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 determining a plurality of subscribers from users of the social media platform;
- the server retrieving from a database information about the plurality of subscribers;
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- 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 determining whether a user is a subscribed user, in response to at least one request by a user to participate in the chat;
- 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 determining whether the users of the social media platform that have indicated interest to enter the chat room are subscribed users, in response to indicated interest by the users to enter the chat room with the content creator;
- 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.