Music/video messaging system and method
View Patent ↗A system and method for creating custom music/video messages to facilitate and/or improve social interaction. The music/video messages may include at least portions of: music, video, pictures, slideshows, and/or text. Custom music/video messages may be created by a user in communication with a music/video provider and a music/video messaging system. The music/video messaging system and/or a distribution network send the music/video messages to one or more intended recipient(s). The custom music/video messages are representative of feelings or emotions to be communicated by the user to the one or more recipient(s).
1. A method to enhance electronic messaging by enabling a user to select multimedia content from a content provider for delivery to an intended recipient, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computing system, a selection of one or more multimedia content items from a device of the user;
creating, by the computing system, a multimedia message using the selection of the one more multimedia content items;
receiving, by the computing system from the device of the user, a request to deliver the multimedia message to the intended recipient, wherein:
the request indicates a first service provider of a plurality of service providers for delivery of the multimedia message,
the plurality of service providers include one or more social media service providers,
the first service provider is a first social media service provider of the one or more social media service providers, and
the intended recipient has an account at the first social media service provider; and
sending electronically the multimedia message only to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider indicated for delivery of the multimedia message for provision to a device of the intended recipient,
wherein the multimedia message comprises the selection of the one or more multimedia content items or a representation of the selection of the one or more multimedia content items,
wherein the selection of the one or more multimedia content items is stored at a server accessible by the content provider, and
wherein the representation of the selection of the one or more multimedia content items is a URL, a link, or a pointer to the one or more multimedia content items stored at the server accessible by the content provider.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending comprises delivering the multimedia message such that no user of the first social media service provider other than the intended recipient receives the multimedia message.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the multimedia message comprises combining the selection of the one or more multimedia content items with a user-provided multimedia recording.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more multimedia content items and the user-provided multimedia recording are at least one of: music, an image, audio, video, and an audiovisual work.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising combining the selection of the one or more multimedia content items with user-provided multimedia content from the device of the user.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending comprises:
presenting the multimedia message to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider using the device of the intended recipient.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multimedia message comprises one or more of: music, image, audio, video, text and an audiovisual work.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multimedia message comprises: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, text content, or any combination of: the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.
9. A system for providing a multimedia message for delivery to an intended recipient, the system comprising a processor and a computer-readable memory device storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor control the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving a selection of one or more multimedia content items from a device of a user;
creating the multimedia message using the selection of the one more multimedia content items;
receiving, from the device of the user, a request to deliver the multimedia message to the intended recipient, wherein:
the request indicates a first service provider of a plurality of service providers for delivery of the multimedia message,
the plurality of service providers include one or more social media service providers,
the first service provider is a first social media service provider of the one or more social media service providers, and
the intended recipient has an account at the first social media service provider,
sending electronically the multimedia message only to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider indicated for delivery of the multimedia message for provision to a device of the intended recipient,
wherein the multimedia message comprises the selection of the one or more multimedia content items or a representation of the one or more multimedia content items,
wherein the selection of the one or more multimedia content items is stored at a server accessible by a content provider, and
wherein the representation of the selection of the one or more multimedia content items is a URL, a link, or a pointer to the one or more multimedia content items stored at the server accessible by the content provider.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein sending comprises delivering the multimedia message such that no user of the first social media service provider other than the intended recipient receives the multimedia message.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the system comprises multiple servers corresponding to multiple different multimedia content providers.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the multiple different multimedia content providers are in communication with at least one common server.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein creating the multimedia message comprises combining the selection of the one or more multimedia content items with user-provided multimedia content from the device of the user.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more multimedia content items and the user-provided multimedia content are at least one of: music, an image, audio, video, a multimedia recording, and an audiovisual work.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise combining the selection of the one or more multimedia content items with a user-provided multimedia recording.
16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the system is part of the first social media service provider where the multimedia message is sent and received.
17. The system of claim 9 , wherein the sending comprises:
presenting the multimedia message to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider using the device of the intended recipient.
18. The system of claim 9 , wherein the multimedia message comprises one or more of: music, image, audio, video, text and an audiovisual work.
19. The system of claim 9 , wherein the multimedia message comprises: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, text content, or any combination of: the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.
20. A computer implemented method to enhance electronic messaging by enabling a content provider in electronic communication with a user device to receive a request from a user to deliver a multimedia message to an intended recipient via a communication network, the method comprising:
providing, to the user device via the communication network, a plurality of music content selections;
receiving, from the user device via the communication network, one or more music content selections picked by the user from the plurality of music content selections;
receiving user-provided multimedia content;
generating a combination of the one or more music content selections with the user-provided multimedia content;
creating the multimedia message using the combination or a representation of the combination;
receiving, from the user device, the request to deliver the multimedia message to the intended recipient, wherein:
the request indicates a first service provider of a plurality of service providers for delivery of the multimedia message,
the plurality of service providers include one or more social media service providers, and
the first service provider is a first social media service provider of the one or more social media service providers, and
the intended recipient has an account at the first social media service provider; and
electronically sending the multimedia message only to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider indicated for delivery of the multimedia message for provision to a device of the intended recipient,
wherein the multimedia message comprises the combination or the representation of the combination,
wherein the combination is stored at a server accessible by the content provider, and
wherein the representation of the combination is a URL, a link, or a pointer to the combination stored at the server accessible by the content provider.
21. The computer implemented method of claim 20 , wherein sending comprises:
delivering the multimedia message to a device of the intended recipient via the first social media service provider; and
presenting the multimedia message to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider using the device of the intended recipient.
22. The computer implemented method of claim 20 , wherein the multimedia message comprises portions of one or more of: music, audio, video, and an audiovisual work.
23. The computer implemented method of claim 20 , wherein the user-provided multimedia content is at least one of: an image, audio, video, a multimedia recording and an audiovisual work.
24. The computer implemented method of claim 20 , wherein the user-provided multimedia content comprises one or more of: music, image, text, audio, video, and an audiovisual work.
25. The computer implemented method of claim 20 , wherein the combination comprises one or more of: music, image, text, audio, video, and an audiovisual work.
26. A system that enhances electronic messaging by enabling a content provider in electronic communication with a user device to receive a request for delivery of a multimedia message to an intended recipient via a communication network, the system comprising a processor and a computer-readable memory device storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the system to perform operations comprising:
provide, to the user device via the communication network, a plurality of music content selections;
receive, from the user device via the communication network, one or more music content selections picked by a user from the plurality of music content selections;
receive, from the user device, user-provided multimedia content;
generate a combination of the one or more music content selections with the user-provided multimedia content;
create the multimedia message using the combination or a representation of the combination;
receive, from the user device, a request to deliver the multimedia message to the intended recipient, wherein:
the request indicates a first service provider of a plurality of service providers for delivery of the multimedia message,
the plurality of service providers include one or more social media service providers, and
the first service provider is a first social media service provider of the one or more social media service providers, and
electronically send the multimedia message only to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider indicated for delivery of the multimedia message for provision to a device of the intended recipient,
wherein the multimedia message comprises the combination or the representation of the combination,
wherein the combination is stored at a server accessible by the content provider, and
wherein the representation of the combination is a URL, a link, or a pointer to the combination stored at the server accessible by the content provider.
27. The system of claim 26 , wherein sending comprises:
presenting the multimedia message to the intended recipient via the first social media service provider using the device of the intended recipient.
28. The system of claim 26 , wherein the multimedia message comprises portions of one or more of: music, audio, video, and an audiovisual work.
29. The system of claim 26 , wherein the user-provided multimedia content is at least one of: an image, audio, video, a multimedia recording, and an audiovisual work.
30. The system of claim 26 , wherein the user-provided multimedia content comprises one or more of: music, image, text, audio, video, and an audiovisual work.
31. The system of claim 26 , wherein the combination comprises one or more of: music, image, text, audio, video, and an audiovisual work.