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Patent US8424048 - Portable electronic device for receiving and playing feature length movies - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsOne embodiment is a handheld portable cellular device that receives and plays feature length movies. In one exemplary embodiment, a multifunctional handheld portable cellular device (HPCD) has a body, a display and a processor. The processor plays a feature length movie on the display. The HPCD orders,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8424048?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8424048 - Portable electronic device for receiving and playing feature length moviesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8424048 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/356,952Publication dateApr 16, 2013Filing dateFeb 18, 2006Priority dateFeb 18, 2006Publication number11356952, 356952, US 8424048 B1, US 8424048B1, US-B1-8424048, US8424048 B1, US8424048B1InventorsPhilip Scott Lyren, Robert Louis LyrenOriginal AssigneePhilip Scott Lyren, Robert Louis LyrenExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (63), Non-Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (3), Classifications (11), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPortable electronic device for receiving and playing feature length movies
US 8424048 B1Abstract
FIGS. 1 and 2 show an exemplary embodiment of a HPCD 10 in accordance with the invention. In one exemplary embodiment, the HPCD is handheld, portable, and multifunctional. As used herein, a �multifunctional� electronic device is capable of performing more than one function, such as, but not limited to, computing functions, cellular transmissions (i.e., functioning as a cellular telephone), playing audio and/or video (example, playing full length movies), capturing audio and/or video, capturing still images, connecting to and navigating and/or browsing over a network (such as the interne), downloading and/or storing audio and/or video, wirelessly communicating with other electronic devices, etc. Further, plural functions can be simultaneously performed or executed on a multifunctional electronic device (example, a handheld portable electronic device, such a cellular or mobile telephone).
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram 300 for selecting, receiving, downloading, and/or playing feature length movies or films. As used herein, the term �feature length movie� or �feature length film� means a full length motion picture that is greater than sixty minutes in length, but typically between about 90 to 120 minutes. A feature length movie is different than a �short� (i.e., a film less than about 30 to 45 minutes), a �trailer� (i.e., a preview or publicity film lasting under three minutes that includes scenes or advertisements for an upcoming feature length movie), an advertisement, or a music video. Further, the term �motion picture� or �movie� means a film that has sequential mages that when projected create an illusion of movement. Further yet, embodiments in accordance with the present invention include a wide variety of film media developed in the future or now known, such as photographic film (i.e., film stock), digital video, computer animation, and analog video, to name a few examples.
According to block 310, users are provided information regarding upcoming or future feature length movies that are not released. In one exemplary embodiment, users are given information or have access to information about feature length movies that are not yet completed or not yet released to the general public. One skilled in the art appreciates that movie studio and distributors often announce actual or estimated release dates or time periods for feature length movies. For example, a studio may announce that a new feature length movie is a �coming attraction� or �coming this fall� or �coming this summer� or, �coming to a theater near you� etc. New feature length movies can also be given definitive or exact release dates in the future.
According to block 330, a user selects a feature length movie before its release date. As used herein, the term �public release� means the first distribution to the general public for viewing the feature length movie. The term �public release date� means the calendar date or day on which the public release occurs. As used herein, the term �private release� means the first distribution to a selected group or portion of the general public for viewing the feature length movie, the selected group being required to purchase a service or product that is not the feature length movie itself. The term �private release date� means the calendar date or day on which the private release occurs.
According to block 340, a question is asked: Does the user desire another feature length movie? In other words, the user can pre-order or buy multiple different feature lengths movies before their release dates. Of course, each movie may have a different release date that will occur at different dates in the future. If the answer to this question is �yes,� then flow proceeds back to block 330 and the user selects another feature length movie. If the answer to this question is �no,� then flow proceeds to block 350.
According to block 390, a question is asked: Is another feature length movie pre-ordered? If the answer to this question is �yes,� then flow proceeds back to block 350. The user would then receive the next selected or ordered feature length movie on or before its release date (depending on whether the user was part of the PRG). If the answer to this question is �no,� then flow proceeds to block 395 and the process ends.
FIG. 4A is an exemplary screen shot 400 of menu options appearing on a display of a handheld portable electronic device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. By way of example, the menu options include call history, contacts, movies, internet, etc. The menu option �movies� 415 is highlighted or otherwise selected. Selection of this menu option instructs the electronic device to list movies available for viewing and/or stored in memory. In one exemplary embodiment, a user uses voice commands or drilldown techniques to further generate and select menu options (example, using the user interface 240 of FIG. 2).
FIG. 4B is an exemplary screen shot 430 of menu options for various movies available for viewing and/or stored in memory on the handheld portable electronic device. For illustration, three feature length movies (FLM) 440A, 440B, and 440C are shown as being stored and/or available for viewing. For illustration purposes, the menu option �FLM #1� 440A is highlighted or otherwise selected on the display of the handheld portable electronic device.
FIG. 4C is an exemplary screen shot 450 showing a movie commencing to play on a display. Since movie �FLM #1� 440A was selected in connection with FIG. 4B, the movie �FLM #1� begins to play on the handheld portable electronic device.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the gateway computer 520 may be located a great geographic distance from the network 510. Further the computers 540 and electronic devices 550, 552, and 554 can be remote from networks 510 and 512. Further, these computers and devices can connect to the networks using a networking protocol such as the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (�TCP/IP�) over a number of alternative connection media, such as cellular phone, radio frequency networks, satellite networks, etc. The wireless network 510 can connect to the gateway 520 using various network connections, such as TCP or UDP (User Datagram Protocol) over IP, Frame Relay, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), just to name a few examples.
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