Mobile device streaming media application

• US 9,294,527 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2014
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Weple IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Mary Anne Fletcher
• Inventors: Fletcher, Mary Anne
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Tauqir
• Application Number:
  US14/512,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20150032859A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 709/219
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0279 Fundraising management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637

Abstract

A system and process for coordinating streaming content or messages is provided. A network-connected server maintains a database containing media content-related data, such as the text of a message, accompanying media, time of airing, payment and related comments. A user can view these feeds or streams of these consciousness messages by downloading a mobile application or browsing to a website. The application can also be used to create, schedule and pay for a media content message.

Claims

1. A mobile device streaming media application, comprising:

a display interface for streaming media message data, the interface configured for;

receiving the media message data from a network-connected server; and

streaming the media message data on a mobile device; and

an input interface configured for;

inputting media message data; and

uploading the input media message data to a network-connected server for storing and transmitting to the media application to a plurality of mobile devices running the media application;

wherein the media message data, comprises;

a media message, comprising;

text, audio, video, an image, or combination thereof; and

the media application is configured to allow multiple devices to stream the media message, which allows a plurality of users to be simultaneously aware of the same media message, thereby promoting collective thought and awareness.

2. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message is a consciousness message.

3. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message is a consciousness message selected from:

religion, prayers, collective thoughts, appeals to charity, environmental messages, and inspirational messages.

4. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message data, further comprises:

a media message air date.

5. The streaming media application of claim 4, wherein display interface is configured to display the air date of the media message data along with the media message portion of the data.

6. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message data, further comprises:

a media message air time.

7. The streaming media application of claim 6, wherein display interface is configured to display the air time of the media message data along with the media message portion of the data.

8. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message data, further comprises:

a media message air date and a media message air time.

9. The streaming media application of claim 4, wherein display interface is configured to display the air date and air time of the media message data along with the media message portion of the data.

10. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message data, further comprises:

a payment method.

11. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message data, further comprises:

donation request information.

12. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein:

the media message data further comprises;

a category; and

the media message display interface is configured to allow the mobile device user to select the category of the streaming of the media message.

13. The streaming media application of claim 12, wherein the category is selected from:

religion, prayers, collective thoughts, appeals to charity, environmental messages, and inspirational messages.

14. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the display interface is configured to display on the mobile device simultaneously with the input interface.

15. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the input interface, further comprises:

a content preview interface, whereby the content can be previewed prior to uploading.

16. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message is a text message.

17. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message is an audio message.

18. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message is a video.

19. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message is an image.

20. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message display interface, further comprises:

an advertisement interface.

21. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message display interface further comprises:

a donation interface.

22. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message display interface further comprises:

a comment interface.

23. The streaming media application of claim 1, wherein the media message display interface further comprises:

a comment donation interface.