COMMUNICATING METADATA THROUGH A MESH NETWORK

• US 20070177576A1
• Filed: 07/06/2006
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Johansen, Niels Thybo, Franck, Jorgen
• Application Number:
  US11/456,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20070177576A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/351
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/189 Transmission or retransmission of more than one copy of a message
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2001/0093 Point-to-multipoint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/22 Negotiating communication rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A network system includes capabilities for selecting a high speed communication route from a plurality of communication routes within a mesh network prior to a initiating a data transmission through the mesh network, and transmitting the data through the selected high speed transmission route. Also described are improved capabilities for identifying a high speed communication route from a plurality of communication routes within a mesh network, and transmitting entertainment information through the identified high speed route from an entertainment device, as well as identifying a high speed communication route within a mesh network and communicating file transfer information through the high speed communication route.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

selecting a high speed communication route from a plurality of communication routes within a mesh network prior to a initiating a data transmission through the mesh network; and

transmitting the data through the selected high speed transmission route.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises entertainment data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the entertainment data is streaming data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the streaming data is synchronous.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the streaming data is asynchronous.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the streaming data contains video image data.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the streaming data contains audio data.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the streaming data contains image data.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the streaming data contains image and audio data.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the entertainment data is in a progressive download format.

11-65. -65. (canceled)

66. A method comprising:

identifying a high speed communication route from a plurality of communication routes within a mesh network; and

transmitting entertainment information through the identified high speed route from an entertainment device.

67. The method of claim 66, wherein the mesh network is a home mesh network.

68. The method of claim 66, wherein the entertainment device is a television.

69. The method of claim 66, wherein the entertainment device is a signal conversion device.

70. The method of claim 66, wherein the entertainment device is a DVR.

71-96. -96. (canceled)

97. A method of communication information comprising:

identifying a high speed communication route within a mesh network; and

communicating file transfer information through the high speed communication route.

98. The method of claim 97, wherein the file transfer information comprises an email.

99. The method of claim 97, wherein the file transfer information comprises a communication message.

100. The method of claim 97, wherein the file transfer information comprises an instant messenger message.

101. The method of claim 97, wherein the file transfer information comprises a message attachment.

102-218. -218. (canceled)