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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2007
Athellina Athsani, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Athellina Athsani, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Storing and providing access to media content such as pictures, video, or audio at an accessible service, that can be accessed by mobile devices and wired devices using any appropriate communication protocol including message services such as SMS, MMS, IM, CHAT, and the like. Users can upload content from a mobile device or a wired device, can specify or select access and payment/monetization options that are to apply to the uploaded content, and can download content that was provided by other users and subject to various download/payment terms. Free access can be accompanied or followed by advertising. Content can be converted into and/or provided in different formats and resolutions. In addition, key words and optionally short codes can be associated with specific content examples to improve ease and accuracy of upload and download.