Method and system for remote utilizing a mobile device to share data objects
First Claim
1. A method for sharing data objects utilizing a mobile device, said mobile device having a unique identifier and access to at least one of a plurality of services accessible at a remote server, comprising the steps of:
- (A) establishing a linking relationship between said unique identifier and an account at a service from the at least one of a plurality of services accessible at the remote server;
(B) receiving, at the remote server, a request, from said mobile device having said unique identifier, for access to the service containing the account linked to said unique identifier, said service being accessible at the remote server;
(C) transmitting, to the mobile device having said unique identifier, a request, said response providing access to a plurality of entities, said entities comprising a list of data objects and a list of addresses, said entities being associated with the account linked to said unique identifier;
(D) receiving, at the remote server, from the mobile device having said unique identifier, a request, said request comprising an indication of a selected data object and an indication of at least one of a plurality of addresses and a request to send said indicated data objects to said indicated at least one of a plurality of addresses, said addresses being selected from said list of addresses; and
(E) sending, to said at least one of a plurality of addresses, a transmission providing access to the selected data object.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that provide users of mobile handheld digital devices the opportunity to share large data objects, such as images or digital audio files, with multiple users and the opportunity to upload a data object from a data object source and transmit the uploaded data object to a remote server in order to make the uploaded data object available for sharing with multiple users. The shared data objects can be accessible via a link to the object or by means of reduced size versions of the shared data objects.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for sharing data objects utilizing a mobile device, said mobile device having a unique identifier and access to at least one of a plurality of services accessible at a remote server, comprising the steps of:
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(A) establishing a linking relationship between said unique identifier and an account at a service from the at least one of a plurality of services accessible at the remote server;
(B) receiving, at the remote server, a request, from said mobile device having said unique identifier, for access to the service containing the account linked to said unique identifier, said service being accessible at the remote server;
(C) transmitting, to the mobile device having said unique identifier, a request, said response providing access to a plurality of entities, said entities comprising a list of data objects and a list of addresses, said entities being associated with the account linked to said unique identifier;
(D) receiving, at the remote server, from the mobile device having said unique identifier, a request, said request comprising an indication of a selected data object and an indication of at least one of a plurality of addresses and a request to send said indicated data objects to said indicated at least one of a plurality of addresses, said addresses being selected from said list of addresses; and
(E) sending, to said at least one of a plurality of addresses, a transmission providing access to the selected data object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for sharing data objects utilizing a mobile device, said mobile device having a unique identifier and access to at least one of a plurality of services at a remote server, said code causing a computer controlled system to;
establish a linking relationship between said unique identifier and an account at a service from the at least one of a plurality of services accessible at the remote server;
receive, at the remote server, a request, from said mobile device having said unique identifier, for access to the service containing the account linked to said unique identifier, said service being accessible at the remote server;
transmit, to the mobile device having said unique identifier, a response to the request, said response providing access to a list of data objects and a list of addresses;
receive, at the remote server, from the mobile device having said unique identifier, indication of a selected data object and indication of at least one of a plurality of addresses, said addresses being selected from said list of addresses; and
send, to said at least one of a plurality of addresses, a transmission providing access to the selected data object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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14. A system for sharing data objects utilizing a mobile device, said mobile device having a unique identifier, said system providing access to at least one of a plurality of services and comprising:
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means for establishing a linking relationship between said unique identifier and an account at a service from the at least one of a plurality of services; and
means for receiving and transmitting information over at least one of a plurality of networks.
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