Integrated multimedia application for mobile devices
OwnerBrad Kimurainventor
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Abstract
A method and a device are disclosed for downloading an integrated multimedia mobile application including a description of a multimedia content accessible from within the mobile downloadable application, a player to play the multimedia content, and the multimedia content. In an example typical operation, a user views a list of downloadable mobile applications, such as Apple Corporation's iPhone apps, listed as icons, selects an integrated multimedia application, reads a description of the content within the selected mobile application, and launches a player from within the application to play the content. Such functionality may be provided by a provider such as a mobile communication service provider, a content provider, an application provider, or a combination thereof.
Claims20
A downloadable integrated application for mobile computing devices, the downloadable integrated application comprising:
- contents;
- a description of the contents;
- and
- an executable programs configured to process the contents.
A method of building an integrated application, the method comprising:
- determining contents;
- determining a description of the contents;
- determining an executable program to process the contents;
- and
- including and packaging the contents, the description, and the executable program into a single integrated application.
A method of downloading content onto a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
- enabling a user to select an integrated application for download to the mobile computing device;
- enabling the user to read a description of contents of the integrated application;
- enabling the user to launch an executable program to process the contents of the integrated application;
- and
- enabling the user to process the contents of the integrated application using the executable program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.