Media delivery platform

• US 9,203,956 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2014
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Skky, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Skky, Inc.
• Inventors: Mikkelsen, John, Freidson, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Pond, Rob
• Application Number:
  US14/230,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20140213228A1
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2647 Arrangements specific to the receiver only equalisation H04L27/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2656 Frame synchronisation, e.g. packet synchronisation, time division duplex [TDD] switching point detection or subframe synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0252 : by means of a snap-on mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 : by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 : using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 : for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 : for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42051 : where the notification is included in the ringing tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 : Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/00 : Network data management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

A method of delivering an audio and/or visual media file including, for example, one or more of full or partial master recordings of songs, musical compositions, ringtones, videos, films, television shows, personal recordings, animation and combinations thereof, over the air wirelessly, from one or more servers to an electronic device with or without an Internet connection, said method comprising transmitting and audio and/or visual media file in compressed format to said electronic device, and wherein the electronic device is effective to receive said audio and/or visual file and playback said audio and/or visual content on demand by a user.

Claims

1. A method of wirelessly delivering a compressed digital audio and/or visual file to a cell phone over a cellular network, the method comprising:

providing a library with a visual image associated with the compressed digital audio and/or visual file for selection of the compressed digital audio and/or visual file;

receiving a first request from the cell phone for the visual image, said cell phone including a receiver and digital signal processor configured for receiving and processing files transmitted by orthogonal frequency-division multiplex modulation;

providing for the transmission of the visual image to the cell phone based on the received first request;

receiving a second request from the cell phone selecting from the library the compressed digital audio and/or visual file; and

providing for the transmission of the compressed digital audio and/or visual file to the cell phone using orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation based on the received second request,

wherein the compressed digital audio and/or visual file comprises at least one of a full, partial, or segment of;

a song, a musical score, a musical composition, a ringtone, a video or video segment, a movie or movie segment, a film or film segment, an image clip, a picture, a clip, an image, a photograph, a television show, a human voice recording, a personal recording, a cartoon, an animation, an audio advertisement, a visual advertisement, or combinations thereof.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing at least a portion of the compressed digital audio and/or visual file on the cell phone.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising optimizing the digital audio and/or visual file according to an optimization scheme.

4. A method of wirelessly delivering a compressed digital audio or audio-visual file to a cell phone over a cellular network, the method comprising:

providing a website;

wherein the compressed digital audio or audio-visual file comprises at least one of a full, partial, or segment of;

a song, a musical score, a musical composition, a ringtone, a video or video segment, a movie or movie segment, a film or film segment, an image clip, a picture, a clip, an image, a photograph, a television show, a human voice recording, a personal recording, a cartoon, an animation, an audio advertisement, a visual advertisement, or combinations thereof;

wherein the website is associated with the compressed digital audio or audio-visual file;

receiving a request from the cell phone for one of the compressed digital audio or audio-visual files associated with the website, said cell phone including a receiver and digital signal processor configured for receiving and processing files transmitted by orthogonal frequency-division multiplex modulation;

providing for the streaming transmission of the website to the cell phone based on the received request; and

providing for the streaming transmission of the compressed digital audio or audio-visual file to the cell phone using orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation over the cellular network wherein included in the streaming of the requested compressed digital audio or audio-visual file is a stream of advertisement.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising storing at least a portion of the compressed digital audio or audio-visual file on the cell phone.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising optimizing the digital audio or audio-visual file according to an optimization scheme.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising tracking the streaming transmission of the compressed digital audio or audio-visual file to the cell phone.