Patent ID: 11916860
Assignee: AMERITECH SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A system that enhances electronic messaging by enabling a computer system in electronic communication with a user device to receive a request for delivery of a multimedia message via a communication network, the system comprising a processor and a computer-readable memory device storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the system to perform operations comprising:
provide, to the user device via the communication network, a plurality of music and/or audio content selections;
receive, from the user device via the communication network, one or more music and/or audio content selections by a user from the plurality of music and/or audio content selections;
receive, from the user device, one or more user-provided multimedia content;
generate a combination of the one or more music and/or audio content selections with the one or more user-provided multimedia content received;
create the multimedia message comprising the combination or a representation of the combination;
receive, from the user device, a request to deliver the multimedia message wherein:
the request indicates a first service provider of a plurality of service providers for delivery of the multimedia message to a recipient,
the plurality of service providers include one or more social media service providers, and
the first service provider is a first social media service provider of the one or more social media service providers; and

electronically send the multimedia message to the first social media service provider indicated for delivery of the multimedia message to the recipient,
wherein the combination is stored at a server accessible by the computer system, and
wherein the representation of the combination is a URL, a link, or a pointer to the combination stored at the server accessible by the computer system.