Method and device for provisioning content to a plurality of remote devices within a proximity area

• US 20070049296A1
• Filed: 08/30/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Sanjay, Kotzin, Michael, Bruner, John
• Application Number:
  US11/215,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20070049296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.500
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A system, method and device for transmitting content from a wireless communication network (102) to a plurality of remote devices (104-116) within a proximity area (126) according to a proximity map (400, 600). The method includes a server (118) bundling content into a first bundle in which the first bundle includes content for delivery to the plurality of remote devices (104-116) and transmitting the first bundle to a first remote device (104) of the plurality of remote devices according to the proximity map (400, 600). Additionally, disclosed is the first remote device (104) transmitting to a second remote device (110) a second bundle including content of the first bundle.

Claims

1. A method of a central unit for transmitting content to a plurality of remote devices within a proximity area, comprising:

receiving location information from each of the plurality of remote devices;

generating a proximity map of the plurality of remote devices within the proximity area based on receiving the location information from each of the plurality of remote devices; and

bundling content for delivery to the plurality of remote devices into a primary bundle based on the proximity map.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the primary bundle to a first remote device within the proximity area of the proximity map.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

transmitting, from the first remote device to a second remote device of the plurality of remote devices a secondary bundle comprising content of the primary bundle.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

sorting, at the first remote device, the primary bundle into more than one bundle.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the remote devices are cellular devices.

6. A method of a central unit for transmitting content to a plurality of remote devices, comprising:

bundling content into a primary bundle, the primary bundle including content for delivery to the plurality of remote devices; and

transmitting the primary bundle to a first remote device of the plurality of remote devices.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

transmitting, from the first remote device to a second remote device of the plurality of remote devices a secondary bundle comprising content containers of the primary bundle.

8. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

sorting, at the first remote device, the primary bundle into more than one bundle.

9. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

receiving location information from each of the plurality of remote devices;

generating a proximity map of the plurality of remote devices within the proximity area based on the receiving the location information from each of the plurality of remote devices; and

communicating the proximity map to the first remote device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the first remote device is a cellular device.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a receiver capable of receiving a primary content bundle;

a processor capable of sorting the primary content bundle into at least one secondary content bundle; and

a transmitter capable of transmitting to a second electronic device a secondary content bundle.

12. The electronic device as recited in claim 11, wherein the transmitter is capable of transmitting a signal relating to the location of the electronic device to a central unit.

13. The electronic device as recited in claim 12, wherein the receiver is capable of receiving a proximity map generated by the central unit indicating electronic devices within a proximity area, and further comprising:

a memory capable of storing the proximity map.

14. The electronic device as recited in claim 11 wherein the electronic device is a cellular telephone.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a receiver capable of receiving signals related to the proximity of a plurality of electronic devices;

a processor capable of constructing a proximity map based on the signals received relating to the proximity of the plurality of electronic devices; and

a transmitter capable of transmitting the proximity map to a central unit.

16. The electronic device as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

a receiver capable of receiving from the central unit a primary content bundle of containers for delivery to more than one electronic device based on the proximity map.

17. The electronic device as recited in claim 16, further comprising:

a processor capable of sorting the primary content bundle into at least one secondary content bundle; and

a transmitter capable of transmitting to a second electronic device a secondary content bundle.

18. The electronic device as recited in claim 15, wherein the electronic device is a cellular telephone.