System And Methods For Providing A Notification Upon The Occurrence Of A Trigger Event Associated With Playing Media Content Over A Network
AssigneeCampus Crusade For Christ, Inc.
InventorsEric Barker, Howard Crutsinger, Tataihono Rauru Nikora, Aaron Thomson, Matthew Watts
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for providing a notification upon the occurrence of a trigger event associated with playing media content over a network. An exemplary method may include transmitting access to a media content data file to a computing device associated with a content receiver, playing the data file at the computing device, and transmitting an electronic notification to another computing device when the trigger event occurs.
Claims21
A computer-implemented method for providing a notification upon the occurrence of a trigger event associated with playing media content over a network, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving, by a server, a request from a first computing device associated with a content sender, the request identifying contact information for a content receiver and a media content data file having a trigger event associated therewith;
- (b) transmitting, by the server over the network, access to the media content data file to a second computing device associated with the content receiver;
- (c) playing, over the network, the media content data file at the second computing device;
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- (d) transmitting an electronic notification, by the server over the network, to the first computing device when the trigger event occurs, the electronic notification being displayed at the first computing device and notifying the content sender of the occurrence of the trigger event.
A computer system for providing a notification upon the occurrence of a trigger event associated with playing media content over a network, the computer system comprising:
- non-transitory memory storing computer program instructions;
- at least one processor configured to execute the computer program instructions to:
- (a) receive, by a server, a request from a first computing device associated with a content sender, the request identifying contact information for a content receiver and a media content data file having trigger event associated therewith;
- (b) transmit, by the server over the network, access to the media content data file to a second computing device associated with the content receiver;
- (c) play, over the network, the media content data file at the second computing device;
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- (d) transmit an electronic notification, by the server over the network, to the first computing device when the trigger event occurs, the electronic notification being displayed at the first computing device and notifying the content sender of the occurrence of the trigger event.
A server for providing a notification upon the occurrence of a trigger event associated with playing media content over a network, the server comprising:
- non-transitory memory storing computer program instructions;
- at least one processor configured to execute the computer program instructions to:
- (a) receive, by a server, a request from a first computing device associated with a content sender, the request identifying contact information for a content receiver and a media content data file having a trigger event associated therewith;
- (b) transmit, by the server over the network, access to the media content data file to a second computing device associated with the content receiver;
- (c) play, by the server over the network, the media content data file at the second computing device;
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- (d) transmit an electronic notification, by the server over the network, to the first computing device when the trigger event occurs, the electronic notification being displayed at the first computing device and notifying the content sender of the occurrence of the trigger event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.