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Granted Patent B2
US 9,456,013 · App. 15/041,422 · Granted Sep 27, 2016

Mobile device streaming media application

Inventor: Mary Anne Fletcher (Bellevue, WA)
H04L65/403G06Q30/0267G06Q30/0279G06Q30/0641H04L51/04H04L51/32H04L65/4092
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,456,013
App. No.
15/041,422
Granted
Sep 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and process for coordinating streaming content or messages is provided. A network-connected server maintains a database containing media content-related data, such as the text of a message, accompanying media, time of airing, payment and related comments. A user can view these feeds or streams of these consciousness messages by downloading a mobile application or browsing to a website. The application can also be used to create, schedule and pay for a media content message.

Claims (33)

1. A mobile device live streaming media application, comprising:

(a) a display interface for live streaming media message data, the interface configured for:

(i) receiving the live media message data from a network-connected server; and,

(ii) live streaming the media message data on a mobile device; and,

(b) an input interface configured for:

(i) inputting live media message data; and,

(ii) uploading the input live media message data to a network-connected server for live transmitting to a plurality of mobile devices running the media application;

wherein the media message data, comprises: a live media message, comprising: text, audio, video, an image, or combination thereof; and,

the media application is configured to allow multiple devices to live stream the media message.

2. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message is a consciousness message.

3. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message is a consciousness message selected from: religion, prayers, collective thoughts, appeals to charity, environmental messages, and inspirational messages.

4. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message data, further comprises: a media message air date.

5. The live streaming media application of claim 4 , wherein display interface is configured to display the air date of the live media message data along with the media message portion of the data.

6. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message data, further comprises: a media message air time.

7. The live streaming media application of claim 6 , wherein display interface is configured to display the air time of the live media message data along with the media message portion of the data.

8. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message data, further comprises: a media message air date and a media message air time.

9. The live streaming media application of claim 4 , wherein display interface is configured to display the air date and air time of the live media message data along with the live media message portion of the data.

10. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message data, further comprises: a payment method.

11. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message data, further comprises: donation request information.

12. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein:

the live media message data further comprises: a category; and,

the media message display interface is configured to allow the mobile device user to select the category of the live streaming of the media message.

13. The live streaming media application of claim 12 , wherein the category is selected from: religion, prayers, collective thoughts, appeals to charity, environmental messages, and inspirational messages.

14. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the display interface is configured to display on the mobile device simultaneously with the input interface.

15. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the input interface, further comprises: a content preview interface, whereby the content can be previewed prior to uploading.

16. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message is a text message.

17. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message is an audio message.

18. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message is a video.

19. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the live media message is an image.

20. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the media message display interface, further comprises: an advertisement interface.

21. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the media message display interface further comprises: a donation interface.

22. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the media message display interface further comprises: a comment interface.

23. The live streaming media application of claim 1 , wherein the media message display interface further comprises: a comment donation interface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: FLETCHER, MARY ANNE
To: WEPLE IP HOLDINGS LLC
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 14512353 · Oct 10, 2014
Continuation 13967414 · Aug 15, 2013
Continuation 13027191 · Feb 14, 2011
Provisional Application 61304331 · Feb 12, 2010
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