System and method for distributing multimedia content via mobile wireless platforms

• US 20060074550A1
• Filed: 08/11/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced Automated Media, Co., David Warnock
• Original Assignee: Advanced Automated Media, Co.
• Inventors: Freer, Carl Johan, Carroll, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US11/202,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20060074550A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A system and method for distributing multimedia content to a mobile wireless platform of the present invention. In an illustrative embodiment, the inventive system includes memory for receiving and storing said multimedia content; a controller for automatically transmitting said content; and a wireless platform for automatically receiving, storing and playing out said content. In a specific implementation, the receipt, storage and playback functions are implemented with an applet running on the platform. The content may be transmitted using Global Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) or other suitable network. The applet includes a decoder and code for decompressing said multimedia content. In one embodiment, the system is adapted to transmit multimedia content to a selected mobile wireless platform based on a location thereof. This may be implemented with a GPS receiver or by using cellular position location services. The system includes a server which retrieves data delivery metrics from a database and generates multimedia messages for selected devices accordingly. In the illustrative embodiment, the server generates a schedule file for the playback of the messages and sends messages to the wireless platforms to download the schedule. The schedule file includes a message file address. The applet downloads the schedule file and extracts the message file address. This address is used to download the multimedia message. The message is output in accordance with the schedule. Data relating to the output of the multimedia file is stored for feedback to the server.

Claims

1. A system for distributing multimedia content comprising:

means for receiving said multimedia content;

means for automatically transmitting said content; and

means for automatically receiving, storing and playing out said content on a platform.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said platform is a mobile wireless platform.

3. The invention of claim 1 wherein said means for automatically receiving said content includes an applet.

4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said applet includes a decoder.

5. The invention of claim 4 wherein said applet includes code for decompressing said multimedia content.

6. The invention of claim 3 wherein said applet is adapted to run on more than one operating system.

7. The invention of claim 1 further including means for transmitting content to a selected mobile wireless platform based on a location thereof.

8. The invention of claim 7 wherein said means for transmitting content to a selected mobile wireless platform based on a location thereof includes GPS receiver.

9. The invention of claim 7 wherein said means for transmitting content to a selected mobile wireless platform based on a location thereof includes means for utilizing location information from a cellular network.

10. The invention of claim 1 further including means for retrieving data delivery metrics.

11. The invention of claim 10 further including means responsive to said metrics for generating multimedia messages.

12. The invention of claim 11 further including means for transmitting said messages.

13. The invention of claim 1 further including means for transmitting a schedule file.

14. The invention of claim 13 wherein said applet includes means for receiving said schedule file.

15. The invention of claim 14 wherein said schedule file includes a message file address.

16. The invention of claim 15 further including means for automatically downloading a multimedia message from said address.

17. The invention of claim 16 wherein said multimedia message is downloaded using Transfer Control Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

18. The invention of claim 16 further including means for transferring said multimedia content from one mobile platform to another mobile platform.

19. The invention of claim 18 wherein said means for transferring said multimedia content from one mobile platform to another mobile platform includes means for transferring an address of said content.

20. The invention of claim 16 wherein said applet includes means for playing out said message in accordance with said schedule.

21. The invention of claim 20 further including means for feedback of data relating to said playing out of said message.

22. The invention of claim 21 further including means for generating a transmission report.

23. The invention of claim 1 further including automatically waking said mobile wireless platform.

24. A system for distributing multimedia content to a mobile wireless platform comprising:

memory for receiving and storing said multimedia content;

a controller for automatically transmitting said content;

a wireless platform; and

an applet disposed on said platform for automatically receiving, storing and playing out said content.

25. The invention of claim 24 wherein said content is transmitted using Global Packet Radio Service (GPRS).

26. The invention of claim 24 wherein said content is transmitted using Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).

27. The invention of claim 24 wherein said applet includes a decoder.

28. The invention of claim 27 wherein said applet includes code for decompressing said multimedia content.

29. The invention of claim 27 wherein said applet is adapted to run on more than one operating system.

30. The invention of claim 24 further including means for transmitting content to a selected mobile wireless platform based on a location thereof.

31. The invention of claim 30 wherein said means for transmitting content to a selected mobile wireless platform based on a location thereof includes GPS receiver.

32. The invention of claim 30 wherein said means for transmitting content to a selected mobile wireless platform based on a location thereof includes means for utilizing location information from a cellular network.

33. The invention of claim 24 further including means for retrieving data delivery metrics.

34. The invention of claim 33 further including means responsive to said metrics for generating multimedia messages.

35. The invention of claim 34 further including means for transmitting said messages.

36. The invention of claim 24 further including means for transmitting a schedule file.

37. The invention of claim 36 wherein said applet includes means for receiving said schedule file.

38. The invention of claim 37 wherein said schedule file includes a message file address.

39. The invention of claim 38 further including means for automatically downloading a multimedia message from said address.

40. The invention of claim 39 wherein said multimedia message is downloaded using Transfer Control Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

41. The invention of claim 39 further including means for transferring said multimedia content from one mobile platform to another mobile platform.

42. The invention of claim 41 wherein said means for transferring said multimedia content from one mobile platform to another mobile platform includes means for transferring an address of said content.

43. The invention of claim 39 wherein said applet includes means for playing out said message in accordance with said schedule.

44. The invention of claim 43 further including means for feedback of data relating to said playing out of said message.

45. The invention of claim 44 further including means for generating a transmission report.

46. The invention of claim 24 further including automatically waking said mobile wireless platform.

47. A method for distributing multimedia content to a mobile wireless platform including the steps of:

receiving said multimedia content;

automatically transmitting said content; and

automatically receiving, storing and playing out said content on said mobile wireless platform.

48. A method for advertising including the steps of:

transmitting multimedia ads via a network;

receiving and storing said ads on a device; and

playing back said ads at a predetermined time.

49. The invention of claim 48 including the step of delaying the predetermined time under certain conditions.

50. The invention of claim 49 wherein one of said conditions is a use of said device by a user.

51. The invention of claim 48 further including the step of waking up said device from a low power state.

52. The invention of claim 48 further including the step of aggregating said multimedia ads on a server.

53. The invention of claim 48 further including the step of transmitting an applet from said server to said device.

54. The invention of claim 53 wherein said ad is encoded.

55. The invention of claim 54 wherein said ad is compressed.

56. The invention of claim 55 wherein said applet deciphers said ad.

57. The invention of claim 56 wherein said applet retrieves a schedule with a playback time of said ad.

58. The invention of claim 48 further including the step of scheduling the transmission of said ads.

59. The invention of claim 48 further including the step of storing data on said device regarding the outputting of said ads on said device.

60. The invention of claim 59 further including the step of feeding back said stored data to said server regarding the outputting of said ads on said device.