Tag ticker display on a mobile device

Abstract

A method of providing a link to mobile content on a mobile device includes receiving a plurality of tags at the mobile device, each tag having at least one piece of mobile content associated therewith. The mobile content is in a format suitable for transmission over a wireless communication network. The method also includes scrolling the plurality of tags across a portion of a display screen of a mobile device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of providing a link to mobile content on a mobile device:
 receiving a plurality of tags at the mobile device, each tag having at least one piece of mobile content associated therewith, the mobile content being in a format suitable for transmission over a mobile communication network;   scrolling the plurality of tags across a portion of a display screen of a mobile device;   receiving input to select a selected tag from the plurality of tags;   displaying the links to at least one piece of mobile content associated with the selected tag;   receiving input to select a selected piece of the mobile content; and   downloading the mobile content to the mobile device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of providing the tag with mobile content associated therewith comprises receiving electronic data selected from a group consisting of at least one of wallpapers, music, videos, greetings, messages, news, games, ring tones, screen savers, graphics and electronic data downloaded from a global network. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of receiving a tag from a user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the step of receiving the tag from a user includes receiving a tag for a wallpaper. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of scrolling the plurality of tags across a portion of a display screen includes scrolling tags with characteristics in the group including textual and visual elements. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the step of scrolling the tags with characteristics in the group including textual and visual elements includes scrolling at least one thumbnail image. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of scrolling the plurality of tags across a portion of a display screen includes scrolling tags from a left side of a ticker portion to a right side of a ticker portion. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of receiving input from a user to choose a selected tag and displaying at least one piece of mobile content associated with the selected tag. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the step of displaying at least one piece of mobile content includes displaying multiple pieces of mobile content and further comprising the step of listing the pieces of mobile content according to the frequency with which the selected tag is used with the mobile content. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of receiving input from a user to select a selected piece of mobile content and downloading the selected piece of mobile content. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving a plurality of tags includes receiving at least one community-defined tag. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of periodically receiving updates to at least one of the links to the mobile content and the tags. 
     
     
         13 . A client application residing on a computer readable medium on a mobile device, the client application being configured to perform a method, comprising:
 receiving data, the data including a plurality of tags and at least one link associated with each tag, the link being linked a piece of mobile content in a format suitable for transmission over a mobile communication network;   displaying the tags on a ticker portion of the display screen such that the tags scroll across the ticker portion; and   receiving input to select a selected tag from the plurality of tags;   displaying the links to at least one piece of mobile content associated with the selected tag;   receiving input to select a selected piece of the mobile content; and   downloading the mobile content to the mobile device.   
     
     
         14 . The client application of  claim 13 , the client application being further configured to perform the steps of displaying an input field with the mobile content, receiving input for a proposed tag to be applied to the mobile content and transmitting the proposed tag to a mobile content server. 
     
     
         15 . The client application of  claim 13 , the client application being further configured to perform a step of periodically refreshing the tags and links in response to input received from a mobile content server. 
     
     
         16 . The client application of  claim 13 , the client application being configured to perform a step of displaying a ticker portion separately from a main portion of the display screen. 
     
     
         17 . A mobile communication device, comprising:
 a display screen; and   a client application residing on the mobile communication device, the client application being configured to receive a plurality of tags at the mobile device, each tag having at least one piece of mobile content associated therewith, the mobile content being in a format suitable for transmission over a mobile communication network wherein the application is further configured to scroll the plurality of tags across a ticker portion of the display screen, receive input to select a selected tag from the plurality of tags, display the links to at least one piece of mobile content associated with the selected tag, receive input to select a selected piece of the mobile content, and download the mobile content to the mobile device. The device of  claim 17 , further comprising a user input interface, configured to allow selection and navigation of the plurality of tags.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the ticker portion is displayed separately from a main portion of the display. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the ticker portion is selectively deactivated.