A Method/Process For Real Time Downloading Of Audio Material And Conversion Of The Same Into Ring Tones/Ring Back Tones

Abstract

A system and method for generating and delivering in real-time requested ring-tone or a caller ring-back tone (CRBT) in response to an end user in a cellular network based on digital content of corresponding live feeds of a radio network, the system comprising at least one play out system to generate the digital text file corresponding to an identified new digital live content being played on the said radio network; at least one BilBoard processing machine located at a radio station receiving and processing the said text file; at least one FTP server connected to the said BilBoard processing machine coupled with the world wide web to store the said processed file; at least one web server connected to the said FTP server coupled with the world wide web to process and generate a XML format corresponding to said processed file; and at least one telecommunication service provider server to receive, process and store the said XML format over a secured protocol and forward the processed file to the end-user via SMS and/or IVRs as ring-tone or a caller ring-back tone (CRBT).

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FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970 (39 OF' 1970) & The Patents Rules, 2006
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
(See Section 10)


A METHOD/PROCESS FOR REAL TIME DOWNLOADING OF AUDIO
MATERIAL AND CONVERSION OF THE SAME INTO RING
TONES/RING BACK TONES

ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK (INDIA) LIMITED, at Matuiya Centre, 4th Floor, 'A' Wing, Senapat! Bapat Marg, Lower Pare! (W), Mumbai-400 013


The following specification describes the nature of the invention.
It is a matter of common knowledge that mobile phones provide the facility for downloading ring tones and ring back tones of favaurite songs of audio clippings and in other audio file.
In order to enable downloading of any audio file, the audio material is converted either into monophonic or polyphonic tunes. This conversion is done by various companies and mobile phones / service providers which offer such tunes tor downloads on payment of charges. Under the existing technology, any consumer who wishj»to download a ring tone or a ring back tone has to specifically dial into a database of the phone company or the service provider or, access the monophonic / polyphonic tunes through the internet and install the same as a ring tone or ring back tonft. Using this methodology, consumers have downloaded millions and billions of ring tones and ring back tones. It is extremely fashionable for consumers to keep changing ring tones and ring back tones. These services being a value added service are a huge source of revenue for service providers. It is also a matter of common knowledge that apart from various other value added services which phone companies provide, consumers access radio channels through the phone instruments. If a consumer likes & particular song on a playing radio station, he cannot download the same instantly as a ring tone or ring back tone, The consumer after hearing the song has to either access the said tone in a downloadable form either by sending a SMS or by accessing the same through some other means like the internet etc. It is not possible for a consumer to download the song while it is being played on the radio.
The object of the present invention is a step forward in making the download of ring tones and ring back tones extremely convenient, quick and easy to the consumer, in
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real-time. The present invention seeks to provide for a process/method by which a consumer can select a song being currently played on a radio station and immediately install the said song as cither a ring tone or a ring back tone for his phone. This method/process has been achieved in a unique manner by the applicant through the process which is described hereunder.
The present invention thus provides for a system/process by which a mobile user, listening to a radio channel can have the opportunity, in real-time, to buy and download a ring tone or a caller ring back tone (CRBT) of the song / audio file currently being played in real-time on the radio network. The consumer can download the song / audio file as a ring tone or a caller ring back tone while listening to the same on the radio network.
There are various mobile content providers ulart allow users to choose from vast categories of content to download them from their static databases storing various types of contents like ringtones, call back ring tones, etc.
US 7,398,080 discloses a mobile content delivery system that optimizes the delivery of especially bandwidth-consuming content (or the flow of any peak-hour data traffic) in a way that best utilizes the free capacity in the radio network, thus enabling considerably more efficient usage of the radio capacity. It also allows new services and pricing structures to be used in the cellular network, that otherwise would not be possible. The class of delivery of message content can be selected by the user on a transaction basis or subscription basis which is pre-defined in a user profile. By choosing a scheduled delivery the user can receive the content at a fraction of the price compared to Instant delivery, since the content is seal at a time when the network is least utilized.
US 7,451,177 describes a closed loop system for a method of delivering information obtained from an information content source to a playback device and to receive
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The present invention provides a real-time system whereby mobile users shall have an opportunity to buy and download a ringtone or a caller ring back tone (CRBT) of the song/sound being currently played in a real rime mode on a radio network. The consumer can download the song as ringtone or caller ring back tone (CRBT) while listening to the song on a radio network.
The present invention provides a novel process for copying the caller ring back tone (CRPT) and ringtone by making the copying of ringtone fashionable, legal, easy and fun at the same time. The process and the system thereon of the present invention relates to the download of ringtone and caller ring back tone (CRBT) in real time while listening to radio.
The process and the system of the present invention provides for real time song/sound-recording selection of a Rintone/ caller ring back tone (CRBT) that is currently playing on a radio network in that particular city where the customer is currently located via calling a specific number from a mobile phone or SMS to a particular number.
The present process uses compute, an operating system and the internet These computers have playout software, web servers and other software loaded that enable to send the xm) content via the web, to a telecom operator. The present system works as follows:
1. The song starts playing from the RCS play out server via the RCS master control software;
2. The play out system recognizes that this is a new song and it sends a text file to a radio network server a: a radio station;
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3. When the soug/sound recording text file arrives on a radio network web server a program a computer program is watching the directory in real time mode and sends a command to a batch file;
When the batch file is called it does the following with the help of softwares like FTP, HTTP line command, file rename tool;
a. Renames the song/sound recording file to a naming convention that is
more generic,
b. Once renamed the file is transferred via the File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) to the main radio network Fi'P server situated at a central
location,
c. A HTTP call of |a URL is made and the file is transferred in real time
to the radio network web server to Indicate that a new file is available,
d. The same file is transferred to a backup FTP server;
5. Once the command is received, the radio network web server retrieves the new file from the radio network FTP server;
6. The radio network web server then compiles the information in real time into a databse that holds a particular number of last songs played on radio network station;
7. Once the database is updated the radio network web server then generates an XML file in the format the telecom operator requires. The XML file contains the curent song playing plus the last twn songs played on the radio nerwork station;
$. The XML file compiled and exported over a secure HTTPS link to the servers of the telecom operators;
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response information related to the information content The system comprises an information source (710), a mobile-content server (735) and a playback device (755). The mobile content server (735) comprises a web site, a database, and a server application. The web site interfaces to the information content source (710) and is available for access by a user. The database stores, arrrtmg other things, user information. The server application operates on the mobile-content server (735) and enables the mobile-content server (735) to retrieve the user information from the database; retrieve the content segments or programming information from the information content source (710); deliver the content segments or programming information to the playback device (755) to the client platform; and receive response information from the playback device (755).
US 20080297481 describes a-portable wireless device that facilitates easy access to sponsored content over a wireless network. The wireless device includes a keypad user interface having a set of dedicated launch keys that have an assigned function to launch programs/modules providing access to sponsored content. The keypad user interface also includes a first set of programmable displays associated with, but separate from, each one of the set of dedicated launch keys. The programmable displays each present a representation of sponsored content invoked in response to a user pressing a corresponding one of the dedicated launch keys. A launch key data structure includes a set of entries corresponding to individual ones of the dedicated launch keys. Each dedicated launch key entry identifies a networked source of sponsored content accessible by selecting one of the dedicated launch keys. An accounting function associates selecting a dedicated launch key with a first compensation parameter.
Most of the existing mobile content providers offer services from the databases where, a user is asked to send his request in order to download the mobile content like ringtone or caller ring back tone (CRBT).
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9. The telecom operator receives the file, processes it and then inserts the information into their SMS and IVR system in real-time;
10. When the radio listener calls or SMSs the application number, the IVRS/SMS system then processes the latest information from the data received from the radio network and then either sends an SMS with the last three songs played or starts playing the hooks of the audio via the IVRS system;
U.Thc user then has option to set his/her ringtone and it becomes active instantly on their phone.

Frarhiba M Singh Agent for the Applicant

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