Method And System For Enabling Rendering Of Electronic Media Content Via A Secure Ad Hoc Network Configuration Utilizing A Handheld Wireless Communication Device

• US 20090022120A1
• Filed: 10/17/2007
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Behzad, Arya, MacInnis, Alexander, Walley, John, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Buer, Mark, Quigley, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,085,743 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/005 Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/752 adapting media to network capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

An ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data may be created for a specified user via a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) such that rightful access to protected data stored on one or more networked devices may be extended to one or more distributed rendering devices. The HWCD and/or the user may be authenticated. The HWCD may enable configuration of one or more dynamic connections on the ad hoc network as needed until communication of data is complete. Bandwidth and throughput of one or more communication links may be adjusted according to bandwidth availability. The data may be buffered via the HWCD and/or one or more of the distributed rendering devices. Processing data tasks may be assigned to one or more networked resources on the ad hoc network. The data may undergo format conversion and be consumed on the one or more distributed rendering devices and/or the HWCD.

Claims

1. A method for data communication, the method comprising:

creating via a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) and for a specified user, an ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data that extends to one or more distributed rendering devices rightful access to data stored on one or more networked devices.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring via said HWCD, one or more connections that enable communication via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said configuring of said one or more connections occurs dynamically via said HWCD.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising adjusting via said HWCD, bandwidth of one or more communication links utilized by said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data based on bandwidth availability.

5. The method according to claim 4, comprising adjusting via said HWCD, throughput of one or more data streams handled by said one or more communication links based on said bandwidth availability.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising buffering said data via said HWCD and/or said one or more distributed rendering devices.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising controlling via said HWCD, consumption of said data by said one or more distributed rendering devices and/or said HWCD.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising converting via said HWCD, said data from its current format to a format suitable for rendering on said one or more distributed rendering devices.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising assigning one or more tasks that enable processing of said data amongst one or more of networked resources communicatively coupled via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said data comprises protected media content.

11. The method according to claim 1, comprising re-configuring via said HWCD, one or more connections that enable communication via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data until said data communication is complete.

12. The method according to claim 1, comprising obtaining said access to data stored on said one or more networked devices via said HWCD according to authentication and/or security operations of said one or more networked devices.

13. A system for data communication, the system comprising:

one or more processors utilized in a HWCD that enables said HWCD to establish for a specified user, an ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data that extends to one or more distributed rendering devices rightful access to data stored on one or more networked device.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables configuring via said HWCD, one or more connections that enable communication via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables said configuring of said one or more connections dynamically via said HWCD.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables adjusting via said HWCD, bandwidth of one or more communication links utilized by said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data based on bandwidth availability.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables adjusting via said HWCD, throughput of one or more data streams handled by said one or more communication links based on said bandwidth availability.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables buffering said data via said HWCD and/or said one or more distributed rendering devices.

19. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables controlling via said HWCD, consumption of said data by said one or more distributed rendering devices and/or said HWCD.

20. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables converting via said HWCD, said data from its current format to a format suitable for rendering on said one or more distributed rendering devices.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables assigning one or more tasks that enable processing of said data amongst one or more of networked resources communicatively coupled via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data.

22. The system according to claim 13, wherein said data comprises protected media content.

23. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables re-configuring via said HWCD, one or more connections that enable communication via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data until said data communication is complete.

24. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more processors utilized in said HWCD enables obtaining said access to data stored on said one or more networked devices via said HWCD according to authentication and/or security operations of said one or more networked devices.

25. A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for communicating information, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

creating via a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) and for a specified user, an ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data that extends to one or more distributed rendering devices rightful access to data stored on one or more networked devices.

26. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for configuring via said HWCD, one or more connections that enable communication via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data.

27. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code wherein said configuring of said one or more connections occurs dynamically via said HWCD.

28. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for adjusting via said HWCD, bandwidth of one or more communication links utilized by said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data based on bandwidth availability.

29. The machine-readable storage according to claim 28, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for adjusting via said HWCD, throughput of one or more data streams handled by said one or more communication links based on said bandwidth availability.

30. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for buffering said data via said HWCD and/or said one or more distributed rendering devices.

31. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for controlling via said HWCD, consumption of said data by said one or more distributed rendering devices and/or said HWCD.

32. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for converting via said HWCD, said data from its current format to a format suitable for rendering on said one or more distributed rendering devices.

33. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for assigning one or more tasks that enable processing of said data amongst one or more of networked resources communicatively coupled via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data.

34. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said data comprises protected media content.

35. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for configuring via said HWCD, one or more connections that enable communication via said ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data until said data communication is complete.

36. The machine-readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for obtaining said access to data stored on said one or more networked devices via said HWCD according to authentication and/or security operations of said one or more networked devices.