Patent ID: 8112778
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing playback control of video content delivered through a wireless cellular network from a video messaging source, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a communication link between the video messaging source and a caller device, wherein the video messaging source is configured to terminate circuit-switched traffic over a public switched telephone network (“PSTN”) and the communication link is established as a result of the video messaging source terminating a call from the caller device to a destination number associated with the video messaging source; leveraging the caller device to deposit a video message at the video messaging source, the deposited video message being directed to an account associated with a subscriber of the video messaging source; establishing a communication link between the video messaging source and a receiver device associated with the subscriber, wherein the communication link is established as a result of the video messaging source terminating a call from the receiver device to a destination number associated with the video messaging source; continuously delivering video content, in a first manner, from the source, wherein the manner of continuous delivery is a linear progression of video frames at a given rate; receiving from the source the continuously delivered video content at the receiver device, wherein the delivered video content is received continuously as a linear progression of video frames at a given rate that is equivalent to the first manner of continuous delivery; commencing the rendering of the continuously received video content on a display of the receiver device starting with the first frame of video content received; detecting the actuation of a control function at the receiver device during the rendering of the continuously received video content; transmitting a signal to the source during the rendering of the continuously received video content, the signal identifying the control function actuated; and in response to receiving the signal, the source modifying the manner of the continuous delivery of the video content to a second manner that is associated with the detected actuation, wherein the second manner of continuous delivery comprises a modification of the given rate at which the linear progression of video frames is delivered.