Mobile multimedia services ecosystem
First Claim
1. A system that facilitates access to media services, comprising:
- a communications component that facilitates communications with a cellular network and reception of content; and
a client component that facilitates a discovery process, play and storage of the content.
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Abstract
Architecture for accessing and purchasing multimedia services in a mobile terminal cellular environment. The architecture brings together the on-the-fly discovery of music and connectivity for the purchase or preview of multimedia services (e.g., music tracks). Provided is a music client on a cell phone or other mobile communications device that facilitates the discovery, storage, and play of multimedia content or portions thereof such as music. A user can listen to music transmitted to the mobile terminal device (e.g., cell phone) via broadcast, satellite radio, streaming internet radio, etc., review the music, and buy tracks or whole albums over-the-air via the mobile terminal.
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50 Claims
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1. A system that facilitates access to media services, comprising:
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a communications component that facilitates communications with a cellular network and reception of content; and
a client component that facilitates a discovery process, play and storage of the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system that facilitates access to media services, comprising:
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a player component that receives and plays music content from a music source;
a discovery component that discovers an attribute of the music content; and
a storage component that facilitates storage of the music content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A mobile handset, comprising:
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a communications component that facilitates communications with a cellular network and reception of content;
a player component that receives and plays content from a content source;
a discovery component that discovers an attribute of the content; and
a storage component that facilitates storage of the content. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of providing content, comprising:
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receiving content via a cellular network from a content source;
playing the content for perception by a subscriber;
tagging the content for review;
downloading the tagged content for storage; and
reviewing the content. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of providing content, comprising:
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receiving music signals from a content source into a mobile handset via a cellular network;
playing the music signals for perception by a subscriber;
tagging for review a music track associated with the music signals;
downloading the tagged music track for storage; and
reviewing a portion of the music track. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A system that facilitates content management, comprising:
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means for receiving radio signals from a radio service into a mobile communications device via a cellular network;
means for playing the radio signals for perception by a user;
means for tagging the radio signals for review;
means for downloading the tagged radio signals;
means for reviewing a portion of the tagged radio signals; and
means for initiating purchase of the tagged radio signals via the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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