Video messaging

• US 9,262,753 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2014
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Inventors: Setton, Eric, Odell, Jamie
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah, Melur
• Application Number:
  US14/572,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106240A1
• Time in Patent Office: 427 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 705/44, 705/38
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/127 Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5315 where the non-audio components are still images or video still image mailbox systems H04N1/324, intermediate storage of video signals for videophones H04N7/147
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/14 Systems for two-way working H04N7/12, H04N7/173 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A method for video messaging includes recording a video message, at a device, for a recipient; and selecting a contact as a recipient of the video message, at the device, without requiring typing at the device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for monetization of video messaging, said method comprising:

displaying a list of video messages, wherein said list is displayed such that each listed video message of said list of video messages is displayed simultaneously, wherein a first subset of said video messages in said list is not accessible for playback until a purchase by a user occurs;

allowing for selection of a video message of said first subset of said video messages; and

in response to selecting said video message, prompting said user to purchase access to playback said video message selected by said user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting said user to purchase a recurrent subscription to gain access to all of said first subset of video messages.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting said user to purchase a non-recurring trial subscription to gain access to all of said first subset of video messages.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting said user to purchase a one-time fee subscription to gain access to all of said first subset of video messages.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a display of each listed video message of said first subset of video messages are visually distinct from other listed video messages within said list of video messages.