Content distribution service and inter-user communication

• US 8,490,141 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2006
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, CAI Y
• Application Number:
  US11/507,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20070276839A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,521 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/88
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions

Abstract

Methods and related systems related to content distribution include but are not limited to receiving at a user device a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content; displaying on said user device a request to select said specific instance of content indicated by said notification; receiving a request to select said specific instance of said content; transmitting an indication to said at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected; receiving said specific instance of said content; displaying on said user device said specific instance of said content; enabling said user device to handle at least one manipulation of at least said specific instance of said content; and enabling said user device to communicate with at least one remote user.

Claims

1. A method for receiving content comprising:

receiving at a user device a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content;

transmitting to the user device information indicating at least one of an online status or an offline status of said at least one remote user;

transmitting to the user device information indicating that the at least one remote user is unavailable;

displaying on said user device a request to select said specific instance of content indicated by said notification;

receiving a request to select said specific instance of said content from a server via a packet transmission;

receiving a request to modify a scheduled time for a server to transmit said specific instance of said content to the at least one remote user;

transmitting an indication to said at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected;

receiving said specific instance of said content;

displaying on said user device said specific instance of said content;

enabling said user device to handle at least one manipulation of at least said specific instance of said content, including;

enabling said user device to transmit to said at least one remote user, an indication that said specific instance of said content has been manipulated via a text message; and

enabling said user device to communicate with at least one remote user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving at a user device, a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises:

receiving said notification from a member of a member list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving at a user device, a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises at least one of:

receiving information identifying a time for said specific instance of said content;

or

receiving information identifying said specific instance of said content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving at a user device, a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises:

receiving a request to modify the selection of said specific instance of said content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving at a user device, a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises:

receiving a request to vote for a desired time for said specific instance of said content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving a request to select said specific instance of said content comprises:

receiving a command from a user input module.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying on said user device said specific instance of said content comprises:

displaying a time synchronized specific instance of said content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said enabling said user device to handle at least one manipulation of at least said specific instance of said content comprises:

enabling said user device to receive a manipulated specific instance of said content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said enabling said user device to handle at least one manipulation of at least said specific instance of said content comprises:

enabling said user device to receive a command to manipulate said specific instance of said content.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said enabling said user device to communicate with at least one remote user comprises:

enabling said user device to handle at least one communication between said at least one remote user.

11. A device comprising:

circuitry for receiving at a user device a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content;

circuitry for transmitting to the user device information indicating at least one of an online status or an offline status of said at least one remote user;

circuitry for transmitting to the user device information indicating that the at least one remote user is unavailable;

circuitry for displaying on said user device a request to select said specific instance of content indicated by said notification;

circuitry for receiving a request to select said specific instance of said content;

circuitry for receiving a request to modify a scheduled time for a server to transmit said specific instance of said content to the at least one remote user;

circuitry for transmitting an indication to said at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected;

circuitry for receiving said specific instance of said content from a server via a packet transmission;

circuitry for displaying on said user device said specific instance of said content;

circuitry for enabling said user device to handle at least one manipulation of at least said specific instance of said content, including;

circuitry for enabling said user device to transmit to said at least one remote user, an indication that said specific instance of content has been manipulated via a text message transmission; and

circuitry for enabling said user device to communicate with at least one remote user.

12. A method for receiving content comprising:

receiving at a user device a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content;

transmitting to the user device information indicating at least one of an online status or an offline status of said at least one remote user;

transmitting to the user device information indicating that the at least one remote user is unavailable;

displaying on said user device a request to select said specific instance of content indicated by said notification;

receiving a request to modify a scheduled time for a server to transmit said specific instance of said content to the at least one remote user;

transmitting an indication to said at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected; and

enabling said user device to transmit to said at least one remote user, an indication that said specific instance of content has been manipulated and the manipulated specific instance of content via a text message transmission.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said receiving at a user device a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises:

receiving said notification from a member of a member list.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said content comprises:

receiving information identifying said specific instance of said content.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said receiving at a user device, a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises:

receiving information identifying a time for said specific instance of said content.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein said receiving at a user device, a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises:

receiving a request to modify the selection of said specific instance of said content.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein said receiving at a user device, a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content comprises:

receiving a request to vote for a desired time for said specific instance of said content.

18. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving at a user device a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content;

circuitry for transmitting to the user device information indicating at least one of an online status or an offline status of said at least one remote user;

circuitry for transmitting to the user device information indicating that the at least one remote user is unavailable;

circuitry for transmitting to the user device information indicating a status of said at least one remote user;

circuitry for displaying on said user device a request to select said specific instance of content indicated by said notification;

circuitry for receiving a request to modify a scheduled time for a server to transmit said specific instance of said content to the at least one remote user;

circuitry for transmitting an indication to said at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected; and

circuitry for enabling said user device to transmit to said at least one remote user, an indication that said specific instance of content has been manipulated via a text message.