IP Library Granted Patent US 9,124,717
Granted Patent B2
US 9,124,717 · App. 14/230,733 · Granted Sep 1, 2015

Media delivery platform

Inventors: John Mikkelsen (Minneapolis, MN); Robert Freidson (St. Petersburg, RU)
Assignee: Skky Incorporated
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,124,717
App. No.
14/230,733
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of delivering an audio and/or visual media file including, for example, one or more of full or partial master recordings of songs, musical compositions, ringtones, videos, films, television shows, personal recordings, animation and combinations thereof, over the air wirelessly, from one or more servers to an electronic device with or without an Internet connection, said method comprising transmitting and audio and/or visual media file in compressed format to said electronic device, and wherein the electronic device is effective to receive said audio and/or visual file and playback said audio and/or visual content on demand by a user.

Claims (17)

1. A method of wirelessly delivering at least one compressed digital audio and/or visual file to a cell phone over a cellular network, said cell phone, the method comprising:

providing a website to the cell phone;

wherein the website is associated with the at least one compressed digital audio and/or visual file, said compressed digital audio and/or visual files are stored on one or more servers;

wherein the website includes a plurality of visual images associated with at least one compressed digital audio and/or visual file for selection of at least one compressed digital audio and/or visual file;

providing for the transmission of a representation of at least a portion of the compressed digital audio and/or visual files to the cell phone upon request, said cell phone having a digital signal processor and a receiver for receiving and processing compressed digital audio and/or visual files transmitted using orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation;

receiving a request from the cell phone selecting the at least one compressed digital audio and/or visual file based on the visual image; and

providing for the streaming transmission of an encrypted copy of at least one compressed digital audio and/or visual file to the cell phone based on the received request using orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation over a cellular data connection.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing at least a portion of the at least one compressed digital audio and/or visual file on the cell phone.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising optimizing the digital audio and/or visual file according to an optimization scheme.

4. A method of wirelessly delivering a compressed digital audio and/or visual file to a cell phone over a cellular network the method comprising:

storing a library of compressed digital audio and/or visual data files on one or more servers;

wherein the library includes a visual image associated with the compressed digital audio and/or visual file for selection of the compressed digital audio and/or visual file;

providing to the cell phone over the cellular network the visual image associated with the compressed digital audio and/or visual file;

receiving a request from the cell phone selecting at least one of the compressed digital audio and/or visual file from stored on the one or more servers said cell phone having a digital signal processor and a receiver for receiving and processing compressed digital audio and/or visual files transmitted using orthogonal frequency-division multiplex (OFDM) modulation; and

providing for the transmission of an encrypted copy of the compressed digital audio and/or visual file to the cell phone.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising storing at least a portion of the compressed digital audio and/or visual file on the cell phone.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising optimizing the digital audio and/or visual file according to an optimization scheme.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2016
From: DIAMAJECS, LLC
To: SKYY INC.
Reel/Frame 037560/0227 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2016
From: DIAMAJECS, LLC
To: SKKY, INC.
Reel/Frame 037519/0031 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 10, 2015
From: SKKY INCORPORATED
To: SKKY, LLC
Reel/Frame 037257/0119 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2015
From: SKKY INCORPORATED
To: DIAMAJECS, LLC
Reel/Frame 036040/0745 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2015
From: SKKY, INC.
To: DIAMAJECS, LLC
Reel/Frame 034955/0182 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2014
From: MIKKELSEN, JOHN; FREIDSON, ROBERT
To: SKKY INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 033375/0596 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 12322615 · Feb 4, 2009
Continuation 10183756 · Jun 26, 2002
Provisional Application 60301681 · Jun 27, 2001
Provisional Application 60303115 · Jul 3, 2001
Provisional Application 60312450 · Aug 14, 2001
Provisional Application 60343159 · Oct 26, 2001
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