Distribution of user-generated multimedia broadcasts to mobile wireless telecommunication network users
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorPhillip Buchanon
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Abstract
Subscriber-generated broadcasts are distributed to mobile wireless devices in a mobile wireless telecommunication network. The network assists the subscriber in creating a broadcast by, for example, compiling one or more media content items of the subscriber's choosing, such as pre-recorded songs, the subscriber's recorded voice, sound effects, etc. The network stores the broadcast representation in a manner that allows it to be retrieved using a unique broadcast identifier. When the network receives the broadcast identifier from a user of a mobile wireless device, the network uses the broadcast identifier to retrieve the stored broadcast representation and transmit its associated media content to the mobile wireless device.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a server comprising a processor, a subscriber-generated media content from a subscriber device, the subscriber-generated media content being recorded via an input of the subscriber device and being associated with a subscriber-generated broadcast representation;
- receiving, by the processor, a selection identifying a media content item to be associated with the subscriber-generated broadcast representation;
- storing, by the processor, a broadcast representation comprising the subscriber-generated media content and the media content item;
- associating, by the processor, the broadcast representation with a unique broadcast identifier;
- receiving, by the processor, a request comprising the unique broadcast identifier from a mobile wireless device that is associated with a subscription for the subscriber-generated broadcast representation;
- matching, by the processor, the unique broadcast identifier with the broadcast representation;
- and
- transmitting, by the processor, the media content item and the subscriber-generated media content associated with the broadcast representation to the mobile wireless device.
A system comprising:
- a broadcast processing subsystem comprising a processor, and
- a computer-readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
- receiving a subscriber-generated media content from a subscriber device, the subscriber-generated media content being recorded via an input of the subscriber device,
- receiving a selection identifying a media content item to be associated with the subscriber-generated media content,
- storing, by the processor, a broadcast representation comprising the subscriber-generated media content and the media content item,
- associating the subscriber-generated media content with a unique broadcast identifier,
- receiving, from a mobile wireless device, a request specifying the unique broadcast identifier, the mobile wireless device being associated with a subscription for the subscriber-generated broadcast representation,
- matching the unique broadcast identifier received from the mobile wireless device with the broadcast representation, and
- transmitting the subscriber-generated media content and the media content item associated with the broadcast representation to the mobile wireless device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a subscriber-generated media content from a subscriber device, the subscriber-generated media content being recorded via an input of the subscriber device;
- receiving a selection identifying a media content item to be associated with the subscriber-generated media content;
- storing a broadcast representation comprising the subscriber-generated media content and the media content item;
- associating the broadcast representation with a unique broadcast identifier;
- receiving a request that specifies the unique broadcast identifier from a mobile wireless device that is associated with a subscription for the subscriber-generated broadcast representation;
- matching the unique broadcast identifier received from the mobile wireless device with the broadcast representation;
- and
- transmitting the media content and the subscriber-generated media content associated with the broadcast representation to the mobile wireless device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.