Content Delivery System for Mobile Device

• US 20080172291A1
• Filed: 01/11/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David A. Hurowitz, Gregory F. Welteroth
• Original Assignee: David A. Hurowitz, Gregory F. Welteroth
• Inventors: Welteroth, Gregory F., Hurowitz, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,483,668 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A content delivery system for a mobile device includes sending a program rating message to a first registered customer to query whether the first registered customer desires to rate content. The system delivers a program share message to the first registered customer to query whether the first registered customer desires to share the content. The system provides a list of friends to the first registered customer, whereupon the first registered customer selects a second registered customer from the list. The system delivers content to the second registered customer, providing an incentive to the first registered customer.

Claims

1. A content delivery system for a mobile device, comprising:

a database module for registering a plurality of registered customers in the system;

a streaming module connected to the database module for serving content to the plurality of customers; and

a priority module connected to the streaming module for implementing a content delivery schedule, wherein;

the streaming module delivers a first content notification to the first registered customer via the mobile device, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to receive the content, the first registered customer enters a PIN on the mobile device to enable the delivery of a content program constituting an assemblage of the content to the mobile device according to a first schedule implemented by the priority module, and the program concludes or is terminated by the first registered customer,

the streaming module delivers a program rating message to the first registered customer to query whether the first registered customer desires to rate the content, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to rate the content, the database module records a first customer rating for statistical analysis, and

the streaming module delivers a program share message to the first registered customer to query whether the first customer desires to share the content, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to share the content to a second registered customer;

the database module provides to the first registered customer a list of friends of the first registered customer whereupon the first registered customer selects the second registered customer from the list, and

the streaming module delivers a second content notification to the second registered customer, whereupon if the second registered customer elects to receive the content, the second registered customer enters a PIN on the mobile device to enable the delivery of the content program to the mobile device according to a second schedule implemented by the priority module, and the program concludes or is terminated by the second registered customer.

2. The content delivery system of claim 1, wherein the first customer rating is utilized by the database module in determining the list of friends of the first registered customer.

3. The content delivery system of claim 1, wherein previous or contemporaneous to the step of recording a first customer rating, the streaming module serves a rating incentive message to the first registered customer to tie the first customer rating to a redeemable incentive.

4. The content delivery system of claim 1, wherein previous or contemporaneous to the step of providing the first registered customer a list of friends of the first registered customer, the streaming module serves a sharing incentive message to the first registered customer to tie the sharing of content to a redeemable incentive.

5. The content delivery system of claim 4, wherein the redeemable incentive includes an incentive given jointly to the first and second registered customer.

6. The content delivery system of claim 5, wherein the redeemable incentive is structured to correspondingly increase with the referral of additional friends of the first registered customer.

7. The content delivery system of claim 3, wherein the redeemable incentive includes free or reduced air-time charges, tickets, airline miles, coupons, or rebates.

8. The content delivery system of claim 4, wherein the redeemable incentive includes free or reduced air-time charges, tickets, airline miles, coupons, or rebates.

9. The content delivery system of claim 1, wherein the delivery of a content program to a second registered customer triggers the delivery of additional matched content to the second registered customer.

10. The content delivery system of claim 1, wherein the content program further includes video, audio, sounds, vibrations, or a combination thereof.

11. A method for delivering content to a mobile device, comprising;

delivering a first content notification to a first registered customer via the mobile device by a streaming module, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to receive the content, the first registered customer enters a PIN on the mobile device to enable the delivery of a content program constituting an assemblage of the content to the mobile device according to a schedule implemented by a priority module, the content program concluding or terminating by the first registered customer;

delivering a program rating message to the first registered customer to query whether the first registered customer desires to rate the content, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to rate the content, the database module records a first customer rating for statistical analysis; and

delivering a program share message to the first registered customer to query whether the first registered customer desires to share the content, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to share the content to a second registered customer;

providing the first registered customer a list of friends of the first registered customer, the first registered customer selecting the second registered customer from the provided list, and

delivering a second content notification to the second registered customer, whereupon if the second registered customer elects to receive the content, the second registered customer enters a PIN on the mobile device to enable the delivery of the content program to the mobile device according to a second schedule implemented by the priority module, and the program concludes or is terminated by the second registered customer.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first customer rating is utilized by the database module in determining the list of friends of the first registered customer.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein previous or contemporaneous to the step of recording a first customer rating, the streaming module serves a rating incentive message to the first registered customer to tie the first customer rating to a redeemable incentive.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein previous or contemporaneous to the step of providing the first registered customer a list of friends of the first registered customer, the further included step of serving a sharing incentive message by the streaming module to the first registered customer to tie the sharing of content to a redeemable incentive.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the redeemable incentive includes an incentive given jointly to the first and second registered customer.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the redeemable incentive includes free or reduced air-time charges, tickets, airline miles, coupons, or rebates.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the redeemable incentive includes free or reduced air-time charges, tickets, airline miles, coupons, or rebates.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the delivery of a content program to a second registered customer triggers the delivery of additional matched content to the second registered customer.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the content program further includes video, audio, sounds, vibrations, or a combination thereof.

16. The method of 15, wherein the redeemable incentive is structured to correspondingly increase with the referral of additional friends of the first registered customer.

21. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having a computer readable program code embodied therein, comprising:

computer readable program code which delivers a first content notification to a first registered customer via the mobile device by a streaming module, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to receive the content, the first registered customer enters a PIN on the mobile device to enable the delivery of a content program constituting an assemblage of the content to the mobile device according to a schedule implemented by a priority module, the content program concluding or terminating by the first registered customer;

computer readable program code which delivers a program rating message to the first registered customer to query whether the first registered customer desires to rate the content, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to rate the content, the database module records a first customer rating for statistical analysis; and

computer readable program code which delivers a program share message to the first registered customer to query whether the first registered customer desires to share the content, whereupon if the first registered customer elects to share the content to a second registered customer;

the first registered customer is provided a list of friends of the first registered customer, the first registered customer selecting the second registered customer from the provided list, and

the second registered customer is delivered a second content notification, whereupon if the second registered customer elects to receive the content, the second registered customer enters a PIN on the mobile device to enable the delivery of the content program to the mobile device according to a second schedule implemented by the priority module, and the program concludes or is terminated by the second registered customer.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the first customer rating is utilized by the database module in determining the list of friends of the first registered customer.

23. The computer program product of claim 21, further including computer readable program code which serves a rating incentive message to the first registered customer, previous or contemporaneous to the step of recording a first customer rating, to tie the first customer rating to a redeemable incentive.

24. The computer program product of claim 21, further including computer readable program code which serves a sharing incentive message by the streaming module to the first registered customer, previous or contemporaneous to the step of providing the first registered customer a list of friends of the first registered customer, to tie the sharing of content to a redeemable incentive.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the redeemable incentive includes an incentive given jointly to the first and second registered customer.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the redeemable incentive is structured to correspondingly increase with the referral of additional friends of the first registered customer.

27. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the redeemable incentive includes free or reduced air-time charges, tickets, airline miles, coupons, or rebates.

28. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the redeemable incentive includes free or reduced air-time charges, tickets, airline miles, coupons, or rebates.

29. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the delivery of a content program to a second registered customer triggers the delivery of additional matched content to the second registered customer.

30. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the content program further includes video, audio, sounds, vibrations, or a combination thereof.