Apparatus and method for sending video content to a mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8995969-B2
Application number	US-201314135733-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Mar 13, 2007
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

An apparatus and method for sending video content to a mobile device is described. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprising embedding a widget in a website, the widget generating a form. The form is provided when a user visits the website so as to execute the widget. The form includes a first field to enter a recipient phone number, a send selector, and one or more non-visible fields, the non-visible fields containing a content service provider identifier, and a video URL. A data packet is generated with the widget when the user selects the send selector, the data packet including the recipient phone number, the video URL, and the content service provider identifier. An encoded version of the data packet is sent to the content service provider and a video link message is sent to the recipient phone number.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a computer, at least one of a recipient phone number and one or more non-visible fields, the non-visible fields containing a content service provider identifier and a video URL;
generating, by the computer, a data packet, the data packet comprising the recipient phone number, the video URL, and the content service provider identifier;
based on the data packet, downloading a video related to the vid…

Assignees

• Open Invention Network Llc

Inventors

• Six Scirocco Michelle
• Mace Sterling
• Raman Rajeev
• Mui Stephen
• Fisher Jason

Classifications

• H04W4/12 Primary

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• H04L67/02

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• G06F16/9566

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• H04L51/08

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• H04L51/10

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