公开(公告)号：US07848955B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-07

申请号：US11247948

申请日：2005-10-10

申请人： Jonathan B. Leffert ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Bruno Posokhow ,  Ellis M. Verosub ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  David Lawrence Neumann ,  David M. Scheck

发明人： Jonathan B. Leffert ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Bruno Posokhow ,  Ellis M. Verosub ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  David Lawrence Neumann ,  David M. Scheck

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q40/04

摘要： Techniques to facilitate pre-ordering of digital media assets from an on-line media store are disclosed. A user of the on-line media store can view advance listings for digital media assets that have not yet been released. A user can also choose to pre-order a digital media asset that has not yet been released. According to one aspect, a bundle (or group) of digital media assets can be pre-ordered. Such a pre-order is recorded and monitored so that the desired digital media asset can be purchased and delivered to the user once the digital media asset become available. Since the monitoring is computerized and the delivery is electronic, once a digital media asset becomes available, delivery of any pre-order can, if desired, occur nearly immediately.

摘要翻译： 公开了有助于从在线媒体商店预先订购数字媒体资产的技术。 在线媒体商店的用户可以查看尚未发布的数字媒体资产的预先列表。 用户还可以选择预订尚未发布的数字媒体资产。 根据一个方面，可以预先订购一捆（或一组）数字媒体资产。 记录和监视这样的预订，使得一旦数字媒体资产变得可用，就可以购买所需的数字媒体资产并将其传送给用户。 由于监控是电脑化的，交货是电子的，一旦数字媒体资产变得可用，任何预订的交付都可以在几乎立即发生。

公开(公告)号：US20120054115A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US13216170

申请日：2011-08-23

申请人： Anselm P. Baird-Smith ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Steve S. Gedikian

发明人： Anselm P. Baird-Smith ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Steve S. Gedikian

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/01

摘要： Embodiments of enhancements to online social networks are disclosed. According to one aspect, methods and systems described herein can facilitate and manage “posts” amongst followers. The posts can be user-initiated or system-initiated. In one embodiment, system-initiated posts can occur when a follower performs a commerce event. The enhanced online social network can be integrated or coupled with an electronic commerce site (e.g., online store). As such, purchases at the electronic commerce site can be used to inject commerce related posts to followers' feeds. In another embodiment, for a given user, posts to a user's feed can be managed to limit or filter posts so that those posts being posted are more likely to be of interest to the given user.

摘要翻译： 公开了对在线社交网络的增强的实施例。 根据一个方面，本文描述的方法和系统可以促进和管理从属者之中的“职位”。 帖子可以由用户启动或系统启动。 在一个实施例中，系统发起的帖子可以在跟随者执行商务事件时发生。 增强的在线社交网络可以与电子商务网站（例如，在线商店）集成或耦合。 因此，电子商务网站的购买可以用于将商业相关帖子注入到跟随者的Feed中。 在另一个实施例中，对于给定用户，可以管理对用户的Feed的发布以限制或过滤帖子，使得被发布的那些帖子更可能是给定用户感兴趣的。

公开(公告)号：US20090063301A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-05

申请号：US11849711

申请日：2007-09-04

申请人： Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Jeffrey L. Robbin

发明人： Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Jeffrey L. Robbin

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0633 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/303

摘要： Improved approaches to electronically deliver digital assets to appropriate electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user can purchase access rights to one or more digital assets from an online digital asset store, and then the one or more digital assets can be electronically delivered to one or more electronic devices associated with the user. Advantageously, different types of digital assets can be delivered to different electronic devices of the user, whereby limited resources of the different electronic devices can be used in a more intelligent manner.

摘要翻译： 公开了将数字资产电子传送到适当的电子设备的改进方法。 在一个实施例中，用户可以从在线数字资产商店购买对一个或多个数字资产的访问权限，然后一个或多个数字资产可以被电子地递送到与用户相关联的一个或多个电子设备。 有利地，可以将不同类型的数字资产传送到用户的不同电子设备，由此可以以更智能的方式使用不同电子设备的有限资源。

公开(公告)号：US20060026119A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-02

申请号：US10910555

申请日：2004-08-02

申请人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Chris Bell

发明人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Chris Bell

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F16/48 ,  G06F16/64 ,  G06F16/68

摘要： A method for sharing information between users of a media management application is disclosed. In one embodiment, a server computer receives a media information share request, retrieves artist or album information according to the media information share request, constructs a media message form containing artist or album information according to the media information share request and blanks boxes for the user to enter a plurality of recipient e-mail addresses, the user's name and e-mail address, and a message to the recipients, and sends the completed media message form to the client computer. The server computer then receives a completed media message form from a client computer, constructs a media message containing artist or album information according to the media message form, extracts a list of e-mail addresses from the media message form, selects an e-mail address from the list of e-mail addresses and sends a media message to each e-mail address in the list of e-mail addresses.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在媒体管理应用的用户之间共享信息的方法。 在一个实施例中，服务器计算机接收媒体信息共享请求，根据媒体信息共享请求检索艺术家或专辑信息，根据媒体信息共享请求构建包含艺术家或专辑信息的媒体消息表单，并为用户创建空白框 将多个接收者电子邮件地址，用户姓名和电子邮件地址以及消息输入到收件人，并将完成的媒体消息表单发送到客户端计算机。 然后，服务器计算机从客户端计算机接收完成的媒体消息表，根据媒体消息形式构建包含艺术家或专辑信息的媒体消息，从媒体消息表提取电子邮件地址列表，选择电子邮件 电子邮件地址列表中的地址，并向电子邮件地址列表中的每个电子邮件地址发送一个媒体消息。

公开(公告)号：US09830642B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US13171253

申请日：2011-06-28

申请人： Christopher B. Chang ,  Sean B. Kelly ,  Olagappan Manickam ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Michael Kuohao Chu ,  Kevin R. Lafferty

发明人： Christopher B. Chang ,  Sean B. Kelly ,  Olagappan Manickam ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Michael Kuohao Chu ,  Kevin R. Lafferty

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0641 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  H04L67/06

摘要： Improved techniques and systems for delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are especially suitable and useful for delivering digital assets (e.g., media assets) that are available for acquisition and electronic delivery from online stores to electronic devices. In accordance with one aspect, when a digital asset is acquired form an online store via an electronic device associated with a user, the digital asset can be arranged for delivery to a number of other of electronic devices also associated with the user. It will be appreciated that the digital asset can be delivered and acquired without requiring explicit user input or instruction in accordance with another aspect. Other aspects of the techniques and systems include customization of configuration and user interfaces that are provided to facilitate acquisition of digital assets in a more efficient manner.

公开(公告)号：US09569806B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US11849865

申请日：2007-09-04

申请人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Tyler A. Strand ,  Mark Miller ,  Ellis M. Verosub ,  Yoon Sub Hwang

发明人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Tyler A. Strand ,  Mark Miller ,  Ellis M. Verosub ,  Yoon Sub Hwang

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G06Q50/12 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0619 ,  G06Q30/0621 ,  G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q30/0641

摘要： Improved approaches to allow a portable electronic device to dynamically present location-specific information while the portable electronic device is at a predetermined location are disclosed. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device has a display that can display the location-specific information and has wireless capabilities for use in receiving the location-specific information from the server. The location-specific information can, for example, augment other information that is to be presented on the display. In one embodiment, the location-specific information can be information pertaining to a media item being played in an establishment, such as a store, where the portable electronic device is located.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种允许便携式电子设备在便携式电子设备处于预定位置时动态地呈现位置特定信息的改进方法。 在一个实施例中，便携式电子设备具有可以显示位置特定信息并具有用于从服务器接收位置特定信息的无线能力的显示器。 例如，位置特定信息可以增加要在显示器上呈现的其他信息。 在一个实施例中，位置特定信息可以是关于在诸如便携式电子设备所在的机构（例如商店）中正在播放的媒体项目的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20120323944A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13488339

申请日：2012-06-04

申请人： Jeffrey l. Robbin ,  Andrew Wadycki ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Lucas C. Newman ,  Sean B. Kelly ,  Amandeep Jawa ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Max Muller ,  Ellis M. Verosub ,  Arvind Shenoy ,  Olagappan Manickam ,  Steve Saro Gedikian ,  Michael Kuohao Chu

发明人： Jeffrey l. Robbin ,  Andrew Wadycki ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Lucas C. Newman ,  Sean B. Kelly ,  Amandeep Jawa ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Max Muller ,  Ellis M. Verosub ,  Arvind Shenoy ,  Olagappan Manickam ,  Steve Saro Gedikian ,  Michael Kuohao Chu

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F16/178 ,  G06F16/182

摘要： Improved techniques and systems for storage, delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets (e.g., media assets) that have been acquired from online stores. The techniques and systems are also suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets that have been acquired from other than from online stores. Regardless, the digital assets become accessible from a network-based digital data repository (e.g., cloud data storage) via electronic devices (e.g., user devices) and thus usable by the electronic devices. The digital assets can include media assets and/or non-media assets.

摘要翻译： 披露了用于存储，交付和获取数字资产的改进技术和系统。 这些技术和系统对于从在线商店获取的数字资产（例如，媒体资产）的存储，传递和访问是合适的和有用的。 这些技术和系统对于存储，交付和访问已经从网上商店以外的数字资产而言也是合适和有用的。 无论如何，可以通过电子设备（例如，用户设备）从基于网络的数字数据存储库（例如，云数据存储）访问数字资产，从而可由电子设备使用。 数字资产可以包括媒体资产和/或非媒体资产。

公开(公告)号：US08117309B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US12356474

申请日：2009-01-20

申请人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Neale Patton ,  Colin Meldrum ,  David Neumann ,  Alan Ward ,  Hiro Mitsuji

发明人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Neale Patton ,  Colin Meldrum ,  David Neumann ,  Alan Ward ,  Hiro Mitsuji

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F21/10

摘要： Improved techniques that enable users to download digital media assets are disclosed. According to one aspect, digital media assets that a user has acquired from a remote media repository can be authorized for download multiple times. This, for example, allows a user to subsequently re-downloaded digital media assets that the user previously acquired. In one embodiment, digital media assets that a user previously downloaded to a user client device from a remote media repository can be made available to the user for subsequent re-download. Advantageously, a remote media repository can, in effect, provide users with a remote backup for previously acquired digital media assets.

摘要翻译： 公开了改进的技术，使用户能够下载数字媒体资产。 根据一个方面，用户从远程媒体存储库获取的数字媒体资产可以被授权多次下载。 例如，这允许用户随后重新下载用户先前获取的数字媒体资产。 在一个实施例中，用户先前从远程媒体存储库下载到用户客户端设备的数字媒体资产可以使用户可用于随后的重新下载。 有利地，远程媒体库可以实际上为用户提供用于先前获取的数字媒体资产的远程备份。

公开(公告)号：US20120022931A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US12841081

申请日：2010-07-21

申请人： Farman A. Syed ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  David Neumann ,  Mark Miller ,  Wayne Yap

发明人： Farman A. Syed ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  David Neumann ,  Mark Miller ,  Wayne Yap

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0222 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0641

摘要： Techniques and systems for acquisition of digital assets in a bulk fashion are disclosed. In one embodiment, upon accessing an online store, a digital asset and a quantity to be acquired (e.g., purchased) can be identified. In some cases, a discounted cost for acquisition of the quantity of the digital asset can be permitted, provided the quantity is sufficient. After payment of the discounted cost, a set of redeemable codes can be electronically provided. Each of the redeemable codes can be thereafter redeemed for acquisition of the digital asset.

摘要翻译： 披露了大量采购数字资产的技术和系统。 在一个实施例中，在访问在线商店时，可以识别数字资产和要获取的数量（例如，购买的数量）。 在某些情况下，只要数量足够，可以允许购买数字资产数量的折扣成本。 在支付折扣费用后，可以电子提供一组可兑换代码。 此后可兑换每个可赎回的代码以获取数字资产。

公开(公告)号：US20090063660A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-05

申请号：US12204779

申请日：2008-09-04

申请人： David Fleischman ,  Christopher R. Wysocki ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Sean Kelly ,  Charles Pisula ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Jeffrey Robbin

发明人： David Fleischman ,  Christopher R. Wysocki ,  Payam Mirrashidi ,  Sean Kelly ,  Charles Pisula ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Patrice Gautier ,  Jeffrey Robbin

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1095 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04L67/04

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for synchronizing and transferring digital media items. One or more media items are received, from a network operating environment, at a first device. A first media database on the first device, including metadata associated with the media items, is synchronized with a second media database on a second device. The one or more media items are moved from the first device to the second device. The one or more media items are copied from the second device to the first device.

摘要翻译： 用于同步和传送数字媒体项目的方法，系统和装置，包括计算机程序产品。 从网络操作环境在第一设备处接收一个或多个媒体项目。 第一设备上的第一媒体数据库（包括与媒体项目相关联的元数据）与第二设备上的第二媒体数据库同步。 一个或多个媒体项从第一设备移动到第二设备。 一个或多个媒体项从第二设备复制到第一设备。