MEDIA OBJECT DISTRIBUTION

• US 20160014063A1
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mobli Technologies 2010 Ltd. (Mobli Technologies Ltd.)
• Inventors: HOGEG, Moshe, Sadeh, Ido
• Granted Patent: US 10,630,625 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method that comprises receiving at a network connected server from a first client terminal, a message comprising, an user application ID of a user selecting a media object using a user interface presented on a display of the first client terminal and the media object, generating a web document which presents a browser user interface and the media object when accessed by a browser, the web document having a network accessible storage address, sending the network accessible storage address from the network connected server to allow a browser installed in a second client terminal to use of the network accessible storage address to display the media object the browser user interface, identifying a usage of the browser user interface for inputting a reaction to the media object by a user of the second client terminal, and forwarding the reaction to the first client terminal using the sender user ID.

Claims

1. A method of managing media object based communication, implemented by a network connected server and comprising:

receiving at a network connected server from a first client terminal, a message comprising, an user application identifier (ID) of a user selecting a media object using a user interface presented on a display of said first client terminal and said media object;

generating, in response to a reception of said message, a web document which presents a browser user interface and said media object when accessed by a browser, said web document having a network accessible storage address;

sending said network accessible storage address from said network connected server to allow a browser installed in a second client terminal to use of said network accessible storage address to display said media object said browser user interface;

identifying a usage of said browser user interface for inputting a reaction to said media object by a user of said second client terminal;

forwarding said reaction, via said network connected server, to said first client terminal using said user application user ID.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said sending is performed in a member of a group consisting of a short message service (SMS) message, instant messaging (IM) message, and an electronic mail.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said sending comprises forwarding said network accessible storage address to said first client terminal from and network connected server, wherein said sending is performed by said first client terminal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said second client terminal is associated with a contact member of said first client terminal;

wherein said sending is performed by said first client terminal using an electronic mail (email) address or a telephone number of said contact member of said first client terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating comprises documenting a conversation ID in association with said user ID and adding said conversation ID to said network accessible storage address;

wherein said identifying comprises using said conversation ID to match said user ID.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said message comprises one of a target application user ID and a target ID selected from a group consisting of a target telephone number and an email address;

further identifying a presence or an absence of said target ID in a user dataset;

wherein said sending, said identifying, and said forwarding are performed when said message does not comprise said target application user ID;

wherein when said message comprises said target application user ID a transmission of said media object in a packet-oriented message addressed to said target application user ID is performed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmission of said network accessible storage address to said second client terminal is performed by said network connected server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said web document is designed to present said media object on said browser for a limited period of less than 1 minute.

9. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions adapted to perform the method of claim 6.

10. A system of managing media object based communication, implemented by a network connected server and comprising:

a processor;

a network interface adapted to receive from a first client terminal, a message comprising, an user application identifier (ID) of a user selecting a media object using a user interface presented on a display of said first client terminal and said media object;

a routing module executed using said processor and adapted to generate, in response to a reception of said message, a web document which presents a browser user interface and said media object when accessed by a browser, said web document having a network accessible storage address;

wherein said network interface is adapted to send said network accessible storage address to allow a browser installed in a second client terminal to use of said network accessible storage address to display said media object said browser user interface;

wherein said routing module is adapted to identify a usage of said browser user interface for inputting a reaction to said media object by a user of said second client terminal and to forward said reaction to said first client terminal using said sender user ID.

11. A method of transmitting content among a plurality of mobile communication devices, comprising:

acquiring contact information of a plurality of contact members used by a client terminal to establish a cellular communication channel with any of said plurality of contact members via a cellular network;

identifying a selection of one of said plurality of contact members by a user of said client terminal;

designating a media object;

determining a presence or an absence of a user application identifier for said selected contact member;

when a presence of said application identifier is identified instructing the transmission of said media object in a packet-oriented message addressed to said application identifier;

when an absence of said application identifier is identified instructing the transmission of a carrier message containing a network accessible storage address of a storage location of said media object using a cellular messaging service or an email service, said carrier message being addressed to a telephone number or an email of said selected contact member, said telephone number or said email is extracted from said contact information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said media object comprises at least one member of a group consisting of text content, a photograph, an audio content, and a video content, said at least one member being recorded in response to said selection.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said designating comprises recording said media object using a media object designation interface presented on a display of said client terminal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said designating and said selection are performed in response to a common user input to said media object designation interface.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said identifying a selection of one of said plurality of contact members comprises:

generating an interactive palette which includes a plurality of selectable icons each one of said plurality of selectable icons is associated with one of said plurality of contact members;

adding said interactive palette to said media object designation interface; and

presenting said media object designation interface with said interactive palette on said display; and

identifying said selection based on a choice of one of said plurality of selectable icons by said user.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said display is a touch screen and said selection is a single finger tap event on an area of said display which presents one of said plurality of selectable icons.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein said media object designation interface comprises an image or video capturing area which displays an output of an image sensor of said client terminal.

18. A client terminal for cellular communication, comprising:

a contact capturing module adapted to acquire contact information of a plurality of contact members used by a client terminal to establish a cellular communication channel with any of said plurality of contact members via a cellular network;

a user interface adapted to identify a selection of one of said plurality of contact members by a user of said client terminal and to designate a media object based on said selection;

a messaging router module adapted to identify a presence or an absence of an application identifier for said selected contact member;

wherein when a presence of said application identifier is identified said media object distribution module instructs the transmission of a packet-oriented message addressed to said application identifier to transfer said media object and when an absence of said application identifier is identified said media object distribution module instructs the transmission of a cellular message containing a network accessible storage address of a storage location of said media object using a cellular messaging service, said cellular message being addressed to a telephone number of said selected contact member which is extracted from said contact information.