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Patent No.:

US 11431835 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2020

Method of enabling digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device

Applicant:

Tiktok Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Mark Stephen Knight, London, GB;

Michael Ian Lamb, London, GB;

Robert John Lewis, London, GB;

Stephen William Pocock, Egham, GB;

Philip Anthony Sant, London, GB;

Mark Peter Sullivan, Birmingham, GB;

Christopher John Evans, London, GB;

Assignee:

TikTok Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Attorney:

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thanhnga B Truong

Assistant Examiner:

Angela R Holmes

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72442 (2021.01); G06F 16/64 (2019.01); G06F 16/68 (2019.01); G06F 16/635 (2019.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04M 3/487 (2006.01); H04L 67/62 (2022.01); H04L 67/04 (2022.01); H04L 69/14 (2022.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04M 1/72436 (2021.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 51/00 (2022.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04L 67/06 (2022.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72442 (2021.01); G06F 16/637 (2019.01); G06F 16/639 (2019.01); G06F 16/64 (2019.01); G06F 16/68 (2019.01); G06F 16/686 (2019.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); H04L 12/14 (2013.01); H04L 12/1403 (2013.01); H04L 51/12 (2013.01); H04L 51/22 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04L 67/04 (2013.01); H04L 67/16 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/32 (2013.01); H04L 67/325 (2013.01); H04L 69/14 (2013.01); H04M 1/72436 (2021.01); H04M 3/4872 (2013.01); H04M 15/41 (2013.01); H04M 15/8005 (2013.01); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01); H04L 2463/101 (2013.01); H04M 2203/358 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention enables digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device. An application running on the wireless device has been automatically adapted to parameters associated with the wireless device without end-user input (e.g. the application has been configured in dependence on the device OS and firmware, related bugs, screen size, pixel number, security models, connection handling, memory etc. This application enables an end-user to browse and search music content on a remote server using a wireless network; to download music content from that remote server using the wireless network and to playback and manage that downloaded music content. The application also includes a digital rights management system that enables unlimited legal downloads of different music tracks to the device and also enables any of those tracks stored on the device to be played so long as a subscription service has not terminated.

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