SMS.AC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120323737 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FINDING, TAGGING, RATING AND SUGGESTING CONTENT PROVIDED BY NETWORKED APPLICATION PODS - Software application providers can connect to a common platform to offer access to and use of their applications and/or content to a global community of mobile device users through a variety of different mediums. Users may be automatically charged via user billing accounts with the wireless network carrier to which the users subscribe. The application provider need not have contractual agreements with any of the wireless network carriers, as billing is automatically performed by the platform through the wireless network carriers. According to one aspect, an application pod is provided, with which a user can rate and tag content. In this way, other people who are looking for a song will be able to find songs that have been highly rated by the community. According to another aspect, a method is provided for predicatively selecting content to suggest to a user. | 12-20-2012 |
20120296823 | CONTENT OWNER VERIFICATION AND DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT FOR AUTOMATED DISTRIBUTION AND BILLING PLATFORMS - A common platform for offering third-party applications and/or content to a global community. In an embodiment, users are automatically charged via the user's billing account with the wireless network carrier to which the user subscribes. The platform may also use billing mechanisms, such as credit cards, bank accounts, prepaid cards, web-based payment services, etc. The application provider need not have contractual agreements with any of the wireless network carriers. In an additional aspect, an application provider may undergo authentication before uploading any media, content or application to the platform. During authentication, a unique identification code may be generated and stored for the application provider. Any media, content, or application subsequently uploaded by the authenticated application provider is associated with the unique identification code. | 11-22-2012 |
20120259737 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF A MUSIC POD SYSTEM - A method for integrating a network-enabled music application with a platform. The platform is configured to render the network enabled application for a user, via a user interface associated with the user, in accordance with various APIs included in the platform and used by a program developer to develop the network enabled music application. The rendering can included recognizing that the user interface is a mobile user interface and rendering the network-enabled music application in a manner appropriate and/or optimal for the mobile user interface. The platform may be a social networking site. | 10-11-2012 |
20090320050 | Mobile Network Community Platform Desktop API - A network platform for supporting a network-enabled application, comprises a plurality of communication channels to respective plurality of wireless network carries, each of the wireless network carriers having a plurality of users, the network platform comprising at least one processor; at least one interface having access to the internet; a mobile desktop applications; at least one third party online application; at least one file stored on the mobile desktop; a online operating system defining one or more sequences of instructions for integrating access to the third party online application and the network application via the mobile desktop application; and an Application Programming Interface (API) defining one or more sequences of instructions for allowing a third party online application to operate with the mobile desktop to save, read, and write files, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by the processor causes the processor to receive a request from the third party online application to access a file stored on the mobile desktop, determine whether the third party online application has access right to the requested file, and allow the third party online application access to the requested file when it is determined that the third party online application has access rights to the requested file. | 12-24-2009 |
20090287785 | Systems and Methods for Sending and Receiving E-Mail on a Network Community Platform - A network platform for supporting a network-enabled application, comprising a plurality of communication channels to respective plurality of wireless network carries, each of the wireless network carriers having a plurality of users, the network platform comprises at least one processor, at least one interface having access to the internet, a mobile desktop applications, at least one email application, an address book widget, a private view widget, a fake public view profile, and a real public profile. | 11-19-2009 |
20090063178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MOBILE, COMMUNITY-BASED USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods for providing a mobile desktop user interface for accessing and using community-based contact management, communication tools, websites and application pods in a convenient and integrated fashion via an online operating system. In one aspect, the mobile desktop application is accessed via a user's browser and provides access to the aforementioned community-based services in a convenient, integrated manner. The mobile desktop application can link social content, e.g., social networking sites, content, e.g., widgets made available on social networking sites, and billing mechanisms, all while maintaining seamless interoperability with desktop applications. | 03-05-2009 |
20090024614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE CONTENT SEARCHING - A search engine that can be configured to combine information related to a web page (channel) or content file view and/or “click throughs” with revenue information in order to determine relevance of the various matched content listed in the search results, is disclosed. By combining revenue information with page view/click through information, potentially more relevant results can be presented to the user for viewing. | 01-22-2009 |
20080288582 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PASSING APPLICATION PODS BETWEEN MULTIPLE SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE ENVIRONMENTS - A system for providing an application pod to a user is disclosed. The system can include a third-party developer, a web application database server, an application pod storage server, and a network community platform server. | 11-20-2008 |
20080287095 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION, REGISTRATION AND MOBILE PHONE BILLING OF A NETWORK-ENABLED APPLICATION WITH ONE-TIME OPT-IN - A method of providing a service to a customer comprises receiving a request by a customer for an item of content, providing to the customer an option to subscribe to a service for a limited time, if the customer opts to subscribe, then providing the service for the limited time, and if the customer does not opt to subscribe, then not providing the service for the limited time. | 11-20-2008 |
20080263571 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED USER-INITIATED INVITATIONS - A method for allowing a third-party application developer to utilize a subscriber for sending invitations to utilize a software application associated with the software developer, is disclosed. In accordance with this method, the third party application developer creates a software application. The software application is modified to include a communication synchronization application programming interface (API) script. The modified software application is registered to a network community platform. The subscriber accessed the modified software application from the network community platform. The subscriber then sends an instruction authorizing access to an address book associated with the subscriber. A plurality of addresses from the address book are extracted. An invitation to use the modified software application is sent to at least one of the plurality of addresses extracted from the address book. | 10-23-2008 |
20080233918 | CONTENT OWNER VERIFICATION AND DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT FOR AUTOMATED DISTRIBUTION AND BILLING PLATFORMS - Software application providers can connect to a common platform in order to offer access to and use of their applications and/or content to a global community of mobile device users through a variety of different media. The users are automatically charged via the user's billing account with the wireless network carrier to which the user subscribes. The platform can also use billing mechanisms to bill the user other than the user's wireless network carrier, such as credit cards, bank accounts, prepaid cards, web-based payment services, etc. The application provider need not have contractual agreements with any of the wireless network carriers, as billing is automatically performed by the platform through the wireless network carriers his or her behalf. In an additional aspect, an application provider must undergo authentication before uploading any media, content or application to the platform. For example, the application provider may be required to provide his mobile device number. A confirmation message is then sent to the provided mobile device number to verify or authenticate the mobile device. Also during the authentication process, a unique application provider identification code is generated for the application provider, and is stored in a database of registered application providers, along with related information. Any media, content or application subsequently uploaded by the authenticated application provider is associated with the unique application provider identification code. | 09-25-2008 |
20080201201 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FINDING, TAGGING, RATING AND SUGGESTING CONTENT PROVIDED BY NETWORKED APPLICATION PODS - Software application providers can connect to a common platform in order to offer access to and use of their applications and/or content to a global community of mobile device users through a variety of different mediums. The users are automatically charged via the user's billing account with the wireless network carrier to which the user subscribes. The platform can also use billing mechanisms to bill the user other than the user's wireless network carrier, such as credit cards, bank accounts, prepaid cards, web-based payment services, etc. The application provider need not have contractual agreements with any of the wireless network carriers, as billing is automatically performed by the platform through the wireless network carriers his or her behalf. According to one aspect, an application pod is provided, with which a user can rate and tag content such as music and video. In this way, other people who are looking for a song will be able to find songs that have been highly rated by the community, and that have tags that correspond to a particular search term. According to another aspect, a method is provided for predictively selecting content to suggest to a user, based upon that user's indicated preferences and purchase history. | 08-21-2008 |