Apparatus for cooperating with a mobile device

• US 10,667,166 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2018
• Issued: 05/26/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LiveU Ltd. (LiveU, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: LiveU Ltd. (LiveU, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stein, Zeev, Rahav, Ran, Schreiber, Meir, Altman, Baruch
• Primary Examiner(s): Jain, Raj
• Application Number:
  US15/961,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20180242185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724098 Interfacing with an on-board device of a vehicle for hands-free speaking in vehicles H04M1/6075
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/021 in wireless networks with changing topologies, e.g. ad-hoc networks self-organizing networks H04W84/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An apparatus for cooperating with a mobile device having an embedded transceiver is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing and a mechanical connector on the housing, the mechanical connector being configured to mechanically retain the mobile device. At least one port within the housing conveys energy to at least one auxiliary wireless transceiver associable with the apparatus. The apparatus is configured to cooperate with the mobile device when the mobile device is retained on the housing by the mechanical connector, to enable transmission of a first portion of a data stream over the at least one auxiliary transceiver while a second portion of the data stream is simultaneously transmitted over the embedded transceiver.

Claims

1. An apparatus for cooperating with a mobile device with at least one embedded transceiver of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a housing connectable to a vehicle;

at least one power port connectable to a DC power supply from the vehicle;

at least one auxiliary transceiver configured to be powered by the DC power supply from the vehicle; and

a processor configured to use a wireless communication link between the apparatus and the mobile device, to enable transmission of a first portion of a data stream over the at least one auxiliary transceiver while a second portion of the data stream is simultaneously transmitted over the at least one embedded transceiver.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising electronic components to regulate and stabilize the DC power supply.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one power port is a permanent wired connection connected to the DC power supply.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one power port is connectable to a rechargeable battery DC powered by the DC power supply from the vehicle.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one auxiliary transceiver includes a transceiver built into the apparatus.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one auxiliary transceiver includes a plurality of auxiliary transceivers.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein at least one of the plurality of auxiliary transceivers is a transceiver in an ad-hoc network.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the plurality of auxiliary transceivers are associated with a plurality of networks and the processor is further configured to switch between the plurality of networks in order to provide services in an area covered by one of the plurality of networks.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the at least one auxiliary wireless transceiver is equipped with an RF antenna.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive wireless service credentials to be associated with the at least one auxiliary wireless transceiver.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is connectable to a receptacle for containing at least one wireless identification card associated with the at least one auxiliary wireless transceiver.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute decryption algorithms to decrypt the plurality of data streams transmitted by the at least one auxiliary transceiver and the at least one embedded transceiver.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one auxiliary wireless transceiver is associated with a performance boosting antenna.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to enable downloading a video stream while the data stream is transmitted using the at least one auxiliary transceiver and the at least one embedded transceiver.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to identify congestion of a network associated with the at least one embedded transceiver and to avoid using that network.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to inequitably distribute the data stream, such that the first portion is larger than the second portion due to an upcoming handoff in a network associated with the at least one embedded transceiver.

17. An apparatus for cooperating with at least one embedded transceiver of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a housing connectable to a vehicle;

at least one power port connectable to a DC power supply from the vehicle;

a first auxiliary transceiver configured to be powered by the DC power supply from the vehicle and to communicate with the mobile device over a wireless connection;

at least one second auxiliary transceiver configured to be powered by the DC power supply from the vehicle and to communicate with a server over at least one cellular network; and

a processor configured to use a communication link between the first auxiliary transceiver and the mobile device over the wireless connection, and to manage a receipt of a plurality of data streams using at least one of the at least one embedded transceiver and the at least one second auxiliary wireless transceiver to enable assembly of a media stream from the plurality of data streams.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the assembly of the media stream from the plurality of data streams received via multiple data channels is used for high-speed media streaming.

19. The apparatus in claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to authorize a pairing of a specific mobile device with the apparatus.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising an antenna associated with the at least one second auxiliary transceiver, wherein the antenna has a gain of at least −

5 dBi.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further configured to enable downlink transmission of a first portion of the plurality of data streams received by the at least one second auxiliary transceiver while a second portion of the plurality of data streams is simultaneously received by the at least one embedded transceiver.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further configured to enable uplink transmission of a data stream using the at least one second auxiliary transceiver and the at least one embedded transceiver.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further configured to enable uplink transmission of a first portion of a data stream over the at least one second auxiliary transceiver and a second portion of the data stream over the at least one embedded transceiver in a manner permitting the data stream to be reconstructed at a receiver.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the apparatus is further configured to enable the uplink transmission while at least some of the plurality of data streams are simultaneously received using the at least one second transceiver and the at least one embedded transceiver.