METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENT FILES USING A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA NETWORK

• US 20150082386A1
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pushfor Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Pushfor Ltd.
• Inventors: Safa, John
• Granted Patent: US 9,660,821 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/116 Details of conversion of file system types or formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0245 Filtering by information in the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A system for distributing digital content obtained from a variety of sources in a variety of formats is described that utilizes a content distribution system configured to receive and store the content files, convert the content file both into a standardized format file and into a thumbnail file, and associate the content with one or more tags that can signify characteristics or relevant facts about the content file. Users of the system select one or more tags on their remote devices in order that the content distribution system automatically transmit to the remote device thumbnail images of those content files that match the selected tags. Users can then select the thumbnail image in order to cause the system to transmit to the remote device the standardized format version of the content.

Claims

1. A system for sharing content files comprised of:

A conversion subsystem configured to receive a content file and convert the content file into a standardized format file and into a thumbnail file;

An input subsystem to receive at least one tag data to be associated with the received content file;

A data storage subsystem configured to store the conversion output of the conversion subsystem and to maintain a data structure that associates the standard format of the uploaded file with the thumbnail file of the uploaded file and to further associate the stored files with the at least one tag data;

A routing subsystem configured to receive at least one channel criteria associated with a corresponding at least one viewer and to determine whether the at least one tag data conforms with the at least one viewer channel criteria, and in dependence thereon, transmit a data message to the at least one viewer, the data message being comprised of the thumbnail file; and

A transmitting subsystem configured to transmit the converted file to the at least one viewer in response to a request from the at least one viewer to view the converted file associated with the thumbnail file.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprised of:

A security subsystem that verifies whether the at least one viewer is permitted to access the converted file, and in dependence thereon, preventing transmission of the message.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprised of:

At least one player subsystem that operates on at least one device corresponding to the at least one viewer, where the player device is configured to receive the converted content file from the transmitting subsystem and to prevent the at least one viewer from accessing the file upon a restriction condition occurring.