1. A system comprising:
a file server, the file server indexing and storing media content of an artist received from an associated database storage;
a content delivery platform and management system configured to provide information to a customer regarding downloadable media files based on the indexing and further configured to include:
a graphical user interface (GUI) with a plurality of display areas configured to obtain and provide information related to promoting the media content of the artist on a host website, wherein the plurality of display areas include one or more links in one or more of the displayed areas; and
a subscription and purchase management system configured to, in response to selection of at least one of the one or more links from an artist profile, provide a customer access to the artist, wherein the customer access is provided via at least one of the host website, a short message service (SMS)multimedia messaging service (MMS) gateway, or a wireless application protocol (WAP) site.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription and purchase management system is further configured to provide the customer access to the artist by messaging over a communications link.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription and purchase management system is further configured to provide the customer access to the artist by forwarding artist access to another customer over a communications link.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription and purchase management system is further configured to provide the customer access to the artist by telephonic communications with the artist.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription and purchase management system is further configured to provide the customer access to the artist by adding the artist to social media.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription and purchase management system is further configured to provide the customer access to the artist by blocking the artist.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription and purchase management system is further configured to provide the customer access to the artist by ranking the artist.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription and purchase management system is further configured to provide the customer access to the artist by access to a webpage of the artist.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the content delivery platform and management system is further configured to include a sales page with an offer for sale promotional link associated with the media content for sale.
10. A method comprising:
providing a graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of displayed areas configured to obtain and provide information related to promoting artist media content on a host website, wherein the plurality of display areas include information regarding artist media content;
providing customer access to the artist using information associated with the artist by providing links within one or more of the GUI displayed areas from either or both of a sales page or an artist profile via at least one of the host website, a SMSMMS gateway, or a WAP site; and
updating an artist’s account to indicate that the artist profile includes the information associated with the artist.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes a customer requesting access to the artist.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes messaging over the link.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes forwarding the customer access to the artist to another customer over the link.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes telephonic communications with the artist.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes adding the artist to social media.
16. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes blocking the artist.
17. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes ranking the artist.
18. The method of claim 10, wherein the providing customer access to the artist includes access to a webpage of the artist.
19. The method of claim 10 further comprising providing a sales page with an offer for sale promotional link associated with the artist media content for sale.
20. A method comprising:
providing a graphical user interface (GUI) including:
a first display area selectable to obtain information to be included in an artist profile capable of being displayed on a mobile device;
a second display area configured to display a first link to the artist profile;
hosting, on a server computer system, the artist profile associated with an artist, the artist profile including one or more second links;
receiving and storing in a file database, a list of media files associated with the artist;
uploading the media files and the one or more second links to the artist profile; and
providing a customer access to the one or more second links in response to customer selection of the first link from the artist profile, wherein the access is provided via at least one of a website, a short message service (SMS)multimedia messaging service (MMS) gateway, or a wireless application protocol (WAP) site.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A heat-shielding film formed on a wall surface of a metal base material, comprising:
a plurality of ceramic hollow particles; and
metal phases to which the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined at points, wherein
each of the plurality of ceramic hollow particles is joined at a point, through the metal phase, to another ceramic hollow particle among the plurality of ceramic hollow particles so that the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined to each other, and
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles of the heat-shielding film and the wall surface are joined at points to the metal phases so that the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined to the wall surface, wherein
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles consist of ceramic hollow particles having two different average particle sizes,
a first layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a larger average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is joined to the wall surface through the metal phases, and
a second layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a smaller average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is disposed above the first layer, and joined to the first layer.
2. The heat-shielding film according to claim 1, wherein
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles consist of ceramic hollow particles having two or more different average particle sizes.
3. The heat-shielding film according to claim 1, wherein
two layers are formed by the plurality of ceramic hollow particles.
4. The heat-shielding film according to claim 1, wherein
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles consist of any one species of hollow particles or a plurality of species of hollow particles selected from the group consisting of alumina hollow particles, silica hollow particles and hollow particles made of a composite of alumina and silica.
5. The heat-shielding film according to claim 1, wherein
the metal phase is formed by melting nanoparticles made of any one among silver, copper and gold, followed by sintering.
6. The heat-shielding film according to claim 1, wherein
the wall surface is a wall surface facing a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine.
7. A heat-shielding film formed on a wall surface of a metal base material, comprising:
a plurality of ceramic hollow particles; and
metal phases to which the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined at points, wherein
each of the plurality of ceramic hollow particles is joined at a point, through the metal phase, to another ceramic hollow particle among the plurality of ceramic hollow particles so that the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined to each other, and
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles of the heat-shielding film and the wall surface are joined at points to the metal phases so that the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined to the wall surface, wherein
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles consist of ceramic hollow particles having two different average particle sizes,
a first layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a smaller average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is joined to the wall surface through the metal phases, and
a second layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a larger average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is disposed above the first layer, and joined to the first layer.
8. A method of forming a heat-shielding film in which a plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined at points to metal phases, and each of the plurality of ceramic hollow particles is joined at a point, through the metal phase, to another ceramic hollow particle among the plurality of ceramic hollow particles so that the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined to each other, wherein the plurality of ceramic hollow particles of the heat-shielding film are joined to a wall surface of a metal base material at points through the metal phases, the forming method comprising:
mixing the plurality of ceramic hollow particles with metal particle paste made of at least metal particles and a solvent to generate a slurry;
applying the slurry to the wall surface of the metal base material;
carrying out heating at a temperature that is a boiling point of the solvent or higher to volatilize the solvent; and
further carrying out heating at a temperature that is a melting temperature of the metal particles or higher to melt the metal particles and to sinter molten metal between the plurality of ceramic hollow particles so that the metal phases are formed, wherein
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles consist of ceramic hollow particles having two different average particle sizes,
a first layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a larger average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is joined to the wall surface through the metal phases, and
a second layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a smaller average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is disposed above the first layer, and joined to the first layer.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein
ceramic hollow particles having two or more different average particle sizes are used.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein
any one species of hollow particles or a plurality of species of hollow particles selected from the group consisting of alumina hollow particles, silica hollow particles and hollow particles made of a composite of alumina and silica are used as the plurality of ceramic hollow particles.
11. The method according to claim 8,
wherein
nanoparticles made of any one among silver, copper and gold are used as the metal particles.
12. The method according to claim 8,
wherein
the wall surface is a wall surface facing a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine.
13. A method of forming a heat-shielding film in which a plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined at points to metal phases, and each of the plurality of ceramic hollow particles is joined at a point, through the metal phase, to another ceramic hollow particle among the plurality of ceramic hollow particles so that the plurality of ceramic hollow particles are joined to each other, wherein the plurality of ceramic hollow particles of the heat-shielding film are joined to a wall surface of a metal base material at points through the metal phases, the forming method comprising:
mixing the plurality of ceramic hollow particles with metal particle paste made of at least metal particles and a solvent to generate a slurry;
applying the slurry to the wall surface of the metal base material;
carrying out heating at a temperature that is a boiling point of the solvent or higher to volatilize the solvent; and
further carrying out heating at a temperature that is a melting temperature of the metal particles or higher to melt the metal particles and to sinter molten metal between the plurality of ceramic hollow particles so that the metal phases are formed, wherein
the plurality of ceramic hollow particles consist of ceramic hollow particles having two different average particle sizes,
a first layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a smaller average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is joined to the wall surface through the metal phases, and a second layer of the ceramic hollow particles having a larger average particle size among the two different average particle sizes is disposed above the first layer, and joined to the first layer.