Patent ID: 8490141

Claim:
A method for receiving content comprising: receiving at a user device a notification that at least one remote user has selected a specific instance of content; transmitting to the user device information indicating at least one of an online status or an offline status of said at least one remote user; transmitting to the user device information indicating that the at least one remote user is unavailable; displaying on said user device a request to select said specific instance of content indicated by said notification; receiving a request to select said specific instance of said content from a server via a packet transmission; receiving a request to modify a scheduled time for a server to transmit said specific instance of said content to the at least one remote user; transmitting an indication to said at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected; receiving said specific instance of said content; displaying on said user device said specific instance of said content; enabling said user device to handle at least one manipulation of at least said specific instance of said content, including: enabling said user device to transmit to said at least one remote user, an indication that said specific instance of said content has been manipulated via a text message; and enabling said user device to communicate with at least one remote user.