MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATOR UTILIZED TO OFFER OPEN SERVICES

• US 20080229369A1
• Filed: 03/14/2007
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 1st Communications Inc.
• Original Assignee: Scott Lewis
• Inventors: LEWIS, Scott W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,275,382 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/78
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/254 Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server arrangements for maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00; network services using third party service providers H04L67/53
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A multimedia communicator is disclosed. The multimedia communicator comprises a processing unit; and a storage device coupled to the processing unit. The multimedia communicator further includes a plurality of interfaces to allow the multimedia communicator to offer a user a plurality of services. The MMC which includes a microprocessor computing system may be located in a car, for example, or within a handset similar to handsets presently utilized for cell phones. The MMC may be connected to a WiFi Internet connection, a cellular network, a satellite radio or equivalent satellite network, or to other available wireless networks. Additionally, the MMC has the potential to interface with GPS signals as desired.

Claims

1. A multimedia communicator (MMC) comprising:

a processing unit;

a storage device coupled to the processing unit; and

a plurality of interfaces to allow the multimedia communicator to offer open services.

2. The multimedia communicator of claim 1 wherein the multimedia communicator is coupled to a plurality of databases which offer open services.

3. The multimedia communicator of claim 2 wherein the databases are internal to the multimedia communicator.

4. The multimedia communicator of claim 1, wherein the open services comprises utilizing the Internet.

5. The multimedia communicator of claim 4, wherein the Internet is accessed in a WiFi area.

6. The multimedia communicator of claim 1, wherein the open services comprises radio services.

7. The multimedia communicator of claim 6 wherein radio services comprises any of satellite-based services, such as receiving reception from a satellite source;

analog based services, such as receiving or recording an analog radio station;

digitally based services, such as the reception of digital radio transmissions; and

Internet based services, such as a podcast or other type of Internet feature.

8. The multimedia communicator of claim 1 wherein the open services comprises television and video services.

9. The multimedia communicator of claim 7 wherein television and video services comprises any of satellite-based services, such as receiving reception from a satellite source;

analog based services, such as receiving or recording an analog-based television station;

digitally based services, such as the reception of digital television transmissions; and

Internet based services, such as the reception of a television or video signal, or other video application, via the Internet.

10. The multimedia communicator of claim 1 wherein the open services can be linked to other services.

13. The multimedia communicator of claim 1 wherein the multimedia communicator utilizes customized media insertion.

14. The multimedia communicator of claim 1 wherein the multimedia communicator utilizes media inserted based on location.

15. The multimedia communicator of claim 1 wherein the multimedia communicator utilizes customized ad insertion.

16. The multimedia communicator of claim 1 wherein the multimedia communicator utilizes ads inserted based on location.

11. The multimedia communicator of claim 11 wherein the multimedia communicator is utilized with one of a MMCjr client network and a R2R network.

12. The multimedia communicator of claim 11 wherein the multimedia communicator is utilized with one of a MMC client network and a R2R network.