Systems and methods for integration of a music pod system
AssigneeSMS.ac, Inc.
InventorsMichael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
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Abstract
A method for integrating a network-enabled music application with a platform. The platform is configured to render the network enabled application for a user, via a user interface associated with the user, in accordance with various APIs included in the platform and used by a program developer to develop the network enabled music application. The rendering can included recognizing that the user interface is a mobile user interface and rendering the network-enabled music application in a manner appropriate and/or optimal for the mobile user interface. The platform may be a social networking site.
Claims24
A method for integrating a network-enabled music application with a social networking site having a plurality of users and a plurality of communication channels with a respective plurality of wireless network carriers, the method comprising:
- a request receipt step of receiving, at the social networking site, a request from a third-party provider of music to integrate a network-enabled music application with the social networking site, the network-enabled music application configured to provide music content associated with the third party provider to the plurality of users;
- a registration data receipt step of receiving, at the social networking site, a set of registration data corresponding to the network-enabled music application from the third-party provider, the set of registration data including location information associated with the music content and a link to an application location for accessing the network-enabled music application;
- a pricing structure data receipt step of receiving, at the social networking site, a set of pricing structure data corresponding to the network-enabled music application from the third-party provider;
- a database update step of updating, at the social networking site, a system database to include the set of registration data corresponding to the network-enabled music application and to include the pricing structure data corresponding to the network-enabled music application;
- a user area establishment step of establishing, at the social networking site, a plurality of user areas, each of the plurality of user areas associated with at least one of the plurality of users and configured to display a plurality of purchased applications on or through the social networking site and enable the associated user to share the plurality of purchased applications with others of the plurality of users, wherein the plurality of purchased applications comprise applications which the associated user purchased or to which the associated user subscribed;
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- an enablement step of enabling the network-enabled music application to be accessible in or through the social networking site via the plurality of user areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.