Multimedia system for a mobile log

• US 20050273489A1
• Filed: 12/07/2004
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Comverse Limited (Mavenir Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Comverse Limited (Mavenir Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yaar, Arnon, Pecht, Yuval Joshua
• Application Number:
  US11/005,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273489A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/566 Grouping or aggregating service requests, e.g. for unified processing

Abstract

A multimedia server has a communication handler, a log setup unit, and a data receiving unit. The communication handler interfaces with a wireless device using at least one wireless protocol. The log setup unit sets up a mobile log and designates user access rights. The data receiving unit receives multimedia content from a wireless source and enters the received content into a designated mobile log.

Claims

1. A multimedia server comprising:

a communication handler interfacing to at least one wireless protocol;

a log setup unit, associated with said communication handler, setting up a mobile log and designating user access rights; and

a data receiving unit, associated with said communication handler, receiving multimedia content from a wireless source and entering said received content into a designated mobile log.

2. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said mobile log comprises a web site.

3. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said mobile log is accessible over a network.

4. A multimedia server according to claim 1, further comprising a log accessor, associated with said communication handler, providing user access to said mobile logs.

5. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said data receiving unit is operable to ensure user access rights prior to permitting content logging.

6. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said log is set up in a network-accessible centralized storage device with presentation capabilities.

7. A multimedia server according to claim 1, further comprising a log storage memory storing said mobile logs.

8. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said data receiving unit is operable to link multiple multimedia content items to form a single mobile log entry.

9. A multimedia server according to claim 4, wherein said log accessor is operable to ensure user access rights prior to permitting access to a given mobile log.

10. A multimedia server according to claim 4, wherein said log accessor is operable to provide multiple users with controllable access to a given mobile log, in accordance with respective designated access rights.

11. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said mobile log access rights are changeable by at least one of said users.

12. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said wireless protocol comprises a custom protocol providable as a service to said wireless source.

13. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia content comprises an audio clip.

14. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia content comprises a video clip.

15. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia content comprises a text message.

16. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia content comprises an image.

17. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia content comprises an audio stream.

18. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia content comprises a video stream.

19. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia content comprises a tag.

20. A multimedia server according to claim 19, wherein said tag comprises one of:

a mood stamp, a media type, a content descriptor, a content destination specifier, an icon, and an access rights descriptor.

21. A multimedia server according to claim 19, wherein said tag is represented by a graphical icon.

22. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler comprises an SMS interface configured to receive SMS multimedia content.

23. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler comprises an MMS interface configured to receive MMS multimedia content.

24. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler comprises an email interface configured to communicate multimedia content by email.

25. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler comprises an Internet interface configured to communicate multimedia content over the Internet.

26. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler comprises a signal interface configured to perform audio signal communications.

27. A multimedia server according to claim 26, where said audio signal comprises an audio telephony signal transmitted over a telephony network.

28. A multimedia server according to claim 27, where said telephone network comprises a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface.

29. A multimedia server according to claim 27, where said telephone network comprises a cellular telephone network.

30. A multimedia server according to claim 26, wherein said audio interface is operable to digitize said received audio telephony signal.

31. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler comprises a data upstreamer for receiving upstreamed multimedia content.

32. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler is operable to upload multimedia content.

33. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein said communication handler comprises a data downstreamer for downstreaming mobile log entries.

34. A multimedia server according to claim 4, wherein said communication handler is operable to download mobile log entries.

35. A multimedia server according to claim 4, wherein said log accessor is operable to provide a mobile log content index.

36. A multimedia server according to claim 4, wherein said log accessor is operable to filter a mobile log by parameters associated with mobile log entries.

37. A multimedia server according to claim 4, wherein said log accessor comprises a format converter for converting a mobile log entry accessed by a user into a user-compatible format.

38. A multimedia server according to claim 1, further comprising a negotiator performing a capabilities negotiation with an accessing device to determine device capabilities.

39. A multimedia server according to claim 38, wherein said capabilities comprise user-compatible formats for accessing said mobile log.

40. A multimedia server according to claim 38, wherein said capabilities comprise user-compatible communication protocols.

41. A multimedia server according to claim 1, further comprising a database for storing administrative data associated with said logs.

42. A multimedia server according to claim 1, wherein at least one user using said multimedia server is billed.

43. A multimedia server comprising:

a communication handler interfacing with a wireless device;

a log setup unit, associated with said communication handler, setting up at least one mobile log and designating user access rights; and

a data receiving unit, associated with said communication handler, receiving multimedia content transmitted by said wireless device and entering said received content into a designated mobile log from the at least one mobile log.

44. A multimedia server according to claim 43, further comprising a log accessor, associated with said communication handler, providing user access to said at least one mobile log.

45. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said data receiving unit is operable to ensure user access rights prior to permitting content logging.

46. A multimedia server according to claim 43, further comprising a log storage memory for storing said at least one mobile log.

47. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said data receiving unit is operable to link multiple multimedia content items to form a single mobile log entry.

48. A multimedia server according to claim 44, wherein said log accessor is operable to ensure user access rights prior to permitting access to a given mobile log.

49. A multimedia server according to claim 44, wherein said log accessor is operable to provide multiple users with controllable access to a given mobile log from said at least one mobile logs, in accordance with respective designated access rights.

50. A multimedia server according to claim 49, wherein said mobile log access rights are changeable by at least one of said users.

51. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said interfacing is performed by a custom protocol.

52. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said interfacing is performed by data streaming.

53. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said multimedia content comprises an audio clip.

54. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said multimedia content comprises a video clip.

55. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said multimedia content comprises a text message.

56. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said multimedia content comprises an image.

57. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said multimedia content comprises an audio stream.

58. A multimedia server according to claim 52, wherein said multimedia content comprises a video stream.

59. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said multimedia content comprises a tag.

60. A multimedia server according to claim 59, wherein said tag comprises at least one of:

a mood stamp, a media type, a content descriptor, a content destination specifier, an icon, and an access rights descriptor.

61. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler comprises an SMS interface receiving SMS multimedia content.

62. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler comprises an MMS interface receiving MMS multimedia content.

63. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler comprises an email interface communicating multimedia content by email.

64. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler comprises an Internet interface communicating multimedia content over the Internet.

65. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler comprises a signal interface performing audio signal communications.

66. A multimedia server according to claim 65, where said audio signal comprises an audio telephony signal transmitted over a telephony network.

67. A multimedia server according to claim 66, where said telephone network comprises a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface.

68. A multimedia server according to claim 66, where said telephone network comprises a cellular telephone network.

69. A multimedia server according to claim 65, wherein said audio interface is operable to digitize received audio telephony signal.

70. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler comprises a data upstreamer receiving upstreamed multimedia content.

71. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler is operable to upload multimedia content.

72. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said communication handler comprises a data downstreamer for downstreaming mobile log entries.

73. A multimedia server according to claim 44, wherein said communication handler is operable to download mobile log entries.

74. A multimedia server according to claim 44, wherein said log accessor is operable to provide a mobile log content index.

75. A multimedia server according to claim 44, wherein said log accessor is operable to filter a mobile log by parameters associated with mobile log entries of said mobile log.

76. A multimedia server according to claim 44, wherein said log accessor comprises a format converter for converting a mobile log entry accessed by a user into a user-compatible format.

77. A multimedia server according to claim 43, further comprising a negotiator performing a capabilities negotiation with at least one of an accessing device and the wireless device, to determine device capabilities.

78. A multimedia server according to claim 77, wherein said capabilities comprise user-compatible formats for accessing said mobile logs.

79. A multimedia server according to claim 77, wherein said capabilities comprise user-compatible communication protocols.

80. A multimedia server according to claim 43, further comprising a database for storing administrative data associated with said logs.

81. A multimedia server according to claim 43, wherein said wireless device is billed in accordance with usage of the multimedia server.

82. A multimedia server comprising:

a log setup unit setting up mobile logs and designating user access rights for said mobile logs; and

a data receiving unit, associated with said log setup unit, receiving up,streamed multimedia content from a wireless source and entering said received content into a designated mobile log from said mobile logs.

83. A multimedia server according to claim 82, wherein said multimedia content comprises an audio stream.

84. A multimedia server according to claim 82, wherein said multimedia content comprises a video stream.

85. A multimedia server according to claim 82, further comprising a log accessor, for providing user access to said mobile logs.

86. A multimedia server according to claim 85, wherein said log access unit comprises a data downstreamer downstreaming mobile log entries.

87. A multimedia server comprising:

a communication handler interfacing to at least one wireless protocol;

a log setup unit, associated with said communication handler, setting up mobile logs and designating user access rights for each of said mobile logs; and

a data receiving unit, associated with said communication handler, receiving audio content in a digital format from a wireless source and entering said received audio content into a designated mobile log from said mobile logs.

88. A multimedia server according to claim 87, wherein said entering creates an audio-only mobile log entry.

89. A multimedia server according to claim 87, further comprising a log accessor providing user access to said mobile logs.

90. A wireless device, comprising:

a multimedia content generator generating multimedia content items; and

a logging client implementing at least one wireless logging protocol for interfacing to a multimedia mobile log server to log said multimedia content items into a mobile log at said server.

91. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said logging protocol comprises data streaming.

92. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said logging protocol comprises a custom protocol.

93. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said logging client communicates multimedia content to said mobile log server using an implemented wireless logging protocol.

94. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said logging client comprises a user interface providing user control of mobile logging functions.

95. A wireless device according to claim 94, wherein said control comprises selecting multimedia content for transmission to said mobile log server.

96. A wireless device according to claim 94, wherein said control comprises one-touch sending of multimedia content.

97. A wireless device according to claim 94, wherein said control comprises setting up a mobile log on the mobile log server and designating user access rights.

98. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said logging client comprises a format translator for converting said multimedia content to a service-compatible format.

99. A wireless device according to claim 98, wherein said format translator is operable to perform a capabilities negotiation with said mobile log server to determine said service-compatible format.

100. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said generating comprises receiving said content from an external source.

101. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said device comprises a cellular telephone.

102. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said device comprises a PDA.

103. A wireless device according to claim 90, wherein said device comprises Bluetooth functionality.

104. A wireless device comprising:

a multimedia content generator generating multimedia content items; and

a logging client providing a dedicated mobile logging user interface.

105. A wireless device according to claim 104, wherein said user interface is operable to provide one-touch sending of multimedia content for logging by a multimedia mobile log server.

106. A wireless device according to claim 104, wherein the logging client comprises a communication interface implementing at least one wireless logging protocol for interfacing to a multimedia mobile log server.

107. A wireless device comprising:

a multimedia content generator generating multimedia content items; and

a logging client comprising;

a media capture buffer storing captured data;

a coder encoding the captured data into a content item having a specified media format;

a log-entries generator combining multiple content items into at least one transmittable log entry;

a server interface sending and receiving said at least one log entry; and

a graphical user interface interfacing with a user.

108. A wireless device according to claim 107, wherein said logging client further comprises a media player presenting the at least one log entry.

109. A wireless device according to claim 107, wherein said logging client further comprises a file generator converting coded data into a data file.

110. A wireless device according to claim 107, further comprising an application logic layer controlling said logging client.

111. A wireless device according to claim 107, wherein said coder is operable to decode received content items.

112. A mobile logging system comprising:

a wireless device generating and sending multimedia content; and

a multimedia server associated with said wireless device, comprising;

a communication handler interfacing to said wireless device;

a log setup unit, associated with said communication handler, setting up a wireless log and designating user access rights; and

a data receiving unit, associated with said communication handler, receiving multimedia content from said wireless device and entering said received content into a designated mobile log.

113. A mobile logging system according to claim 112, wherein said interfacing is performed using a wireless protocol.

114. A mobile logging system according to claim 112, wherein said wireless device comprises:

a multimedia content generator generating multimedia content items; and

a logging client implementing at least one wireless logging protocol for interfacing with the multimedia log server, to log said multimedia content items into the mobile log at said server.

115. A mobile logging system according to claim 112, wherein said wireless device comprises:

a multimedia content generator generating multimedia content items; and

a logging client providing a dedicated mobile logging user interface.

116. A wireless device according to claim 115, wherein said user interface is operable to provide one-touch sending of the multimedia content for logging by the multimedia server.

117. A mobile logging system according to claim 114, wherein said interfacing is with said logging client.

118. A mobile logging system according to claim 115, wherein said interfacing is with said logging client.

119. A method for providing a multimedia mobile log, comprising:

setting up a mobile log and designating user access rights;

receiving multimedia content for said mobile log from a wireless device using a wireless protocol; and

entering said received content into a designated mobile log.

120. A method for providing a multimedia mobile log according to claim 119, wherein said setting up is carried out using said wireless protocol.

121. A method for providing a multimedia mobile log according to claim 119, further comprising sending log entries to a user viewing said multimedia mobile log.

122. A method for providing a multimedia mobile log according to claim 119, further comprising ensuring user access rights prior to permitting a user access to a given mobile log.

123. A method for providing a multimedia mobile log according to claim 119, wherein said multimedia content comprises at least one of a group of multimedia content comprising:

an audio clip, a video clip, a text message, an image, an audio stream, a video stream and a tag.

124. A method for providing a multimedia mobile log according to claim 119, wherein said interfacing is compatible with at least one of a group of formats comprising:

SMS, MMS, email, telephony signal, Internet, data upstreaming, and data upload.

125. A method for wireless mobile logging, comprising:

setting up a mobile log on a multimedia server and designating user access rights;

creating multimedia content on a wireless device;

sending said multimedia content from said wireless device to said multimedia server; and

entering said sent content into a designated mobile log.

126. A method for wireless mobile logging according to claim 125, further comprising performing format conversion to enable communication between said multimedia server and said wireless device.

127. A method for mobile logging from a wireless device, comprising:

installing a logging client on a wireless device;

generating multimedia content on said wireless device;

connecting to a mobile log service via said logging client; and

transmitting said multimedia content to said mobile log service for entry into a designated log.

128. A method for mobile logging from a wireless device according to claim 127, further comprising selecting said multimedia content from a group of content items available on said wireless device.

129. A method for mobile logging from a wireless device according to claim 127, further comprising viewing said log from said wireless device.

130. A method for mobile logging from a wireless device according to claim 127, wherein said transmitting is by one of a group comprising:

SMS, MMS, email, telephony signal, Internet, data upstreaming, and data upload.

131. A multimedia server comprising:

means for interfacing to at least one wireless protocol;

setup means for setting up mobile logs and for designating user access rights; and

receiving means for receiving multimedia content from a wireless source and for entering said received content into a designated mobile log.

132. The multimedia server according to claim 131, wherein said interfacing means comprises at least three of:

SMS means for interfacing with SMS multimedia content;

MMS means for interfacing with MMS multimedia content;

Email means for interfacing with the multimedia content received in an email;

Internet means for interfacing with the multimedia content received over Internet;

audio means for interfacing with audio multimedia content;

specialized means for interfacing with the multimedia content in a custom format;

upstream means for receiving upstreamed multimedia content; and

downstream means for downstreaming the multimedia content.

133. The multimedia server according to claim 132, wherein said communication handler is adopted to interface with the multimedia content comprising an audio clip, a video clip, a text message, an image, an audio stream, a video stream, and a tag.