METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

• US 20090138543A1
• Filed: 11/28/2007
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hill, N. Peter
• Granted Patent: US 8,990,426 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2361 Selecting a particular reproducing device from amongst a plurality of devices, e.g. high or low resolution devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/00 Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N7/14 ; broadcast or conference over packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/40 Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing electronic transactions are provided. A method includes presenting an offer on a first commumications device to conduct an electronic transaction on another communications device that is different from the first communications device. In response to an acceptance of the offer and selection of the other communications device, the method includes retrieving a network address for the other communications device from a storage device, and executing the electronic transaction on the other commumications device via the network address.

Claims

1. A method for providing electronic transactions, comprising:

presenting an offer on a first communications device to conduct an electronic transaction on another communications device that is different from the first communications device; and

in response to an acceptance of the offer and selection of the other communications device;

retrieving a network address for the other communications device from a storage device, and

executing the electronic transaction on the other communications device via the network address.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating an account record that includes a device identifier and network address for each of the communications devices, each of the communications devices associated with a pre-defined community of communications devices; and

presenting a user interface to the first communications device that includes a listing of at least a portion of the communications devices in the account record, wherein retrieving the network address for the other communications device includes retrieving the network address from the account record via the device identifier of the first communications device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the electronic transaction includes a media file comprising at least one of:

an audio file;

a video file;

a printed file;

a multi-media file; and

a static image;

wherein presenting the user interface that includes the listing of at least a portion of the communications devices includes;

associating a media file type with the electronic transaction; and

presenting a listing of those commumications devices in the account record that are compatible with the media file type of the electronic transaction.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein executing the electronic transaction includes transmitting the media file to the other communications device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the offer is associated with a media provider system;

and wherein executing the electronic transaction includes retrieving the media file from the media provider system and transferring the media file to the other communications device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the offer relates to a subject of a media content item presented on the first communications device, and the offer is presented at the time in which the media content item is presented.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the offer includes a recording service and wherein the electronic transaction includes recording a media file on the other communications device at the time of broadcast of the media file.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the communications devices include at least one of:

a wireline device including at least one of;

an Internet Protocol-enabled television;

a desktop computer;

a telephone;

a facsimile; and

a printer; and

a wireless device including at least one of;

a cellular telephone;

a personal digital assistant;

a laptop computer; and

a pager.

9. A system for providing electronic transactions, comprising:

a computer system; and

a media transaction application executing on the computer system, the media transaction application implementing a method, comprising;

presenting an offer on a first communications device to conduct an electronic transaction on another communications device that is different from the first communications device; and

in response to an acceptance of the offer and selection of the other communications device;

retrieving a network address for the other communications device from a storage device, and

executing the electronic transaction on the other communications device via the network address.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the media transaction application further implements:

creating an account record that includes a device identifier and network address for each of the communications devices, each of the communications devices associated with a pre-defined community of communications devices; and

presenting a user interface to the first commumications device that includes a listing of at least a portion of the communications devices in the account record, wherein retrieving the network address for the other communications device includes retrieving the network address from the account record via the device identifier of the first communications device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the electronic transaction includes a media file comprising at least one of:

an audio file;

a video file;

a printed file;

a multi-media file; and

a static image;

wherein presenting the user interface that includes the listing of at least a portion of the communications devices includes;

associating a media file type with the electronic transaction; and

presenting a listing of those commumications devices in the account record that are compatible with the media file type of the electronic transaction.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein executing the electronic transaction includes transmitting the media file to the other communications device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the offer is associated with a media provider system;

and wherein executing the electronic transaction includes retrieving the media file from the media provider system and transferring the media file to the other communications device.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the content of the offer relates to a subject of a media content item presented on the first communications device, and the offer is presented at the time in which the media content item is presented.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the offer includes a recording service and wherein the electronic transaction includes recording a media file on the other communications device at the time of broadcast of the media file.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the communications devices include at least one of:

a wireline device including at least one of;

an Internet Protocol-enabled television;

a desktop computer;

a telephone;

a facsimile; and

a printer; and

a wireless device including at least one of;

a cellular telephone;

a personal digital assistant;

a laptop computer; and

a pager.

17. A computer program product for providing electronic transactions, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer system to implement a method, comprising:

presenting an offer on a first communications device to conduct an electronic transaction on another communications device that is different from the first communications device; and

in response to an acceptance of the offer and selection of the other communications device;

retrieving a network address for the other communications device from a storage device, and

executing the electronic transaction on the other communications device via the network address.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions for implementing:

creating an account record that includes a device identifier and network address for each of the communications devices, each of the communications devices associated with a pre-defined community of communications devices; and

presenting a user interface to the first communications device that includes a listing of at least a portion of the communications devices in the account record, wherein retrieving the network address for the other communications device includes retrieving the network address from the account record via the device identifier of the first communications device.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the electronic transaction includes a media file comprising at least one of:

an audio file;

a video file;

a printed file;

a multi-media file; and

a static image;

wherein presenting the user interface that includes the listing of at least a portion of the communications devices includes;

associating a media file type with the electronic transaction; and

presenting a listing of those communications devices in the account record that are compatible with the media file type of the electronic transaction.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein executing the electronic transaction includes transmitting the media file to the other communications device.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the offer is associated with a media provider system;

and wherein executing the electronic transaction includes retrieving the media file from the media provider system and transferring the media file to the other communications device.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the content of the offer relates to a subject of a media content item presented on the first communications device, and the offer is presented at the time in which the media content item is presented.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the offer includes a recording service and wherein the electronic transaction includes recording a media file on the other communications device at the time of broadcast of the media file.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the communications devices include at least one of:

a wireline device including at least one of;

an Internet Protocol-enabled television;

a desktop computer;

a telephone;

a facsimile; and

a printer; and

a wireless device including at least one of;

a cellular telephone;

a personal digital assistant;

a laptop computer; and

a pager.