US 12,010,258 B2
Method of enabling digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device
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); and Christopher John Evans, London (GB)
Assigned to TikTok Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by TikTok Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Dec. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/111,284.
Application 17/111,284 is a continuation of application No. 15/973,646, filed on May 8, 2018, granted, now 10,887,443.
Application 15/973,646 is a continuation of application No. 15/472,471, filed on Mar. 29, 2017, granted, now 9,992,322, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Application 15/472,471 is a continuation of application No. 15/042,243, filed on Feb. 12, 2016, granted, now 9,648,132, issued on May 9, 2017.
Application 15/042,243 is a continuation of application No. 13/959,079, filed on Aug. 5, 2013, granted, now 9,294,430, issued on Mar. 22, 2016.
Application 13/959,079 is a continuation of application No. 12/299,505, granted, now 8,510,847, issued on Aug. 13, 2013, previously published as PCT/GB2007/001675, filed on May 8, 2007.
Claims priority of application No. 0608932 (GB), filed on May 5, 2006; application No. 0608933 (GB), filed on May 5, 2006; application No. 0608934 (GB), filed on May 5, 2006; application No. 0608935 (GB), filed on May 5, 2006; application No. 0608936 (GB), filed on May 5, 2006; and application No. 0702596 (GB), filed on Feb. 9, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2021/0092217 A1, Mar. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 1/72442 (2021.01); G06F 16/635 (2019.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06F 16/64 (2019.01); G06F 16/68 (2019.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06Q 10/107 (2023.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 51/00 (2022.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/04 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.01); H04L 67/62 (2022.01); H04L 69/14 (2022.01); H04M 1/72436 (2021.01); H04M 3/487 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04L 67/06 (2022.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01)
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)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server computing device of a social networking service comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server computing device to:
(i) receive, from a mobile device of a first user via a communication protocol, a request to create a first user account with an associated user profile for the first user with the social networking service;
(ii) use the communication protocol to provide, to the mobile device, at least a part of a profile created by a second user of the social networking service;
(iii) process a request, from the mobile device, related to media shared by the second user, wherein the server computing device provides, using the communication protocol, metadata external to the specific media to enable the first user to access information associated with the specific media, wherein the metadata further comprises a first link to the specific media in a first container format and a second link to the specific media in a second container format;
(iv) stream, via the communication protocol, the specific media to the first user separate from providing the metadata to the first user; and
(v) receive, via the communication protocol, a request to link the first user account to a second user account of the second user of the social networking service.