System and method for personal customization of digital content

• US 9,741,061 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2012
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anne E. Nash, Sarah Nash Brechner
• Original Assignee: Anne E. Nash, Sarah Nash Brechner
• Inventors: Brechner, Sarah Nash, Nash, Anne E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Scott, Mark A
• Application Number:
  US13/566,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20130232221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,845 Days
• Field of Search: 709217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A hosted server system includes a database, a processor, and computer program instructions for facilitating personal customization of digital media, such as for example gift messages to be coupled to e-books. The server system receives customization data and a digital media file from a third-party platform, and creates a record with a customized gift message file from the customization data. A file wrapper is generated with data indicating locations of the gift message file and the digital media file, which enables the third-party platform to selectively execute the customized gift message file and the digital media file. Alternatively, the initial data and request may be provided from a first platform, wherein an identifier is generated and transmitted to the first platform. Upon later receiving the identifier from a second platform, the file wrapper is generated and transmitted to the second platform.

Claims

1. A hosted server system comprising a hosted database, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions embodied therein and executable by the processor to cause the performance of:

receiving customization data and digital media data from a third-party digital media content provider platform via a communications network,

wherein the third-party digital media content provider platform comprises a content provider database having a collection of digital content associated with digital media files stored thereon,

wherein the digital media data is associated with a first customer purchase of a license to access digital content associated with at least a first digital media file, and

wherein the customization data is provided by the digital media content provider based upon initiation from the first customer;

creating a record comprising a customized gift message file and associated gift message based on the customization data and storing the record in the hosted database;

generating a file wrapper comprising data indicating a location of the customized gift message file and a location of the digital media file associated with the digital media data; and

transmitting the file wrapper to the third-party platform via the communications network,

wherein upon execution of the file wrapper upon request by the first customer or an identified recipient of the first customer purchased license, the data enables the third-party platform to selectively present the gift message in accordance with licensed access to the digital content associated with at least the first digital media file.

2. The server system of claim 1, wherein generating the file wrapper further comprises generating data formatted according to predetermined criteria associated with the particular third-party platform and thereby readable by the particular third-party platform.

3. The server system of claim 2, wherein the file wrapper is encrypted according to predetermined criteria associated with the particular third-party platform.

4. The server system of claim 1, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving data indicating a location of the digital media file in association with a remote database,

further wherein the file wrapper comprises data readable by the third-party platform and indicating a location of the customized gift message file in the hosted database and the location of the digital media file on the remote database.

5. The server system of claim 1, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving the digital media file,

the file wrapper comprising the customized gift message file, the digital media file, and data readable by the third-party platform and indicating a location for each of the customized gift message file and the digital media file in the file wrapper.

6. The server system of claim 5, the customized gift message file selectively executable by the third-party platform any one or more of before, during and after execution of the digital media file.

7. The server system of claim 1, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving the digital media file,

the file wrapper comprising a standalone digital file further comprising the customized gift message file and the digital media file, the gift message file and the digital media file executable in a predetermined sequence.

8. A hosted server system comprising a hosted database, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions embodied therein and executable by the processor to cause the performance of:

receiving customization data and digital media data from a first third-party digital media content provider platform via a communications network,

wherein the first third-party digital media content provider platform comprises a content provider database having a collection of digital content associated with digital media files stored thereon,

wherein the digital media data is associated with a first customer purchase of a license to access digital content associated with at least a first digital media file, and

wherein the customization data is provided by the first digital media content provider based upon initiation from the first customer;

creating a record comprising a customized gift message file and associated gift message based on the customization data and storing the record in the database;

generating an identifier associated with the record;

transmitting the identifier to the first third-party platform via the communications network;

receiving the identifier from a second third-party digital media content provider platform via the communications network, wherein the second third-party platform is associated with a second customer as an intended recipient of the license to access the digital media file and the customized gift message;

generating a file wrapper comprising data indicating a location of the customized gift message file and a location of the digital media file; and

transmitting the file wrapper to the second third-party platform via the communications network,

wherein upon execution of the file wrapper upon request by an identified recipient of the first customer purchased license, the data enables the second third-party platform to selectively present the gift message in accordance with licensed access to the digital content associated with at least the first digital media file.

9. The server system of claim 8, wherein generating the file wrapper further comprises generating data formatted according to predetermined criteria associated with the second third-party platform and thereby readable by the second third-party platform.

10. The server system of claim 9, wherein the file wrapper is encrypted according to predetermined criteria associated with the second third-party platform.

11. The server system of claim 8, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving data indicating a location of the digital media file in association with a remote database,

further wherein the file wrapper comprises data readable by the second third-p arty platform and indicating a location of the customized gift message file in the hosted database and the location of the digital media file on the remote database.

12. The server system of claim 8, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving the digital media file,

the file wrapper comprising the customized gift message file, the digital media file, and data readable by the second third-party platform and indicating a location for each of the customized gift message file and the digital media file in the file wrapper.

13. The server system of claim 12, the customized gift message file selectively executable by the second third-party platform any one or more of before, during and after execution of the digital media file.

14. The server system of claim 8, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving the digital media file,

the file wrapper comprising a standalone digital file further comprising the customized gift message file and the digital media file, the gift message file and the digital media file executable in a predetermined sequence.

15. A hosted server system comprising a hosted database, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions embodied therein and executable by the processor to cause the performance of:

generating a user interface accessible via a communications network and effective to

present one or more catalog items corresponding to digital media content for selection and purchase by a user of a license to access thereof, and

enable the user to provide customization data in association with a purchased license to access selected digital media content;

creating a record comprising a customized gift message file and associated gift message based on the customization data and storing the record in the hosted database;

generating an identifier associated with the record and transmitting the identifier to the user via the user interface;

receiving the identifier and digital media data from a third-party digital media content provider platform via the communications network;

generating a file wrapper comprising data indicating a location of the customized gift message file and a location of a digital media file associated with the digital media content; and

transmitting the file wrapper to the third-party platform via the communications network,

wherein upon execution of the file wrapper upon request by the user or an identified recipient of the user-purchased license, the data enables the third-party platform to selectively present the gift message in accordance with licensed access to the digital content associated with at least the digital media file.

16. The server system of claim 15, wherein generating the file wrapper further comprises generating data formatted according to predetermined criteria associated with the third-party platform and thereby readable by the third-party platform.

17. The server system of claim 15, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving data indicating a location of the digital media file in association with a remote database,

further wherein the file wrapper comprises data readable by the third-party platform and indicating a location of the customized gift message file in the hosted database and the location of the digital media file on the remote database.

18. The server system of claim 15, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving the digital media file,

the file wrapper comprising the customized gift message file, the digital media file, and data readable by the third-party platform and indicating a location for each of the customized gift message file and the digital media file in the file wrapper.

19. The server system of claim 18, the customized gift message file selectively executable by the third-party platform any one or more of before, during and after execution of the digital media file.

20. The server system of claim 15, wherein receiving the digital media data comprises receiving the digital media file,

the file wrapper comprising a standalone digital file further comprising the customized gift message file and the digital media file, the gift message file and the digital media file executable in a predetermined sequence.