Method and system for mobile vehicle content management

• US 20080274688A1
• Filed: 05/04/2007
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kirby, John, Raftelis, Michael, Walter, Edward
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/1675 Providing digital key or authorisation information for generation or regeneration of the scrambling sequence pseudo-random number generators in general G06F7/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method and system for mobile vehicle content management. Content may be received wireless from a plurality of access technologies within a mobile vehicle. The content may be balanced from the plurality of access technologies to select the content from at least one access technology for decryption. The selected content may be provided to a receiver device for presentation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

wirelessly receiving encrypted video content within a mobile vehicle from a plurality of network data sources within a network;

buffering the received video content from the plurality of network data sources;

balancing the buffered video content from the plurality of network data sources to select the buffered video content from at least one network data source from the plurality of network data sources;

decrypting the selected video content; and

providing the decrypted video content to a receiver device for presentation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein wirelessly receiving encrypted video content within a mobile vehicle from a plurality of network data sources within a network comprises:

providing an authentication request to an authentication server; and

wirelessly receiving encrypted video content within a mobile vehicle from a plurality of network data sources within a network.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing an authentication request to an authentication server further comprises:

receiving an indication of authentication from the authentication server in response to the authentication request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein balancing the buffered video content from the plurality of network data sources to select the buffered video content from at least one network data source from the plurality of network data sources comprises:

balancing the buffered video content from the plurality of network data sources to seamlessly transition between the buffered video content from at least one network data source from the plurality of network data sources;

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the content to a receiver device for presentation comprises:

wirelessly providing the content to a receiver device for presentation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein balancing the buffered content from the plurality of network data sources to select the buffered content from at least one network data source comprises:

selecting the buffered content from a first network data source in response to at least one network factor associated with receiving video content from the plurality of network data sources.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one network factor includes at least one of signal strength indication, available bandwidth indication, or proximity indication to a particular network data source.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the decrypted video content to a receiver device for presentation comprises:

reducing a number of pixels in the decrypted video content; and

providing the reduced video content to a receiver device for presentation.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiver device is at least one of a mobile phone, a television, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a mobile communications center device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is an automobile or a boat.

20. The method of claim 10 further comprising identifying the content as video content or data content.

21. The method of claim 10 further comprising identifying the content as being in an Internet Protocol (IP) format.

22. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of access technologies include at least one of a mobile phone, a mobile vehicle communication source, a WiFi source, a Wi-MAX source, a satellite communication source, or a cellular communication source.

11. A method comprising:

wirelessly receiving content from a plurality of access technologies within a mobile vehicle;

buffering the received content from the plurality of access technologies;

balancing the buffered content from the plurality of access technologies to select the buffered content from at least one access technology; and

providing the selected content to a receiver device for presentation.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein balancing the buffered content from the plurality of access technologies to select the buffered content from at least one access technology comprises:

selecting the buffered content from a first access technology associated with the plurality of access technologies.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein selecting the buffered content from a first access technology of the plurality of access technologies comprises:

selecting the buffered content from a first access technology based on at least one access factor associated with the plurality of access technologies.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the access factor includes at least one of a signal strength indication, a capability indication of the receiver device, or an available bandwidth indication.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein providing the selected content to a receiver device for presentation comprises:

decrypting the selected content; and

providing the selected content to a receiver device for presentation.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

selecting the buffered content from a second access technology associated with the plurality of access technologies;

synchronizing the buffered content of the second access technology with the buffered content of the first access technology; and

providing the synchronized content of the second access technology to the receiver device for presentation.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein providing the synchronized content of the second access technology to the receiver device for presentation comprises:

seamlessly providing the synchronized content of the second access technology to the receiver device for presentation.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein providing the selected content to a receiver device for presentation comprises:

seamlessly providing the selected content to a receiver device for presentation comprises.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprising identifying the content as private content.

23. A system comprising:

a content receiver module to wirelessly receive content within a mobile vehicle from at least one of a plurality of access technologies or a plurality of network data sources within a network;

a buffer module to buffer the received content;

a balancing module to balance at least one of;

the content from the plurality of access technologies to select the content from at least one access technology, and

the buffered content from the plurality of network data sources to select the buffered content from at least one network data source; and

a providing module to provide the selected content or decrypted content to a receiver device for presentation.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

a decryption module to decrypt the selected content of the at least one network data source.

25. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

a synchronizing module to synchronize the buffered content of a second access technology with the buffered content of a first access technology associated with the plurality of access technologies.

26. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

an authentication request module to provide an authentication request to an authentication server; and

an authentication receiver module to receive an indication of authentication from the authentication server in response to the authentication request.

27. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

wirelessly receive encrypted video content within a mobile vehicle from a plurality of network data sources within a network;

buffer the received video content from the plurality of network data sources;

balance the buffered video content from the plurality of network data sources to select the buffered video content from at least one network data source;

decrypt the selected video content of the at least one network data source; and

provide the decrypted video content to a receiver device for presentation.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein to wirelessly receive further includes instructions to:

provide an authentication request to an authentication server;

receive an authentication indication from the authentication server in response to the authentication request; and

wirelessly receive encrypted video content within the mobile vehicle from the plurality of network data sources within the network.

29. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

wirelessly receive content from a plurality of access technologies within a mobile vehicle;

buffering the received content from the plurality of access technologies

balance the buffered content from the plurality of access technologies to select the content from at least one access technology; and

provide the selected content to a receiver device for presentation.

30. The machine-readable medium of claim 29, wherein to balance further includes instructions to:

select the buffered content from a first access technology of the plurality of access technologies.

31. The machine-readable medium of claim 30, further comprising instructions that cause the machine to:

select the buffered content from a second access technology of the plurality of access technologies;

synchronize the buffered content of the second access technology with the buffered content of the first access technology; and

provide the synchronized content of the second access technology to the receiver device for presentation.