Methods, systems, and storage mediums for providing multi-media content storage and management services

• US 7,444,588 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2004
• Issued: 10/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hill, Timothy A., Patrawala, Zakir, Singh, Mukesh K., McMenamin, Marie
• Primary Examiner(s): RIES, LAURIE ANNE
• Application Number:
  US10/911,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20060031770A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,545 Days
• Field of Search: 715/501.1, 715/513, 715/234, 715/205, 715/273, 715/255, 705/77
• US Class Current: 715/255
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00156 with a group of selected individuals or correspondents
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00196 Creation of a photo-montage, e.g. photoalbum H04N1/0019 takes precedence

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments include methods, systems, and storage mediums for providing multi-media content storage and management services. From a single user interface, the method includes creating a library of content items including at least one of a photo library and a video library, creating at least one other content item including at least one of a web page, newsletter, message board, email, instant message, chat room text message, and electronic greeting, associating at least one component of the library with the at least one other content item to form an arrangement, and designating access restrictions to the arrangement. The access restrictions include the option of applying no restriction.

Claims

1. A method for providing multi-media content storage and management services, comprising:

from a single user interface;

creating a library of content items comprising at least one of a photo library and a video library;

creating at least one other content item comprising an electronic greeting, wherein the electronic greeting includes an electronic greeting card and a personalized message, wherein the electronic greeting further includes a gift associated with a unique code, the gift comprising a;

music selection, movie, computer game, and video game, wherein the gift is retrievable via electronic download upon entry of the unique code; and

associating at least one component of the library with the electronic greeting to form an arrangement, wherein the single user interface provides transactional services including selecting, editing, billing, purchasing and delivering of the arrangement to one of a user, a designated recipient of the user and a third party service provider, and wherein the delivering of the arrangement includes uploading and downloading using a free turbo feature granted to the user for a specific number of free high-speed uploads and free high-speed downloads of the arrangement.

2. The method of claim 1, associating a music selection with the arrangement.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the library of content items includes:

editing components of the library; and

adding captions to components of the library.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the library of content items further includes transmitting the library of content items to the third party service provider for processing.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising tracking activities conducted relating to the content items and linking the activities to a billing system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the library of content items is uploaded or downloaded via a single access high-speed turbo component.

7. A system for providing multi-media content storage and management services, comprising:

a host system comprising at least one server executing a web server application, a real-time media delivery application; and

a multi-media content storage and management application; and

a link to a client system;

wherein the multi-media content storage and management application includes providing a single user interface to the client system, and wherein the single user interface is operable for enabling the client system to perform;

creating a library of content items comprising at least one of a photo library and a video library;

creating at least one other content item comprising an electronic greeting, wherein the electronic greeting includes an electronic card and a personalized message, wherein the electronic greeting further includes a gift associated with a unique code, the gift comprising a;

music selection, movie, computer game, and video game, and wherein the gift is retrievable via electronic download upon entry of the unique code; and

associating at least one component of the library with the electronic greeting to form an arrangement, wherein the single user interface provides transactional services including selecting, editing, billing, purchasing and delivering of the arrangement to one of a user, a designated recipient of the user and a third party service provider, and wherein the delivering of the arrangement includes uploading and downloading using a free turbo feature granted to the user for a specific number of free high-speed uploads and free high-speed downloads of the arrangement.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a storage device in communication with the host system, the storage device housing multi-media content.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the multi-media content includes music, wherein the user interface is further operable for enabling the client system to perform associating a music selection with the arrangement.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein creating the library of content items includes:

editing components of the library; and

adding captions to components of the library.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising a link to the third party service provider, wherein creating the library of content items further includes transmitting the library of content items to the third party service provider for processing.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one server executes a billing application, wherein the server tracks activities conducted relating to the content items and transmits details of the activities to the billing application.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the library of content items is uploaded or downloaded via a single access high-speed turbo component provided by the user interface.

14. A storage medium encoded with machine-readable program code for providing multi-media content storage and management services, the program code including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, comprising:

from a single user interface of the computer;

creating a library of content items comprising at least one of a photo library and a video library;

creating at least one other content item comprising an electronic greeting, wherein the electronic greeting includes an electronic card and a personalized message, wherein the electronic greeting further includes a gift associated with a unique code, the gift comprising a;

music selection, movie, computer game, and video game, and wherein the gift is retrievable via electronic download upon entry of the unique code; and

associating at least one component of the library with the at least one other content item to form an arrangement, wherein the single user interface provides transactional services including selecting, editing, billing, purchasing and delivering of the arrangement to one of a user, a designated recipient of the user and a third party service provider, and wherein the delivering of the arrangement includes uploading and downloading using a free turbo feature granted to the user for a specific number of free high-speed uploads and free high-speed downloads of the arrangement.