Systems and methods for providing digital content and caller alerts to wireless network-enabled devices
First Claim
1. A method for alerting a user of mobile telephone to an incoming call comprising, in response to detecting an incoming call, determining whether the mobile telephone is playing back media content, in response to determining that the mobile telephone is playing back media content, interrupting the playback of the media content, and rendering a caller alert associated with the incoming call on the mobile telephone in a form perceptible by the user.
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Abstract
The invention is directed, in one aspect, to systems and methods for providing digital content to wireless network-enabled devices. In another aspect, the invention is directed to providing custom caller alerts to mobile telephones or other network appliances configured or repurposed for receiving such alerts or digital content.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for alerting a user of mobile telephone to an incoming call comprising,
in response to detecting an incoming call, determining whether the mobile telephone is playing back media content, in response to determining that the mobile telephone is playing back media content, interrupting the playback of the media content, and rendering a caller alert associated with the incoming call on the mobile telephone in a form perceptible by the user.
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17. A method for providing digital content to a client device comprising,
transforming original digital content into a first transformed digital content representative of a first portion of, and distinct from, the original digital content; -
creating a first table of characteristics associated with the first transformed digital content, the first table of characteristics being necessary for inverse transforming the first transformed digital content into the first portion of the original digital content, and transmitting the first transformed digital content and a representation of the first table of characteristics to the client device over a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for delivering content to a mobile radio comprising,
establishing wireless communication between the mobile radio and an available network, providing a user interface including an options selection menu to a user of the mobile radio, in response to a user selecting on-demand digital content via the options menu, transferring the selected on-demand digital content from a content server in communication with the network to the mobile radio for playback at the mobile radio.
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33. A car audio system comprising,
a car radio including, a transceiver for communicating with a wireless network, a user interface for enabling a user to select from a menu of available on-demand digital content, a processor for initiating a transfer of particular on-demand digital content from a server computer via the wireless network in response to the user selecting the particular on-demand digital content from the available digital content at the graphical user interface, an audio interface for providing the particular on-demand digital content to loudspeakers, and persistent memory for storing the on-demand digital content transferred to the car radio from the server computer.
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