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| 20080200191 | System for cartoon creation and distribution to mobile devices - A system for creating cartoons for mobile devices facilitates the creation and dissemination of cartoons to a plurality of mobile devices and computers. A cartoon can comprise of multiple panels, and each panel, in addition to graphics and text, can have an ordered set of audio (voice, music, etc.) provided, which are played back in a mobile device by a cartoon client component in the specified order for each of the panels. A computer or PC comprising the cartoon creator functionality is used to generate cartoons and communicate it to a cartoon distribution server. Mobile devices have a cartoon client component to receive and present the cartoon to a user. A cartoon creator device makes it possible for a user to create and distribute cartoons. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080299953 | Mobile web system providing interchangable service with a mobile device - The present invention deals with a ‘mobile web system’ that provides access to a mobile service addressing secured communication/interaction among a group of friends, between an individual and a plurality of friends groups, etc. The sender of communications sends a query (audio or textual for example) or a questionnaire to one or more lists of friends/colleagues/experts and receives collected responses from them. The recipients may be registered members of a portal or other individuals whose contact information is known. The mobile service is augmented by an interchangeable service that is available to a user on his/her mobile phone. Using the service, interactive media, questionnaires and multimedia content can be communicated to friends and feedback/responses can be received. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090117845 | Mobile device and distribution server for review of newly created music by fans - An artist or a music company creates multimedia music contents using interactive media creating tools on their computer and upload to a fans club server. The fans club server maintains all fans registration information and client uploaded multimedia music/songs contents. An interactive media description module on the fans club server generates the interactive media using the multimedia contents provided by the client or the artist as its input. The generated interactive media will be distributed among the fans of the respective artist for playing on their mobile phones and review their contents online for a feedback before the songs being released in the market. The interactive media also prompts mobile phone user for purchasing the songs online. The mobile phone user can also purchase trial songs, and download on their mobile phone and make the online payment. The interactive media options also prompt user to make the trial songs as their mobile phone ringtone and also enable other mobile phone user to become a fan by a fresh registration when a fan forwards interactive media screen to him/her. Offline purchasing by sending bank cheque and its details is also facilitated in accordance with the present invention. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090252371 | Mobile device with color detection capabilities - A mobile device comprising a camera and color detection software stored in memory of the mobile device, wherein the color detection application analyzes and displays component colors in a captured image and compares component colors in two such captured images. The color detection application displays component colors in a specific format such as red, green and blue and displays percentage of these colors in each of the compared images. The color detection also provides textual and audio feedbacks of the extent of match between colors of the two images. The two captured images that are to be compared are displayed in split windows. When the captured images are multicolored, the color detection application provides an arrow on these images to identify a specific location and compares the component colors at these locations. Also, an independent electronic device analyzes and displays component colors in a captured image and compares component colors in two such captured images. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100035597 | Mobile device for access to argicultural services by non-literate and semi-literate users - A mobile device capable of supporting applications for semi-literate farmers and agricultural industry workers. Such applications are designed to be user-friendly, primarily employ audio form to provide data and information, and promote audio based interactions. In particular, the mobile device comprises a client application that avoids/minimizes the use of keyboard, supports audio-message based interactions and data communications, supports language selection, provides intuitive icons to aid comprehension and user selection, and keeps user interaction simple. The client application comprises a labor contract module that facilitates interaction by a user (who is typically a farmer or agricultural worker) using audio messages to find and hire contract labor. The client application also comprises a social group interaction module that facilitates interaction with mobile social networks, such as groups of farmers in a region of the world, or a group of farmers growing a specific type of crop. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100036912 | Social networking website system with automatic registration based on location information - A social networking website system with automatic registration based on a current location information. Individuals are automatically enrolled into social network services based on a current location determined from their mobile devices. In particular, farmers in rural places can be enrolled into social networks in their local districts, and they can interact with others using audio and video messages employing their local languages. Such interaction can be adhoc in nature, employing audio messages, or audio and video messages. In general, automatic memberships to social networks, social groups and to discussion lists are provided to users, based on user's current location. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110111786 | MOBILE BASED NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SYSTEM CAPABLE OF GROUP INTERACTIONS, ANONYMOUS MESSAGES AND OBSERVATION REPORTS - A mobile based neighborhood watch system capable of group interactions, anonymous messages and observation reports. Employing a downloadable mobile client application in their mobile device, members of a local neighborhood watch group can send messages to each other, wherein messages can include voice recorded on their mobile devices and photos taken using their mobile devices. They can also provide comments on messages received, and make observation reports regarding a task they have conducted, something they have noticed, a situation they have witnessed, etc. The membership of the local neighborhood watch group is maintained by a server, and such membership typically includes people staying in a neighborhood, local law enforcement officials, local fire department workers, etc. The server makes it easy to create such groups and manage the membership. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110125838 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED GENERATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF CUSTOMIZED MOBILE APPS FOR MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICE PLATFORMS - A system for creating and deploying custom mobile applications, that is easy for even an individual or small enterprise to employ, wherein the system facilitates creation of a mobile application behavior specification by a user that is easily transformed to new custom applications that are easily deployed. It employs, among others items, a mobile client in a mobile device that receives a notification from a server, wherein the notification comprises one of a reference and a link to the a mobile application behavior specification, and, in response, the mobile client retrieves the mobile application behavior specification from the server, processes it, automatically morphs into an associated mobile application and presents itself to a user of the mobile device. The user can enter data in input fields (such as text entry boxes), make selection on multiple choice prompts (inclusive or exclusive set of multiple choices are displayed), provide audio recording, provide digital photo images, record video, and send them to the server for storage associated with that mobile application. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110130172 | MOBILE BASED LEARNING AND TESTING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED TEST ASSIGNMENT, AUTOMATED CLASS REGISTRATION AND CUSTOMIZED MATERIAL DELIVERY - A mobile based learning and testing system comprising a mobile device for mobile based learning and testing, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a server that supports retrieving educational and instructional material and testing. The mobile device comprises a downloadable educational mobile app capable of presenting educational and instructional material retrieved from the server, facilitating group interactions, providing a mock test, conducting an actual test and arranging automatic registration of a user of the mobile device based on a test result from the actual test. The downloadable educational mobile app presents the educational and instructional material (retrieved from the server, or locally available in the mobile device where it is stored in storage components) to the user of the mobile device based at least on the user's membership in a group of users, the user's membership information being maintained by the server. The user is typically a member of one or more user groups, and can participate in group activities from his mobile device. The downloadable educational mobile app provides a mock test to the user based at least on a user request or a user specific schedule. A user might want to prepare for a standardized test (such as a SAT or ACT exam) and might schedule mock tests as part of standardized test preparation. | 06-02-2011 |
