Media delivery platform

• US 9,319,516 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• 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:
  US14/502,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20150018039A1
• Time in Patent Office: 567 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 mobile phone accessory unit comprising:

a housing adapted to operably couple to a mobile phone, the mobile phone including a first digital signal processor configured for receiving a digital media file transmitted by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing;

at least one or more speakers positioned substantially within the housing and configured to audibly play at least one portion of the digital media file; and

a second digital signal processor positioned substantially within the housing and including circuitry configured to operate the play back of the digital media file while optimizing sound quality over at least one or more speakers, wherein the second digital signal processor wirelessly communicates with the mobile phone.

2. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, further comprising an interface connector configured to electrically couple the second digital signal processor and the mobile phone.

3. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 2, wherein the interface connector comprises a data interface connector, a power interface connector, an audio interface connector, or combinations thereof.

4. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 2, wherein the digital media file is stored on the phone and wherein the second digital signal processor further comprises circuitry configured to receive the digital media file through the interface connector.

5. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises an electromagnetic shield.

6. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one speaker is integrated into the housing.

7. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a molded cavity adapted to hold the mobile phone.

8. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, further comprising a glove including a stretchable rubber material adapted to house the mobile phone, the glove adapted to house the mobile phone having a first size and separately a second mobile phone having a second size, the first size differing from the second size.

9. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the housing is operably coupled to the mobile phone by a snap mechanism.

10. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, wherein the second digital signal processor further comprises circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with an orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation scheme.

11. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 1, further comprising at least one control interface for controlling the sound of the digital media file.

12. The mobile phone accessory unit of claim 11, wherein controlling the sound comprises controlling at least one of the volume of the digital media file or the sound quality of the digital media file.