US 12,177,525 B2
Media sharing and communication system
David A. Taylor, Sterling Heights, MI (US)
Filed by David A. Taylor, Sterling Heights, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,336.
Application 17/947,336 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/108,306, filed on Dec. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,457,284.
Application 17/108,306 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/087,794, filed on Nov. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,456,982, issued on Sep. 27, 2022.
Application 17/087,794 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/923,699, filed on Jul. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,483,624.
Application 16/923,699 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/882,512, filed on May 24, 2020, granted, now 11,483,432.
Application 16/882,512 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/832,370, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,582,526.
Application 16/832,370 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/683,347, filed on Nov. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,715,872, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 16/683,347 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/032,612, filed on Jul. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,694,255, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 16/032,612 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/937,001, filed on Jul. 8, 2013, granted, now 10,368,122, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/773,518, filed on Mar. 6, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0016221 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/478 (2011.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/47815 (2013.01) [G06V 20/41 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/8173 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shopping interface for purchasing items on media, comprising:
a user system having a user interface displaying items for purchase including software stored on non-transitory computer readable media of said user system that recognizes and tags items available to purchase in said media, such that when said media is paused, items for purchase pop up on said user interface allowing said user to select an item to purchase, said user system storing user payment and address information on non-transitory computer readable media;
a recording mechanism that records a desired portion of media upon activation by a first individual user who is not a content provider, the portion of media being less than a full media episode;
a friend request mechanism for sending and receiving friend requests between users to be approved to receive and share media and wherein the friend request mechanism suggests friends who have similar interests of the first individual user, and wherein the friends are searchable by information chosen from the group consisting of name, user name, gamer tag, telephone, address, and email;
a first user transmitter/receiver included in the user system that transmits the portion of media and a message generated by the first individual user regarding the portion of media to a second individual user who is not a content provider, the user system including the user interface having an input device and screen view that is generated by software stored on a memory device of the first user transmitter/receiver, the user system including a user profile generator interface and a store section for shopping for products and listing products for sale;
a confirmation mechanism that confirms that the second individual user is authorized to view the portion of media and a notification mechanism that notifies the first individual user if the second individual user is not authorized to receive the portion of media and notifies the second individual user that the portion of media cannot be received due to programming configuration subscribed to by the second individual user;
a second user transmitter/receiver included in a second user system that receives the portion of media upon authorization of the second individual user; the second user system including a second user interface having an input device and screen view that is generated by software stored on a memory device of the second user transmitter/receiver, the second user system including a user profile generator interface and a store section for shopping for products and listing products for sale, wherein said store section includes software that recognizes and tags items available to purchase in said media; and
an online food ordering module that allows the first individual user to order food from food advertised in a commercial, food advertised in an online ad, and food shown in a media program, wherein the online food ordering module interacts with an existing food ordering and delivery platform, wherein the first individual user can gift food and delivery to another user, and wherein said online food ordering module includes software that recognizes and tags food available to order in said media by analyzing images within the media for pixel values and gradients to compare to images of food items available for sale in order to correctly identify the food items.