System and method for implementing a subscription-based social media platform
AssigneeUpfront Media Group, Inc.
InventorsRay LEE, Jeffrey Shaun KING, Vincent TUSCANO
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Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing a subscription-based social media or fan club platform are provided. A content creator generates live content on a mobile device and sends requests to a server for initializing a live stream from the mobile device. The server sends requests to encoding service providers. The encoded live content is send to a content storage server. Subscribers of the social media or fan club platform can access the live content on their mobile devices from the content storage server.
Claims13
A method for implementing a subscription-based social media platform comprising the steps of:
- a server receiving from at least one of a computer and a mobile device of a content creator, a first REpresentational State Transfer (REST) application programming interface (API) request for initiating a chat, the API request generated by an application running on the at least one of a computer and a mobile device of the content creator;
- the server retrieving at least one of mobile numbers and mobile device IDs of users of the social media platform;
- the server determining a plurality of subscribers from the users of the social media platform;
- the server retrieving from a database information about the plurality of subscribers;
- and
- the server:
- (a) sending to an SMS message service provider a second REST API request, information about the plurality of subscribers, and SMS content from the content creator, if the second REST API request is a request to an SMS message service provider;
- and
- (b) sending to a PUSH Notification service provider a third REST API request, information about the plurality of subscribers, and PUSH Notification content from the content creator, if the third REST API request is a request for a PUSH Notification.
A method for implementing a subscription-based social media platform comprising the steps of:
- a server receiving from at least one of a computer and a mobile device of a content creator, a REST API request, the API request generated by an application running on the at least one of a computer and a mobile device of the content creator and indicating that the content creator can participate in a chat;
- the server receiving from at least one of a user computer and a user mobile device at least one request by a user to participate in the chat;
- the server determining whether the user is a subscribed user;
- and
- the server:
- (a) enabling the user to participate in the chat, if the user is a subscribed user;
- and
- (b) enabling the user to have view-only access to the chat, if the user is not a subscribed user.
A method for implementing a subscription-based social media platform comprising the steps of:
- a server receiving from at least one of a computer and a mobile device of a content creator, a REST API request, the API request generated by an application running on the at least one of a computer and a mobile device of the content creator and indicating a first number, wherein the first number is a number of users of the social media platform that can enter a chat room with the content creator;
- the server identifying users of the social media platform that have indicated interest to enter the chat room with the content creator;
- the server determining whether the users of the social media platform that have indicated interest to enter the chat room are subscribed users;
- and
- the server:
- (a) selecting, among the subscribed users, the first number of users to enter the chat room;
- and
- (b) enabling the users that are not subscribed to have view-only access to the chat room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.