Electronic media distribution system and mobile device

• US 9,094,403 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2014
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Marlin Software, LLC
• Original Assignee: The Marlin Company (Appspace, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kenna, Frank III, Patel, Preeti
• Primary Examiner(s): Iwarere, Seye
• Application Number:
  US14/273,875
• Publication Number:
  US 20140289364A1
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 705/344
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23109 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. EPG data repository details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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

Abstract

A method and system for the distribution of electronic media content to employees of a subscriber include an electronic display for displaying electronic media content that may be selected, modified and/or generated by the subscriber. The system allows for increased subscriber control of the media content presented as well as for increased security for any confidential media content to be presented on the customer display. The system further provides remote access for the subscriber to select, modify and/or generate electronic media content from any geographic location via a mobile device. In addition, the system provides for individual control of multiple displays that may be located in differing geographic locations while at the same time providing for ease of information management.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a

service provider to a subscriber comprising:

a controller for receiving an electronic media collection;

a display coupled to said controller for displaying the electronic media collection provided by said controller, said display including at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of;

audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof and the subscriber sets a sequential order and time limit for each media data to be displayed on said display;

a controller storage accessible by said controller;

a service provider computer coupled to said controller via a network connection, said service provider computer transmitting the electronic media collection to said controller;

a service provider storage accessible by said service provider computer; and

wherein a mobile device is coupleable to said service provider computer via a cellular connection for generating the electronic media collection to be transmitted to said controller;

said electronic media collection selected from the group consisting of;

pre-assembled media content generated and provided by the service provider to the subscriber for selection;

modified pre-assembled media content generated by the subscriber; and

/or custom generated media content generated by the subscriber;

said subscriber selecting from among said media content to generate said electronic media collection.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device provides for selecting from among said pre-assembled media content, said modified pre-assembled media content, and/or said custom generated media content.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device has a mobile storage for storing said electronic media collection.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said electronic media collection comprises confidential media content and/or non-confidential media content, said service provider storage is adapted to store said non-confidential media content and said mobile storage is adapted to store said confidential media content.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said electronic media collection includes a mobile address for establishing a cellular connection between said controller and said mobile device and pointing to a location of the confidential media content stored on said mobile storage.

6. The system according to claim 5, where said mobile address comprises at least one of a mobile phone number, email address, sms address, and instant messaging address.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

a customer computer is coupled to said service provider computer via a network connection, said customer computer being adapted to generate the electronic media collection to be transmitted to said controller;

said customer computer having a customer storage for storing the electronic media collection.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said controller is adapted to transmit to said customer display said electronic media collection stored in said controller storage when the network connection coupling said service provide computer and said controller fails.