USER-CHOSEN MEDIA CONTENT
A method includes sending a user-chosen media clip to a device of a buddy of the user, the clip to be played upon a triggering event not controlled by the buddy.
1 . A method comprising:
sending a user-chosen media clip to a device of a buddy of said user, said clip to be played upon a triggering event not controlled by the buddy.
2 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said sending comprises uploading said media clip to a community server.
3 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said uploading comprises providing an indication of ownership of said clip.
4 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said uploading comprises providing an indication of at least one buddy to distribute said media clip.
5 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said device is a mobile device.
6 . The method according to claim 3 and wherein said user-chosen clip is available only to buddies of said user.
7 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said clip is uploaded from a video camera.
8 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said clip is uploaded from a personal computer.
9 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said clip is uploaded from a mobile device.
10 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said clip is generated from a website.
11 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said triggering event is a call-related event.
12 . The method according to claim 11 and wherein said call-related event is one of the following call-related events: an incoming call, an outgoing call, the end of a call, call waiting and call busy.
13 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said clip is one of the following types of clips: a video clip, an audio clip, a slide show, a presentation, an animation, and a still picture.
14 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said clip is a customized combination of clips.
15 . The method according to claim 14 and wherein said customized combination of clips has multiple layers.
16 . The method according to claim 15 and wherein said layers comprise at least two of the following layers: a music layer, a video layer, a prefix clip, a suffix clip, a voice overlay, a music overlay, a text overlay and special effects.
17 . The method according to claim 15 and comprising separately storing said layers and providing merge instructions to said device for merging upon said triggering event.
18 . The method according to claim 17 and comprising creating at least one of said layers at the time of or in response to said triggering event.
19 . The method according to claim 15 and wherein said customized combination includes at least an original clip and at least one of the following additions: an audio track, a video track, and a special effect.
20 . The method according to claim 15 and wherein said customized combination includes at least a portion of an original clip and at least one of the following replacements of the original tracks: an audio track and a video track.
21 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said sending comprises sending textual instructions to a server.
22 . The method according to claim 21 and wherein said instructions are in the form of an email.
23 . The method according to claim 21 and wherein said email has an email address associated with said user.
24 . The method according to claim 22 and wherein said email comprises information in a header which uniquely identifies said user.
25 . A method comprising:
receiving a buddy-chosen media clip from a server; and
playing said buddy-chosen clip upon a triggering event associated with said buddy.
26 . The method according to claim 25 and wherein said triggering event is a call-related event.
27 . The method according to claim 26 and wherein said call-related event is one of the following call-related events: an incoming call, an outgoing call, the end of a call, call waiting and call busy.
28 . The method according to claim 25 and wherein said clip is a customized combination of clips.
29 . The method according to claim 28 and wherein said customized combination of clips has multiple layers.
30 . The method according to claim 29 and wherein said layers comprise at least two of the following layers: a music layer, a video layer, a prefix clip, a suffix clip, a voice overlay, a music overlay, a text overlay and special effects.
31 . The method according to claim 29 and comprising separately storing said layers and providing merge instructions to said device for merging upon said triggering event.
32 . The method according to claim 31 and comprising creating at least one of said layers at the time of or in response to said triggering event.
33 . A system comprising:
a receiver to receive a user-chosen media clip from a user;
a community server to store at least said user-chosen clips; and
a downloader to provide at least said user-chosen clips to at least one device of at least one of said user's buddies as shared personalization content.
34 . The system according to claim 33 and wherein said server comprises means to store an indication of ownership of said clip.
35 . The system according to claim 33 and wherein said server comprises means to store an indication of at least one buddy to distribute said media clip.
36 . The system according to claim 33 and wherein said device is mobile device.
37 . The system according to claim 34 and wherein said server comprises means to provide said user-chosen clip only to buddies of said user.
38 . The system according to claim 33 and wherein said triggering event is a call-related event.
39 . The system according to claim 38 and wherein said call-related event is one of the following call-related events: an incoming call, an outgoing call, the end of a call, call waiting and call busy.
40 . The system according to claim 33 and wherein said clip is one of the following types of clips: a video clip, an audio clip, a slide show, a presentation, an animation, and a still picture.
41 . The system according to claim 33 and wherein said clip is a customized combination of clips.
42 . The system according to claim 41 and wherein said customized combination of clips has multiple layers.
43 . The system according to claim 42 and wherein said layers comprise at least two of the following layers: a music layer, a video layer, a prefix clip, a suffix clip, a voice overlay, a music overlay, a text overlay and special effects.
44 . The system according to claim 42 and wherein said downloader comprises means to provide merge instructions to said device for merging said layers upon said triggering event.
45 . The system according to claim 42 and wherein said customized combination includes at least an original clip and at least one of the following additions: an audio track, a video track, and a special effect.
46 . The system according to claim 42 and wherein said customized combination includes at least a portion of an original clip and at least one of the following replacements of the original tracks: an audio track and a video track.
47 . The system according to claim 33 and also comprising a text instruction parser to parse textual instructions from said user.
48 . The system according to claim 47 and wherein said instructions are in the form of an email.
49 . The system according to claim 47 and wherein said email has an email address associated with said user.
50 . The system according to claim 48 and wherein said email comprises information in a header which uniquely identifies said user.