Devices for sharing user interactions

• US 10,088,921 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2015
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Muzik Inc.
• Original Assignee: Muzik Inc.
• Inventors: Hardi, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Watko, Julie Anne
• Application Number:
  US14/879,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20160231834A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/096 using a touch screen touch screen note input, e.g. using a displayed keyboard G10H2220/241; personal digital assistant [PDA] G10H2230/015
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/311 with controlled tactile or haptic feedback effect; output interfaces therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/391 Angle sensing for musical purposes, using data from a gyroscope, gyrometer or other angular velocity or angular movement sensing device angles measured by an accelerometer or gravimeter G10H2220/395; angles calculated from 3D position sensing G10H2220/401; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/395 Acceleration sensing or accelerometer use, e.g. 3D movement computation by integration of accelerometer data, angle sensing with respect to the vertical, i.e. gravity sensing. conductor baton movement sensing G10H2220/206, angle sensing without reference to gravity G10H2220/391; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/015 PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/281 Spint drum assembly, i.e. mimicking two or more drums or drumpads assembled on a common structure, e.g. drum kit multi-toned percussion instruments G10H2230/255
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/105 User profile, i.e. data about the user, e.g. for user settings or user preferences
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/145 Sound library, i.e. involving the specific use of a musical database as a sound bank or wavetable; indexing, interfacing, protocols or processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/155 Library update, i.e. making or modifying a musical database using musical parameters as indices data structures involving musical parameters G10H2240/005
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/305 Internet or TCP/IP protocol use for any electrophonic musical instrument data or musical parameter transmission purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/321 Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 : Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 : Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

A method, such as a computer implemented method, of data management, wherein content utilized by a first user can be identified and information about such content can be shared to at least one additional user such that the at least one additional user can pull the identified content from the content source.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for sharing content between users, comprising:

a. transmitting content to a headphone of a user, wherein the content is associated with metadata identifying the content;

b. identifying a hand gesture performed by the user on a touch pad associated with the headphone, wherein the hand gesture determines a user preference related to the content;

c. transmitting information regarding the hand gesture from the headphone to a mobile device;

d. receiving the information regarding the hand gesture at the mobile device; and

e. transmitting the user preference, related to the content determined by the hand gesture, and the metadata to a network,

wherein the user preference transmitted to the network comprises a disappearing message comprising;

a number of times the disappearing message can be accessed;

a time at which the disappearing message is sent; and

/or an expiration date or time for the disappearing message, wherein the disappearing message is transmitted through a mobile device application, and wherein the disappearing message comprises a voice message recorded by the user.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the hand gesture performed by the user on the touch pad comprises a swipe on the touch pad, a tap on the touch pad, a multi-finger touch on the touch pad, a swipe and hold on the touch pad, a swipe in more than one direction on the touch pad, or contact with the touch pad in more than one location.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the hand gesture performed by the user on the touch pad is associated with one or more commands indicating a user preference, the user preference comprising a command to share, indicate a like, indicate geographic location, indicate rating, indicate a purchase, or a command to gift the content.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the hand gesture received at the mobile device is translated by the mobile device to determine a specific user preference related to the content being played on the headphone.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the hand gesture received at the mobile device is translated by the mobile device to produce a command to share the metadata identifying the content played on the headphone with one or more other users connected to the network.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 5, wherein the network is one or more of the following:

a LAN;

a WAN;

an inter-network;

a peer-to-peer network; and

a cellular network.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 5, wherein the one or more other users is connected to the network by a cellular phone, a tablet, a media player, a gaming device or a personal computer.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 5, wherein the network comprises a server, wherein user preference related to the content and metadata identifying the content is transmitted to the server, and wherein the user preference related to the content and metadata identifying the content is shared from the server with one or more other users connected to the network.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8, wherein the network further comprises a social media server, wherein user preference related to the content and metadata identifying the content is transmitted to the social media server, and wherein the user preference related to the content and metadata identifying the content is shared from the social media server with one or more other users connected to the network.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the network further comprises a media source comprising media content, wherein one or more other users connected to the network can request media content and wherein the media source can transmit the media requested media to the one or more other users.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a cellular phone, a tablet, a media player, a gaming device or a personal computer.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the network to which the user preference related to the content indicated by the hand gesture and metadata identifying the content are transmitted is a social network.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the disappearing message comprises a voice to text message.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the disappearing message is deleted at a set expiration date or time after the disappearing message is sent.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the disappearing message is deleted after the disappearing message has been accessed a maximum number of times.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user selects one or more other users that receive the disappearing message, and wherein the user receives notification when the disappearing message is heard or read by one of the one or more other users.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein one or more other users receives notification that the disappearing message is incoming.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 17, wherein the one or more other users has an option to read or listen to the disappearing message.

19. A computer implemented method for sharing content between users, comprising:

a. transmitting content to a headphone of a user, wherein the content is associated with metadata identifying the content;

b. identifying a hand gesture performed by the user on a touch pad associated with the headphone, wherein the hand gesture determines a user preference related to the content;

c. transmitting information regarding the hand gesture from the headphone to a mobile device;

d. receiving the information regarding the hand gesture at the mobile device; and

e. transmitting the user preference, related to the content determined by the hand gesture, and the metadata to a network,

wherein the user preference transmitted to the network comprises a disappearing message, wherein the disappearing message comprises a voice to text message.

20. A computer implemented method for sharing content between users, comprising:

a. transmitting content to a headphone of a user, wherein the content is associated with metadata identifying the content;

b. identifying a hand gesture performed by the user on a touch pad associated with the headphone, wherein the hand gesture determines a user preference related to the content;

c. transmitting information regarding the hand gesture from the headphone to a mobile device;

d. receiving the information regarding the hand gesture at the mobile device; and

e. transmitting the user preference, related to the content determined by the hand gesture, and the metadata to a network,

wherein the user preference transmitted to the network comprises a disappearing message, wherein the user selects one or more other users that receive the disappearing message, and wherein the user receives notification when the disappearing message is heard or read by one of the one or more other users.