Method and apparatus for mobile broadband wireless communications
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to a user, comprising the steps of:
- storing said information in at least one wireless server connected to a network; and
transferring said information from said at least one wireless server to said user using a short range wireless access technique.
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Abstract
A system and apparatus are disclosed for distributing electronic media to near stationary users, such as in-vehicle users or other mobile users, using short-range high speed wireless access techniques. A content provider stores electronic media at one or more wireless servers positioned at the edge of a network, such as the Internet. The wireless servers transfer the electronic media to one or more subscriber wireless devices using unlicensed frequency bands at relatively short ranges. The wireless servers are generally positioned at convenient locations where users tend to congregate. The present invention recognizes that a significant amount of the multimedia content that is of interest to users does not require real-time updates. Thus, the media can be cached at desired wireless servers within the distributed mobile broadband network and then downloaded to the subscriber wireless devices at the designated locations and subsequently played at the convenience of the user. The caching of content at distributed locations and the use of fast short-range wireless access techniques to near stationary users provide a distributed localized broadband wireless service area that enables the rapid download of large amounts of media content.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to a user, comprising the steps of:
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storing said information in at least one wireless server connected to a network; and
transferring said information from said at least one wireless server to said user using a short range wireless access technique. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A distributed mobile broadband network for distributing information to one or more users, comprising:
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a central server for storing said information;
a plurality of wireless servers connected to said central server by a network, wherein said wireless servers can provide said information to said one or more users using a short range wireless access technique. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless server for distributing information to one or more users, comprising:
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a network connection to a central server that stores said information; and
a wireless modem for providing said information to said one or more users using a short range wireless access technique. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A user device for accessing information from a distributed mobile broadband network, comprising:
a short range wireless modem for receiving said information from said distributed mobile broadband network. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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