitry configured to operate the at least one speaker.

2. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, further comprising an interface connector configured to electrically couple the printed circuit board and the mobile phone.

3. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 2, wherein the interface connector comprises a data interface connector, a power interface connector, an audio interface connector, or combinations thereof.

4. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 3, wherein the printed circuit board further comprises circuitry configured to receive and play back data from the mobile phone through the interface connector.

5. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 2, wherein the digital media file is stored on the phone and wherein the printed circuit board further comprises circuitry configured to receive the digital media file through the interface connector.

6. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the digital media file is stored on the phone and wherein the printed circuit board further comprises circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the digital media file.

7. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises an electromagnetic shield.

8. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one speaker is integrated into the housing.

9. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a molded cavity adapted to receive the mobile phone.

10. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, further comprising a glove including a stretchable rubber material adapted to house the mobile phone, the glove adapted to house the mobile phone having a first size and separately a second mobile phone having a second size, the first size differing from the second size.

11. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the housing is operably coupled to the mobile phone by a snap mechanism.

12. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board further comprises circuitry configured to wirelessly receive and play back the digital media file.

13. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board further comprises circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with an orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation scheme.

14. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, further comprising at least one control interface for controlling the sound of the digital media file.

15. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 14, wherein controlling the sound comprises controlling at least one of the volume of the digital media file or the sound quality of the digital media file.

16. A mobile phone case comprising:

at least one speaker configured to audibly play at least one portion of a digital media file;

a mounting body adapted to operably couple to a mobile phone;

a printed circuit board positioned substantially within the mounting body and including circuitry configured to operate the speaker;

a body cover adapted to substantially envelop the printed circuit board; and

a molded cover comprising an interface connector configured to electrically couple the printed circuit board and the mobile phone, the molded cover operably coupled to at least one of the mounting body or body cover.

17. The mobile phone case of claim 16, wherein the digital media file is stored on a mobile phone memory or a mobile phone case memory.

18. The mobile phone case of claim 16, wherein the at least one speaker is positioned substantially within the mounting body.

19. The mobile phone case of claim 16, wherein the body cover further comprises an electromagnetic shield.

20. The mobile phone case of claim 16, wherein the mounting body is operably coupled to the mobile phone by a snap mechanism.

21. The mobile phone case of claim 16, further comprising at least one control interface for controlling the sound of the digital media file, the at least one control interface integrated into at least one of the mounting body or the molded cover.

22. The mobile phone case of claim 21, wherein controlling the sound comprises controlling at least one of the volume of the digital media file or controlling the sound quality of the digital media file.

23. The mobile phone case of claim 16, wherein the printed circuit board further comprises circuitry configured to wirelessly receive and play back the digital media file.

24. The mobile phone case of claim 16, wherein the printed circuit board further comprises circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with an orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation scheme.

25. The mobile phone case of claim 16, wherein at least one of the mounting body, the body cover, or the molded cover comprises a stretchable rubber material adapted to create an interference with the mobile phone.

26. A cell phone accessory comprising:

an accessory body configured to operably couple to a cell phone;

at least one speaker positioned substantially within the accessory body and configured to audibly play at least one portion of a digital media file;

an electronic unit positioned substantially within the accessory body, the electronic unit including a processor and memory and configured to operate the at least one speaker and receive the digital media file over an orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation scheme, the memory configured to store the received digitial media file; and

an interface connector positioned substantially within the accessory body and configured to electrically couple the electronic unit and the cell phone.

27. The cell phone accessory of claim 26, wherein the accessory body is operably coupled to the cell phone by a snap mechanism.

28. The cell phone accessory of claim 26, wherein the accessory body comprises a glove including a stretchable rubber material adapted to house the cell phone, the glove adapted to house the cell phone having a first size and separately a second cell phone having a second size, the first size differing from the second size.

29. A mobile phone accessory comprising:

a housing adapted to operably couple to a mobile phone;

at least one speaker positioned substantially within the housing and configured to audibly play an audio input signal; and

electrical circuitry configured to operate the at least one speaker and positioned substantially within the housing.

30. The mobile phone accessory of claim 29, wherein the audio input signal is telephonic voice communication.