Computer-based method and system for processing a file request in response to a message received from a user mobile device

• US 8,565,733 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2008
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Clear Channel Management Services LP (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Inventors: Traasdahl, Are
• Primary Examiner(s): Hu, Jinsong
• Assistant Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US12/117,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20090280842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,993 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-4143, 455/466, 707999003-999005, 707/999.01, 707/E17.108, 707/E17.014
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments

Abstract

The invention provides a computer-based method of transmitting a file, including receiving a message from a user mobile device at a service computer system, determining at the server computer system whether the message includes a search identifier, extracting at least one search result from a data store at the server computer system based on a search term in the message if the server computer system determined that the message included a search identifier, and transmitting a file corresponding to the search result from the server computer system to the user mobile device.

Claims

1. A computer-based method of transmitting data, comprising:

receiving a message from a user mobile device at a server computer system;

determining at the server computer system whether the message from the user mobile device includes a search identifier, the search identifier indicating, by its presence, that a search is to be performed;

in response to a determination that the message from the user mobile device includes a search identifier;

searching a data store at the server computer system to identify a search result based on a search term in the message from the user mobile device, wherein the message from the user mobile device includes text, a first part of the text being the search identifier and a second part of the text being the search term,

transmitting a message from the server computer system to the user mobile device, the message from the server computer system including a link for downloading a file corresponding to the search result,

receiving a download command from the user mobile device at the server computer system at least in part due to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of the link, and

transmitting the file corresponding to the search result from the server computer system to the user mobile device in response to receiving the download command; and

in response to determining that the message from the user mobile device does not include the search identifier, transmitting an error message to the user mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the message from the server computer system is an SMS message.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting results data, the results data including at least one search result, from the server computer system to the mobile device in response to receiving the user'"'"'s selection of the link.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein a plurality of search results are included in the results data each search result being individually selectable by the user.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a selection command from the user mobile device at the server computer system due to receiving the user'"'"'s selection of one of the search results; and

transmitting a download page from the server computer system to the user mobile device in response to receiving the selection command, the download page including a download selector that is selectable to transmit the download command.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that are executable by a processor of a computer to carry out a computer-based method of transmitting a file, the method comprising:

receiving a search message from a user mobile device at a server computer system;

determining at the server computer system whether the search message includes a search identifier;

in response to determining that the search message includes a search identifier;

extracting at least one search result from a data store at the server computer system based on a search term in the search message, wherein the search message includes text, a first part of the text being the search identifier and a second part of the text being the search term,

receiving a selection command from the user mobile device at the server computer system including a selection of one of the at least one search result, and

transmitting a download page from the server computer system to the user mobile device in response to receiving the selection command, the download page including a download selector that is selectable to transmit the download command; and

in response to determining that the search message does not include a search identifier, transmitting an error message to the user mobile device.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, the computer-based method of transmitting a file further comprising:

transmitting a search result link message from the server computer system to the user mobile device if the search message includes a search identifier, the search result link message including a link for downloading search results.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, the computer-based method of transmitting a file further comprising:

receiving a results request at the server computer system in response to transmitting the search request link; and

transmitting the search results to the user mobile device in response to receiving the results request.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, the computer-based method of transmitting a file further comprising:

receiving the selection command at the server computer system in response to transmitting the search results.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, the computer-based method of transmitting a file further comprising:

receiving a download command at the server computer system in response to transmitting the download page; and

transmitting a file to the user mobile device in response to receiving the download command.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, the computer-based method of transmitting a file comprising further comprising:

in response to determining that the search message includes a search identifier, transmitting a tile corresponding to the search result from the server computer system to the user mobile device.

12. A server computer system comprising:

an extraction module to receive a search message from a user mobile device, the extraction module to determine whether the search message includes a search identifier;

at least one store holding a plurality of files and a plurality of entries corresponding to the files, the extraction module connected to the at least one store, the extraction module to extract at least one search term in the search message in response to a determination that the search message includes a search identifier, the search identifier indicating, by its presence, that a search is to be performed, wherein the search message includes text, a first part of the text being the search identifier and a second part of the text being the search term;

a message generation and transmission module coupled to the extraction module, the message generation and transmission module to transmit an error message to the user mobile device in response to a determination that the search message does not include the search identifier; and

a file transmissions module coupled to the store, the file transmission module to;

transmit a message from the server computer system to the user mobile device in response to the determination that the search message includes the search identifier, the message from the server computer system includes a link for downloading a file corresponding to the search result,

receive a download command from the user mobile device at the server computer system at least in part due to receiving the user'"'"'s selection of the link, the file being transmitted in response to receiving the download command, and

transmit the file corresponding to the search result from the server computer system to the user mobile device in response to receiving the download command.

13. The server computer system of claim 12, further comprising:

a results page generation and transmissions module to generate and transmit a results page based on the at least one term extracted from the extraction module.

14. The server computer system of claim 13, further comprising:

wherein the extraction module extracts a plurality of search results based on the search term; and

wherein the plurality of search results are included in the results page.