Messaging with instructions for media playback

• US 9,509,796 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2010
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Runne, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodarzi, Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peng, Fred
• Application Number:
  US12/693,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20100251136A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,500 Days
• Field of Search: 725 25- 31, 725/46
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A content processing device is provided. Media content is selectively provided to the content processing device. A profile is used to determine the media content. A software application is included on the content processing device and is configured to receive a message from a remote computer, receive user inputs in response to the message, and update the profile based on the user inputs.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a content processing device that selectively receives media content;

a profile that is used to determine the media content; and

a software application included on the content processing device that is configured to;

create a message on a client computer based on at least one first user selection, the message including at least one question and a response logic associated with the at least one question;

display the message on a remote computer;

receive remote user inputs from a second user in response to the message incorporating the at least one question and the response logic; and

update the profile based on the remote user inputs received from the second user in response to the message, wherein the remote computer includes a messaging server configured to receive messages from the client computer,

wherein the messaging server provides at least one user interface to the client computer, the interface including at least one user selection,

wherein the user interface allows for the creation of at least one questionnaire, the questionnaire including the at least one question, the at least one question associated with the response logic, wherein the profile includes a media access restriction,

wherein the media access restriction regulates viewing of at least a subset of the media content based on the user inputs, and

wherein the user inputs include answers to the at least one question and the response logic associated with the at least one question updates the media access restriction in the profile.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising displaying the message on a media playback device for prompting user inputs.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the response logic is associated with a variable created by the user selection and the profile is updated based on the variable selected by the user inputs.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes at least one text messaging box for creating a textual message to be included in the message.

5. A method comprising:

receiving media content, wherein the media content is determined according to a profile;

creating a message on a client computer based on at least one first user selection, the message including at least one question and a response logic associated with the at least one question;

displaying the message on a remote computer;

receiving remote user inputs from a second user in response to the message incorporating the at least one question and the response logic; and

updating the profile based on the remote user inputs received from the second user in response to the message,

wherein the profile includes a media access restriction,

wherein the media access restriction regulates viewing of at least a subset of the media content based on the user inputs, and

wherein the user inputs further include answers to the at least one question and the response logic associated with the at least one question updates the media access restriction in the profile.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying the message on a media playback device for prompting user inputs.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing at least one user interface to the client computer, the interface including at least one user selection.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending at least one questionnaire to the remote computer, wherein the questionnaire includes the at least one question and the at least one associated response logic.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising associating the response logic with a variable created by the first user selection and updating the profile based on the variable selected by the user inputs received from the second user.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the message further includes a text messaging box for creating a textual message to be included in the message.

11. A system, comprising:

a content processing device that selectively receives media content;

a profile that is used to determine the media content, wherein the profile includes a media access restriction; and

a software application included on the content processing device that is configured to;

create a questionnaire on a client computer based on at least one user selection;

submit the questionnaire to a remote computer;

receive user inputs in response to the questionnaire; and

update the profile by modifying the media access restriction based on the user inputs.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the questionnaire includes at least one question, each question associated with a response logic.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the profile is updated based on the response logic created by the user selection.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the user inputs include answers to at least one question and the response logic associated with each question updates the profile.