Media exchange for handheld wireless receivers and other media user devices
A system and methods of providing a globally accessible media exchange, whereby media creators, media rights holders, and agents can offer media and media rights to a world-wide market. Media users and publishers can find and preview the media that they need or want and purchase media ownership or license media rights through the media exchange. The media exchange can store digital graphics, audio, and video. The media exchange can also manage the transfer of media and media rights for physical media. In some embodiments, the media exchange can establish a dynamic fair market value based on matching asking prices and bids. Some embodiments could be limited to a single media type such as just audio media. A handheld, wireless video receiver that receives compressed video, decompresses the compressed video, displays the decompressed video. The receiver is part of a system comprising methods, medium, and handheld, wireless devices that compress, transmit, decompress and display digital video images. Real time wireless videoconferences connect multiple handheld video devices. The receiver can alter various setting including but not limited to the format for the compression, image size, frame rate, brightness and contrast. A zoom control can be used select a portion of interest of video being transmitted or being played back. The receiver may also have a touch sensitive display screen providing controls for video display and mobile telephone operation.
1 . A system for exchanging media, comprising:
a) a plurality of media user devices each used by a plurality of media users, wherein each media user device is configured download media and to perform the downloaded media,
b) a media archive comprising:
i) a media database,
ii) a computer program for generating user forms and interacting with the media database,
iii) a network connection from the media archive to at least one of the user devices,
iv) an archive user interface for displaying said user forms and receiving input from the media users,
c) a network connecting media user devices and the media archive,
wherein a media creator submits a created item of media to a market consisting of the plurality of media users,
wherein each media user search for a desired item of media within a plurality of created items of media, and
whereby the media user can receive the desired item of media.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of media user devices is a handheld receiver.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of media user devices is a handheld video receiver.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of media user devices is a handheld audio receiver.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of media user devices is a handheld wireless receiver and the network is a wireless network.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the wireless network comprises at least a mobile phone network.
7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of media user devices is a handheld wireless video receiver.
8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of media user devices is a handheld wireless audio receiver.
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the handheld wireless video receiver, comprises:
a) a color display having a predetermined display width and display height and having a touch screen for receiving input from a user,
wherein the display width is a predetermined first number of pixels and the display height is a predetermined second number of pixels,
b) an audio output,
c) a program memory, for storing computer programs,
d) a processor, for executing computer programs from the program memory,
e) a data memory, for storing data,
f) a receiver user interface on the touch screen comprising controls for controlling the operation of the handheld wireless video receiver
g) a wireless network interface for connecting to the wireless network via wireless a communications channel, wherein the handheld video receiver maintains connection to the wireless network when being moved from one location to another location or while being freely carried by the user, and
h) a decompressor, cooperating with the processor,
wherein the handheld device has physical dimension allowing it to be held substantially in one hand of the user,
wherein the receiver user interface is operated by one or more fingers of the user,
wherein each of the communications channels from the wireless network to the handheld video receiver has a predetermined bandwidth,
wherein the compressed video frames are received over one of the communications channel,
wherein the decompressor decompresses the compressed video frames,
wherein the compressed video frames is stored in the data memory,
wherein at least a portion of the decompressed video frames is displayed on the color display in real time,
wherein the audio portion plays on the audio output,
whereby user enters commands via the touch screen to play back any of the video frames stored in the data memory, and
whereby the video is displayed while the user carries the handheld wireless video receiver.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the display of the handheld wireless video receiver displays the forms of the archive user interface on the touch screen, and wherein media user input on the touch screen is transmitted to the media archive user interface.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the media user selections the video to be played using the touch screen.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the media user selections the video to be downloaded using the touch screen.
13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the controls further comprise mobile telephone controls for entering numeric telephone numbers and for controlling mobile telephone calls.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the media creator sets a price for a media item in the media archive from a plurality of prices,
wherein each media user agrees to pay the set price, and
wherein upon payment of the set price the media user downloads the media item to the media user device.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an agent for the media creator sets a price for a media item in the media archive from a plurality of prices,
wherein each media user agrees to pay the set price, and
wherein upon payment of the set price the media user downloads the media item to the media user device.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein a first group of media items in the media archive have a first set price, and
wherein a second group of media items in the media archive have a second set price,
whereby a different price is paid for an item from the first group of media items than for an item from the second group of media items.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the first set price and the second set price is determined by respective market demand for the first group of media items and the second group of media items.
18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one of media users dynamically bids for a desired media item from the media archive, and
wherein the bid is accepted by the media rights owner or an agent for the media rights owner,
whereby a price for the desired media item is set.
19 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a handheld video transmitter,
wherein the handheld video transmitter is connected to the network,
whereby audio and video is uploaded from the transmitter to the media archive.
20 . A method for retrieving media from a media exchange using a handheld media receiver comprising the steps of:
a) searching a media archive for a desired item of media,
b) selecting the desired item of media from a list displayed on the display of the handheld media receiver,
c) receiving the desired item of media on the handheld media receiver.