US 11,706,270 B2
Method for delivering music content to a smart phone
William Green, Keller, TX (US); and James L. Cross, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to 1974 PRODUCTIONS, INC., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by 1974 Productions, Inc., Keller, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/14,060.
Application 17/014,060 is a continuation of application No. 16/201,489, filed on Nov. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,771,526, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Application 16/201,489 is a continuation of application No. 15/141,146, filed on Apr. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,142,383, issued on Nov. 27, 2018.
Application 15/141,146 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/635,968, filed on Mar. 2, 2015, granted, now 9,477,954, issued on Oct. 25, 2016.
Application 14/635,968 is a continuation of application No. 13/767,605, filed on Feb. 14, 2013, granted, now 8,971,791, issued on Mar. 3, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/599,517, filed on Feb. 16, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0263878 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01)
CPC H04L 65/60 (2013.01) [G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06Q 20/123 (2013.01); G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3276 (2013.01); G06Q 20/342 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0225 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of distributing media content using mobile communication devices, comprising:
providing an access device having a viewable surface containing thereon a media access display including a machine-readable code portion having contained therein enciphered information;
receiving an image of the media access display including the machine-readable code portion containing the enciphered information as a portion of the media access display from a camera of a mobile communications device, the access device promoting a selected media content;
deciphering the enciphered information to create deciphered information, the deciphered information allowing the mobile communications device to access at least one web server associated with the media access display to access the selected media content with the mobile communication device;
transmitting the deciphered information to the at least one web server from the mobile communication device;
receiving the deciphered information at the at least one web server;
locating the selected media content associated with the deciphered information in a database associated with the at least one web server, wherein a plurality of media content are each associated with a plurality of deciphered information associated with a plurality of access devices within the database; and
transmitting the media content associated with the deciphered information to the mobile communications device for display of the media content on the mobile communications device.