Patent ID: 9621491
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A live video messaging system, comprising: a node on a communication network configured to: (a) receive an identifier associated with a live video message sent by a mobile client communication device, the identifier identifying a recipient for the live video message; (b) persistently store video media of the live video message as the video media is streamed by the mobile client communication device and received at the node; and (c) route the video media of the live video message, as the video media is received at the node, to a second client communication device associated with the recipient using an address that (i) is ascertained from the identifier and (ii) identifies the second client communication device on the communication network, the routing of the video media to the second client communication device, as the video media is received at the node, enabling the video message to be rendered live at the second client communication device as the video media is streamed by the mobile client communication device and received, stored and routed by the node on the communication network, wherein the live video messaging system supports live video messaging, without first establishing an end-to-end connection over the communication network between the mobile and second client communication devices, by configuring the mobile client communication device to start the streaming of the video media to the node independent of the node ascertaining the address for the second client communication device.