Music/video messaging system and method

Abstract

A system and method for creating custom music/video messages to facilitate and/or improve social interaction. The music/video messages may include at least portions of music, video, pictures, slideshows, and/or text. Custom music/video messages may be created by a user in communication with a music/video provider and a music/video messaging system. The music/video messaging system and/or a distribution network send the music/video messages to one or more intended recipient(s). The custom music/video messages are representative of feelings or emotions to be communicated by the user to the one or more recipient(s).

1 . A Method for creating a custom music/video message representative of feelings or emotions to be communicated to one or more recipient device(s) over a communications network, the method comprising:
 presenting user-customizable content selections to a user device display;   receiving user-customized content selection(s) from the user device;   receiving user-provided customized content, if any, from the user device;   receiving recipient device information from the user device;   notifying the recipient device(s) of the user-customized content; and   in response to a request from a recipient device, providing the user-customized content to the recipient device in a single music/video message.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the music/video message comprises a combination of two or more of: music, video, pictures, slideshows, and text. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein user provided content corresponds to at least one of: video, pictures, slideshows, and text. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , including receiving and logging changes to the music/video message from the recipient device(s). 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user-customizable content is obtained from a single music/video provider. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least some of the user-customizable content is obtained from two or more different music/video providers. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method steps are executed by a single server. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method steps are executed by multiple servers in communication with one another. 
     
     
         9 . A system for creating a custom music/video message representative of feelings or emotions to be communicated to one or more recipient device(s) over a communications network, the system comprising:
 at least one server configured to:
 present user-customizable content selections to a user device display; 
 receive user-customized content selection(s) from the user device; 
 receive user-provided content, if any, from the user device; 
 receive recipient device information from the user device; 
 notify the recipient device(s) of the user-customized content; and 
 in response to a request from a recipient device, provide the user-customized content to the recipient device in a single music/video message. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the music/video message comprises a combination of two or more of: music, video, pictures, slideshows, and text. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one server corresponds to a music/video provider. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one server includes multiple servers corresponding to multiple different music/video providers. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the multiple different music/video providers are in communication with at least one common server. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one server corresponds to a music/video messaging system. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one server corresponds to a music/video provider and a music/video messaging system residing on a single server. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the user device corresponds to a: personal computer, laptop, pocket PC, or personal digital assistant. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least one recipient device corresponds to a: personal computer, laptop, pocket PC, or personal digital assistant. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the user device corresponds to a mobile phone. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least one recipient device corresponds to a mobile phone. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one server is configured to receive changes to the music/video message from the recipient device(s).