Prior art

Key Prior Art and Potential Anticipation of Claims

Based on an analysis of the citations for U.S. Patent No. 12,112,357, the following prior art references are among the most relevant for assessing the novelty of its claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102. The analysis focuses on references that describe systems for receiving, managing, and distributing media content to mobile devices, which is the core of the invention claimed in the '357 patent.

The independent claims (1, 9, 16, and 24) of the '357 patent generally describe a method and system involving:

• Receiving media messages from mobile applications.
• Storing these messages, with some having expiration information.
• Selecting subsets of messages for inclusion in at least two different feeds.
• Providing these feeds to a mobile application.
• The mobile application is configured to present the feeds, allow switching between them, and includes a sharing prompt to generate a link to a media message.

Analysis of Key Prior Art References

1. US Patent Application Publication No. US2009/0156170 A1

• Full Citation: Rossano, Anthony. "Methods and systems for transmitting video messages to mobile communication devices." US Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0156170 A1, filed December 12, 2007, and published June 18, 2009.
• Description: This reference discloses a system for users to upload video messages from mobile devices to a central server. The server can then transmit these video messages to other mobile devices. It describes creating a "video mail" or "video message" that is stored and forwarded.
• Potential Anticipation: This reference appears to describe several core elements of the '357 patent's claims. It discloses receiving media (video messages) from mobile devices and storing them on a server for distribution to other mobile devices (a "feed"). The concept of creating and sending a message implies a form of selection and provision. However, it may not explicitly detail the management of multiple distinct feeds (e.g., "first feed" and "second feed") that a user can switch between, nor the specific "expiration information" as claimed. It is most relevant to the broader concepts in claims 1, 9, 16, and 24 concerning the reception, storage, and provision of media messages from and to mobile devices.

2. US Patent Application Publication No. US2007/0174490 A1

• Full Citation: "System and methods for managing content in pre-existing mobile applications." Greystripe Inc. US Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0174490 A1, filed January 25, 2006, and published July 26, 2007.
• Description: This publication describes a system for embedding and managing content, including advertisements, within mobile applications. A server provides content that can be displayed in various applications, and this content can be updated or changed dynamically.
• Potential Anticipation: This reference is relevant to the elements of providing content to a mobile application from a server. While focused on advertising, the underlying system of serving dynamic content could be interpreted as a "feed." The concept of updating content suggests a temporal limitation, which could relate to the "expiration information" in claims 1, 9, 16, and 24. The presentation of an "advertisement prompt" as described in dependent claims 6, 12, 21, and 27 is also directly addressed.

3. US Patent Application Publication No. US2008/0248788 A1

• Full Citation: Smith, Daniel C. "Systems and methods for multi-modal mobile media services." US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0248788 A1, filed February 5, 2007, and published October 9, 2008.
• Description: This reference details a system that allows users to capture, upload, and share various media types from their mobile devices. It describes a platform where users can access and interact with this shared media, including features for commenting and social sharing.
• Potential Anticipation: This publication covers the generation of media on a mobile device and its transmission to a server for storage and distribution, as outlined in claims 1, 9, 16, and 24. The description of a platform for accessing shared media implies the existence of a "feed." Furthermore, the functionality for social interaction, such as commenting, aligns with the limitations in dependent claims 5, 11, 20, and 26. The concept of sharing functionality may anticipate the "sharing prompt" that facilitates link generation.

4. US Patent No. 8,037,093 B2

• Full Citation: "Feeding updates to landing pages of users of an online social network from external sources." Facebook, Inc. US Patent No. 8,037,093 B2, filed September 12, 2006, and issued October 11, 2011.
• Description: This patent describes the core functionality of a social media news feed, where updates from various sources (users and external systems) are aggregated and presented to a user. It discusses formatting these updates for presentation on a user's page.
• Potential Anticipation: As a foundational patent for social media feeds, this reference is highly relevant. It explicitly describes the concept of a "feed" that includes various types of media messages provided by a server to a user interface. This directly relates to the central concept of providing a "first feed" and "second feed" in claims 1, 9, 16, and 24. The idea of a continuously updating feed of content from multiple users anticipates the general system described in the '357 patent. The ability to have different types of feeds or content streams (e.g., from different groups or sources) could anticipate the "first feed" and "second feed" that a user can switch between.

Conclusion

While several prior art references disclose individual elements of the claims in US Patent 12,112,357, a determination of direct anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires that a single reference discloses every element of a claim. The combination of features—specifically, the management of multiple, switchable feeds selected based on expiration information and including a specific type of sharing prompt—may not be present in a single prior art document. However, references like US 8,037,093 B2 (Facebook) and US 2008/0248788 A1 (Smith) describe systems that are structurally and functionally very similar, and a more detailed analysis would be required to determine if they, or other cited art, fully anticipate the independent claims of the '357 patent. The dependent claims, which add features like commenting and advertising prompts, are likely anticipated by references such as US 2007/0174490 A1 and US 2008/0248788 A1, assuming the independent claims they depend on are also anticipated.