Method And System For Managing Mass Delivery Of Audio Messages

• US 20160212078A1
• Filed: 01/15/2016
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Voysecast, LLC
• Original Assignee: Voysecast, LLC
• Inventors: Smith, Millicent, Smith, Fabian, Rullmann, Jennifer
• Application Number:
  US14/996,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20160212078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

In some embodiments, systems and methods disclosed herein facilitate mass delivery of audio messages to communication devices operated by recipients. Such a platform can function as an intermediary between a provider and one or more recipients of the audio message. These messages can be delivered to multiple phones, i.e., landline phones, cellular phones as well as internet (“soft”) phones. In another example, an audio message from a provider can be published on a webpage hosted by a social media network. In some instances, these messages can be delivered to local numbers, long distance numbers, or international numbers. The mass delivered audio messages can be received by users regardless of their geographical location, or the device(s) used to receive the message. Further, the disclosed system can enable users to receive such audio messages without downloading a mobile application program.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method performed by a server comprising:

prompting a user for subscription information, an audio message, and a selection of one or more intended destinations for delivery of the audio message;

upon successful verification of the subscription information, receiving the audio message and the selection of the one or more intended destinations from the user;

storing the audio message in a first database;

assigning an identifier to the audio message ;

storing the identifier in a second database; and

by a queue worker;

retrieving the identifier from the second database and inserting the identifier in a queue,

retrieving the audio message from the first database, and

communicating the audio message to the one or more intended destinations.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the audio message is received via a telephony instance further comprising:

upon determining that a number of visitors to a webpage hosted by the server is increasing, deploying additional web instances and reducing the count of telephony instances and vice-versa.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein a total count of the web instances and the telephony instances are fixed.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, a sequence of the delivery of the audio message to the one or more intended destinations; and

determining, via the queue worker, the sequence of the delivery of the audio message to the one or more intended destinations.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving parameters defining preferences of the user;

configuring a data structure instance based on the received parameters.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the audio message is received via a mobile application running on a computing device of the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the audio message is received via a website hosted by the server.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more intended destinations includes at least one of:

a landline phone, a cellular phone, a soft phone, a social media network.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

provide, to the user, a display option for entering a caption to the audio message.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the display option is a title or a descriptor text box.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

prompting a user for subscription information, an audio message, and a selection of one or more intended destinations for delivery of the audio message;

upon successful verification of the subscription information, receiving the audio message and the selection of the one or more intended destinations from the user;

storing the audio message in a first database;

assigning an identifier to the audio message;

storing the identifier in a second database; and

by a queue worker;

retrieving the identifier from the second database and inserting the identifier in a queue,

retrieving the audio message from the first database, and

communicating the audio message to the one or more intended destinations.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the audio message is received via a telephony instance further comprising:

upon determining that a number of visitors to a webpage hosted by the server is increasing, deploying additional web instances and reducing the count of telephony instances and vice-versa.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein a total count of the web instances and the telephony instances are fixed.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, a sequence of the delivery of the audio message to the one or more intended destinations; and

determining, via the queue worker, the sequence of the delivery of the audio message to the one or more intended destinations.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving parameters defining preferences of the user;

configuring a data structure instance based on the received parameters.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:

prompting a user for subscription information, an audio message, and a selection of one or more intended destinations for delivery of the audio message;

upon successful verification of the subscription information, receiving the audio message and the selection of the one or more intended destinations from the user;

storing the audio message in a first database;

assigning an identifier to the audio message;

storing the identifier in a second database; and

by a queue worker;

retrieving the identifier from the second database and inserting the identifier in a queue,

retrieving the audio message from the first database, and

communicating the audio message to the one or more intended destinations.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the audio message is received via a mobile application running on a computing device of the user.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the audio message is received via a website hosted by the server.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more intended destinations includes at least one of:

a landline phone, a cellular phone, a soft phone, a social media network, a website hosted by a third party.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, further comprising:

provide, to the user, a display option for entering a caption to the audio message.