Routing of data including multimedia between electronic devices

• US 10,547,648 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2017
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: S.M.R Innovations Ltd, Y.M.R Tech Ltd
• Original Assignee: S.M.R Innovations Ltd
• Inventors: Shmueli, Oded, Yehezkel, Benny
• Primary Examiner(s): Chowdhury, Harun
• Application Number:
  US15/607,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20170264479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• Field of Search: 370335, 370342, 370338, 370466, 455 411, 455 412, 455 413, 455446, 4554121
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2066 Call type detection of indication, e.g. voice or fax, mobile of fixed, PSTN or IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2094 Proximity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/543 Call deflection

Abstract

Rerouting apparatus for rerouting data including multimedia data. The apparatus is for association with electronic equipment and allows for routing the data to a device regarded as the most convenient for playing the media. The apparatus comprises an announcer device for indicating to surrounding equipment that associated equipment is available for rerouting, thereby to enable receipt of rerouted communications therefrom, and a scout device for scanning surroundings of the associated equipment to find out about compatible equipment in the vicinity, thereby to reroute communications thereto. The apparatus may be attached to any device having data processing capability, to enable rerouting of data and communications therebetween.

Claims

1. A method of informing a device about an availability of media content at a mobile device connected to a local area network (LAN), comprising:

using the mobile device for;

identifying one or more available devices compatible to handle the media content and connected to the LAN;

wirelessly communicating information to an intermediate routing device connected to the LAN for indirectly routing messages or media content to

at least one of the one or more available devices via said intermediate routing device; and

wirelessly signaling the one or more available devices indicating an availability of a media content at the mobile device;

wherein the media content is originated from an external source disconnected from the LAN;

wherein the media content selected from a group consisting of;

audio content and video content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more available devices are identified from pre-defined user preferences.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said pre-defined user preferences are made on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said wirelessly connecting is done automatically.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content is a phone call;

further comprising routing the phone call to the one or more available devices in response to a receipt of a response to the signaling received from the one or more device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content is a phone call;

further comprising routing the phone call to the one or more available devices while the phone call is ongoing using the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more available devices is triggered by the signaling to perform one or more of the following:

flash light, ring, and play a loudspeaker sound.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting up a wireless communication link between the at least one of the one or more available devices based on a user interaction made with the mobile device or the one or more available devices and causing a routing of the media content to the at least one device via the wireless communication link.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the wireless communication link is a direct communication link.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises triggering a display of a menu by the one or more available devices or the mobile device to allow a user to perform a user interaction.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more available devices are triggered by the signaling to inform a user about an availability of media content at the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the setting up is performed using data describing the one or more available devices which is extracted from a device library of the mobile device, the data includes technical information regarding expected media formats and transmission technology specification of the selected device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising encrypting and routing the media content to the one or more available devices.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising routing of the media content directly from the external source to the one or more available devices.

15. A mobile apparatus for informing a device about an availability of media content, comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive wirelessly, from an external source, media content selected from a group consisting of;

audio content and video content; and

a controller adapted to identify one or more available devices connected to a local area network (LAN) and compatible to handle the media content;

wherein the controller is adapted to instruct communicating wirelessly information to an intermediate routing device connected to the LAN for indirectly routing messages or media content to at least one of the one or more available devices via said intermediate routing device;

wherein the controller is adapted to wirelessly signaling the one or more available devices indicating an availability of the media content at the mobile device;

wherein the media content is originated from an external source disconnected from the LAN.

16. The mobile apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more available devices is triggered by the mobile device to perform one or more of the following:

flash light, ring, and play a loudspeaker sound.

17. The mobile apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a user interface for allowing a user to select between the one or more available devices.

18. The mobile apparatus of claim 15, wherein the media content is audio content selected from a group consisting of:

a phone call data, bidirectional voice data, bidirectional audio data and a radio broadcast.

20. The mobile apparatus of claim 15, wherein the media content is video content selected from a group consisting of:

bidirectional video data, a game session, an interactive game session, and a television broadcast.

19. A computer program product for a device for informing a user about an availability of media content at a mobile device, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon;

first program instructions executable by a processor to wirelessly communicating information to an intermediate routing device connected to a local area network (LAN) for indirectly receive messages or media content routed from one or more available devices connected to the LAN via the intermediate routing device; and

second program instructions executable by the processor to wirelessly receive signal from the mobile device indicating an availability of a media content at the mobile device;

third program instructions executable by the processor to inform the user of said device about an availability of a media content at the mobile device with one or more of the following;

flash light, ring, and play a loudspeaker sound;

wherein the media content is originated from an external source disconnected from the LAN;

wherein the media content selected from a group consisting of;

audio content, text content and video content.