US 12112357B2

US Patent 12112357B2, titled "Mobile device streaming media application," was issued to Weple IP Holdings LLC. The sole inventor listed is Mary Anne Fletcher. The application, US18/423,160, was filed on January 25, 2024, with a priority date of February 12, 2010. The patent was granted and published on October 8, 2024, and its anticipated expiration date is February 14, 2031.

The abstract describes a system and process for coordinating streaming content or messages. A network-connected server stores media content-related data, including message text, accompanying media, airing time, payment, and comments. Users can access these feeds or streams via a mobile application or website, which also allows them to create, schedule, and pay for media content airtime for their messages or programs.

Litigation and Status as of April 26, 2026:
The patent is currently listed as "Active".

• A US case (2:24-cv-01316) related to this patent family was filed in the Washington Western District Court.
• A PTAB case (IPR2026-00079) was filed and subsequently marked as "Not Instituted - Procedural".

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

Claim 1 (Method):
This claim describes a method where servers receive various media messages from mobile applications on user devices. These messages are stored, and each has "expiration information" to determine when it should no longer appear in a feed. The system then selects specific subsets of these messages to create a "first feed" and a "second feed," with these selections based on the expiration information, and the two feeds are distinct. The first feed is sent to a mobile application for presentation, and this presentation includes a "sharing prompt." Interacting with this prompt creates a link to access the media message. The second feed is also provided to the same mobile application, and the application can switch between displaying the first and second feeds based on user interaction.

Claim 9 (Method):
This claim is similar to Claim 1 but specifies that the media messages are generated at the mobile applications and include an image or video captured by the mobile device's camera. The subsequent steps of receiving, storing with expiration information, selecting subsets for distinct first and second feeds, providing these feeds, and facilitating sharing and switching between feeds are consistent with Claim 1.

Claim 16 (System):
This claim describes a system that performs the method outlined in Claim 1. It comprises one or more servers equipped with memory, machine-readable instructions, and processors. These processors are configured to execute the instructions to receive and store media messages (with expiration information), select subsets for first and second distinct feeds, and provide these feeds to a mobile application. The mobile application is configured to present the feeds, including a sharing prompt for generating access links and allowing a user to switch between the first and second feeds.

Claim 24 (System):
This claim describes a system that includes both the mobile applications (configured to create media messages with camera-captured images/videos) and the servers described in Claim 16. The servers' operations are the same as in Claim 16: receiving and storing the camera-captured media messages with expiration information, selecting subsets for distinct first and second feeds, and providing these feeds to a mobile application which presents them with a sharing prompt and allows switching between feeds based on user interaction.