Method, system, and graphic user interface for enabling a customer to access a media file
View Patent ↗A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and computer readable media for enabling a customer to access to a media file uploaded by a user are provided. A user profile may be generated using received login and profile information. The user profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A media file may be received from the user and may be upload to the user profile. The media file may be associated with a user account. A request to access the media file may be received from a customer. An account associated with the customer may be updated to indicate their requested access to the media file. The customer may then be enabled to access the media file. The user's account may be updated to indicate the transaction.
1. A method comprising:
providing a graphical user interface including a plurality of displayed areas configured to obtain and provide information related to promoting media content on a host website, wherein the plurality of display areas include:
a first display area configured to display an artist profile information entry page;
a second display area configured to display a link to the artist profile;
a third display area configured to display a link to a sales page;
hosting, on a server computer system, an artist profile associated with an artist, the artist profile displayable on a receiving device accessing the artist profile via at least one of a website, a short message service (SMS)/multimedia messaging service (MMS) gateway, or a wireless application protocol (WAP) site;
hosting a media file uploaded to the server computer system, wherein the media file is associated with the artist profile, and is accessible by a receiving device either directly from the sales page, or via the artist profile;
providing a customer access to the media file using either or both of the sales page or the artist profile via at least one of the website, the SMS/MMS gateway, or the WAP site; and
updating a user account associated with the artist profile to indicate that the customer was provided access to the media file, by executing a program instruction the server computer system.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of display areas include a selectable object selectable to initiate widget customization.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
updating a customer account associated with the customer that was provided access to the media file.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transcoding the media file, using a transcoding service, to a format suitable for transmission via interaction with a graphical user interface (GUI) provided via at least one of the website, the SMS/MMS gateway, or the WAP site.
5. The method of claim 1 , the plurality of display areas further including a content upload section.
6. The method of claim 1 , the media file is uploaded to the artist profile in response to receipt of the media file from the artist.
7. A method comprising:
providing a graphical user interface (GUI) including:
a first display area selectable to obtain information to be included in an artist profile capable of being displayed on a mobile device;
a second display area configured to display a link to the artist profile;
hosting, on a server computer system, the artist profile associated with an artist;
receiving and storing in a file database, a media file uploaded to the artist profile; and
providing a customer access to the media file in response to selection of the link to the artist profile, wherein the access is provided via at least one of a website, a short message service (SMS)/multimedia messaging service (MMS) gateway, or a wireless application protocol (WAP) site.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising
updating a user account associated with the artist profile to indicate that the customer was provided access.
9. The method of claim 7 , providing the customer access to a ringtone.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: updating a customer account associated with the customer to indicate that the customer was provided access.
11. The method of claim 10 , the customer account is an account with at least one of a bank, a utility provider, a mobile communications provider, a telecommunications provider, a lending institution, or an electronic commerce institution.
12. The method of claim 7 , the GUI further including a selectable object selectable to initiate widget customization.
13. The method of claim 7 , the GUI further comprising:
a third display area configured to display a link to a sales page.
14. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
providing information to a customer regarding the media file based on a classification of the media file, the media file is classified into at least one category based on profile information received from the artist via at least one of the website, the SMS/MMS gateway, or the WAP site.
15. A system comprising:
a network enabled to facilitate communication between an artist associated with a user account, a customer, and a server computer system; and
the server computer system configured to:
provide a graphical user interface including a plurality of displayed areas configured to obtain and provide information related to promoting media content on a host website, wherein the plurality of display areas include:
a first display area configured to display an artist profile information entry page;
a second display area configured to display a link to the artist profile;
a third display area configured to display a link to a sales page;
host an artist profile associated with the artist, the artist profile displayable on a receiving device accessing the artist profile via at least one of a website, a short message service (SMS)/multimedia messaging service (MMS) gateway, or a wireless application protocol (WAP) site;
host information uploaded to the artist profile;
provide a customer access to the information using either or both of the sales page or the artist profile; and
update the user account to indicate the customer's access.
16. The system of claim 15 , the server computer system configured to:
enable the customer to request access to the information by selecting the link to the artist profile, in a third party web page.
17. The system of claim 16 , the information comprises a media file associated with the user.
18. The system of claim 17 , a customer account associated with the customer is updated to indicate the customer's request.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of display areas include a selectable object selectable to initiate widget customization.
20. The system of claim 15 , the server computer system configured to enable the customer to request access to the information by selecting the link to the artist profile, in a third party web page.