Method and system to facilitate multiple media content providers to inter-work with media serving system

US7894834B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Sprint Spectrum LLC · US

Inventors

• Baoquan Zhang · Overland Park, US
• Geoff S. Martin · Overland Park, US
• Jay S. Harmon · Overland Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 8, 2006
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2011
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/53
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for integrating a plurality of providers of media content such as call tones, games, ringers, etc. with a wireless service provider network. The wireless service provider network includes a media service platform, a profile database and a media database. The media content providers provide an interactive facility, e.g., Web interface, allowing a user to purchase content. A notification message is sent to the user which is triggered in response to purchase of content. The notification message includes a network address (e.g., URL) of the media service platform. The media service platform checks to see if the purchased content is stored in the media database, and if not, it pulls it over from the content provider. The profile database is updated regarding the purchased content in response to information from the user.