# US 11,310,093 B2 · Music/video messaging

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- Number: US 11,310,093 B2
- Document ID: US11310093B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/379,805
- Filed: 2021-07-19
- Published: 2021-11-11
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2008-05-23
- Applicants: Nader Asghari Kamrani; Kamran Asghari Kamrani
- Inventors: Nader Asghari Kamrani; Kamran Asghari Kamrani
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310093B2

## CPC

- G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G11B 27/034: on discs (G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence)
- H04L 65/1083: In-session procedures
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Device(s) and computer program products for creating custom music/video messages to facilitate and/or improve social interaction. The created music/video messages include at least portions of: music, video, pictures, slideshows, and/or text. The music/video messages enable feelings or emotions to be communicated by the user of the device to one or more recipient device(s).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for multimedia messaging via a communication network, the method comprising:
receiving a multimedia message from a multimedia content provider, wherein the multimedia message received from the multimedia content provider comprises a representation of multimedia content selected by a user via a user device;
delivering the multimedia message to a recipient at a social media site based on a delivery request,
wherein:
the delivery request is provided by the user via the user device,
the delivery request indicates delivery of the multimedia message to the recipient at the social media site,
the representation of the multimedia content is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the multimedia content,
a data store accessible by the multimedia content provider stores the multimedia content selected by the user, and
the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the multimedia content provider.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia content selected by the user includes:
music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or
any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein delivering the multimedia message comprises delivering the representation of the multimedia content to the recipient.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery request comprises information specifying the recipient at the social media site.

### Claim 5

A system comprising:
a processor;
a computer-readable storage device; and
program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when executed by the processor, control the system to:
receive a multimedia message from a multimedia content provider, wherein the multimedia message received from the multimedia content provider comprises a representation of multimedia content selected by a user via a user device;
deliver the multimedia message to a recipient at a social media site based on a delivery request,
wherein:
the delivery request is provided from a device of the user via the user device,
the delivery request indicates delivery of the multimedia message to the recipient at the social media site,
the representation of the multimedia content is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the multimedia content,
a data store accessible by the multimedia content provider stores the multimedia content selected by the user, and
the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the multimedia content provider.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein the multimedia content selected by the user includes:
music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or
any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein delivering the multimedia message comprises delivering the representation of the multimedia content to the recipient.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein the delivery request comprises information specifying the recipient at the social media site.

### Claim 9

A method for a content provider to communicate multimedia content via a communication network, the method comprising:
displaying, by the content provider via a device of a user, one or more selectable content items;
receiving, by the content provider from the device of the user, a request for delivering multimedia content to a recipient via a social media site at which the recipient has an account, the multimedia content including at least one user-selected content item of the one or more selectable content items; and
delivering, by the content provider via the communication network, a representation of the multimedia content to the recipient at the social media site,
wherein:
the representation of the multimedia content is a uniform resource locator (URL) link, or a pointer to the multimedia content,
a data store accessible by the content provider stores the multimedia content,
the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the content provider, and
the communication network receives the representation of the multimedia content from the content provider.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more selectable content items comprise:
music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or
any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the request comprises:
receiving, via the device of the user, information specifying the recipient.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the multimedia content stored at the data store is accessible by a device of the recipient using the representation of the multimedia content.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising streaming the multimedia content to a device of the recipient.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the multimedia content further includes a content item provided via the device of the user.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the user device downloads instructions used to create and send the multimedia content to the recipient via the social network.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the multimedia content comprises a combination of the at least one user-selected content item with a second content item.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, further comprising mixing, using mixing software or mixing instructions, the at least one user-selected content item with the second content item.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the second content item comprises one or more of: text content entered by the user, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, music content, and audio content.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, wherein the second content item is provided from the device of the user.

### Claim 20

A system for a content provider to communicate multimedia content via a communication network, the system comprising:
a processor;
a computer-readable storage device; and
program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when executed by the processor, control the system to:
display one or more selectable content items at a device of a user;
receive, from the device of the user, a request for delivering multimedia content to a recipient via a social media site at which the recipient has an account, the multimedia content including at least one user-selected content item from the one or more selectable content items; and
deliver, via the communication network, a representation of the multimedia content to the recipient at the social media site,
wherein:
the representation of the multimedia content is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the one or several content items selected by the user,
a data store accessible by the content provider stores the multimedia content,
the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the content provider, and
the communication network receives the representation of the multimedia content from the content provider.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more selectable content items comprise:
music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or
any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

The system of claim 20, wherein the receiving the request comprises:
receiving, via the device of the user, information specifying the recipient.

### Claim 23 (depends on 20)

The system of claim 20, wherein the program instructions further control the system to stream the multimedia content to a device of the recipient.

### Claim 24 (depends on 20)

The system of claim 20, wherein the multimedia content stored at the data store is accessible by a device of the recipient using the representation of the multimedia content.

### Claim 25 (depends on 20)

The system of claim 20, wherein the multimedia content further includes a content item provided via the device of the user.

### Claim 26 (depends on 20)

The system of claim 20, wherein the user device downloads instructions used to create and send the multimedia content to the recipient via the social network.

### Claim 27 (depends on 20)

The system of claim 20, wherein the multimedia content comprises a combination of the at least one user-selected content item with a second content item.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The system of claim 27, further comprising mixing, using mixing software or mixing instructions, the at least one user-selected content item with the second content item.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The system of claim 28, wherein the second content item comprises one or more of: text content entered by the user, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, music content, and audio content.

### Claim 30 (depends on 29)

The system of claim 29, wherein the second content item is provided from the device of the user.