Abstract: An interactive multimedia messaging system that enables users to obtain media components from multiple sources (including live recording, the cloud, a mobile web site, a local device, personal computer, etc.) and put, edit, mix and organize them into a single interactive multimedia message that can be shared in various formats (email, SMS, streaming, wmv, mp4, etc.) with any other device or location where they play as videos. The messaging system includes a multimedia message creator interface that has a plurality of timelines capable of being populated by multiple types of user-selected media content intended to be combined and synchronized into a single multimedia message, and a content selector tool configured to enable a user to select media content for inclusion in the single multimedia message from among a plurality of sources. The system also includes multimedia message transmission interface is configured to enable the user to transmit the single multimedia message to at least one third party.

Abstract: An interactive media creator that enables users to obtain media components from multiple sources (including live recording, the cloud, a mobile web site, a local device, personal computer, etc.) and put, edit, mix and organize them into a single interactive multimedia message that can be shared in various formats (email, SMS, streaming, wmv, mp4, etc.) with any other device or location where they play as videos. Transmission of the media and media messages is performed through the use a messaging container format that includes information regarding attributes and storage location of each media component in the message. The message container enables recipients not only to view the created message, but also use, edit, mash, save, synthesize, and/or include any of the individual media components in new messages that can be shared over and over.