METHOD FOR USING SCHEDULED HYPERLINKS TO RECORD MULTIMEDIA CONTENT

• US 20090077602A1
• Filed: 11/24/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph Thomas O'Neil
• Original Assignee: Joseph Thomas O'Neil
• Inventors: O'Neil, Joseph Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,065,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method of establishing communications with one or more devices located in an environment using a wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless communication device comprises a short-range transceiver that is able to communicate with a short-range transceiver located in the environment. A communication is received from the short-range transceiver of the wireless communication device that includes a request to establish communications with one or more device located in the environment. A request is transmitted to an environment directory server to determine if a user associated with the wireless communication device has permission to access any of the devices in the environment. A response is received from the environment directory server in response to the request. A communication is made to the short-range transceiver of the wireless communication device indicating whether the device can communicate with any of the devices in the environment.

Claims

1. A method of using a wireless communication device to cause content to be recorded in one or more devices located in an environment, comprising:

receiving, at a first transceiver in the wireless communication device, a list of environments accessible by said wireless communication device, wherein each environment within said list of environments comprises a physical location that is accessible by a user;

transmitting a selection of an environment from said list of environments;

receiving, at the first transceiver in the wireless communication device, an address that has been transmitted from a second transceiver to designate the selected environment; and

sending a request from the wireless communication device to a server, to cause content to be recorded in one or more devices located in the selected environment designated by the address.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said request causes the server to determine if said user associated with the wireless communication device has permission to access any of the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a response from the server in response to the request, the response indicating to the wireless communication device whether the wireless communication device has permission to cause content to be recorded on the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said receiving a response from the server further comprises:

receiving an indication as to whether permission to access the devices in the selected environment is transient; and

if so, receiving one or more dates and times at which the wireless communication device has permission to access the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said wireless communication device is identified by a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said server uses the SIP URL of the wireless communication device to determine if the wireless communication device has permission to access any of the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is a cell phone.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is a personal communication device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is a handheld organizer.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the server comprises:

a list of devices associated with the selected environment designated by the address; and

a list of users who have permission to access the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the list of users further includes a permission level for each user.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the address is a uniform resource locator (URL) of the selected environment.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transceiver of the wireless communication device and the second transceiver located in the selected environment, communicate using a Bluetooth wireless technology.

14. A system of using a wireless communication device to cause content to be recorded in one or more devices located in an environment, comprising:

means for receiving, at a first transceiver in the wireless communication device, a list of environments accessible by said wireless communication device, wherein each environment within said list of environments comprises a physical location that is accessible by a user;

means for transmitting a selection of an environment from said list of environments;

means for receiving, at the first transceiver in the wireless communication device, an address that has been transmitted from a second transceiver to designate the selected environment; and

means for sending a request from the wireless communication device to a server, to cause content to be recorded in one or more devices located in the selected environment designated by the address.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said request causes the server to determine if said user associated with the wireless communication device has permission to access any of the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

means for receiving a response from the server in response to the request, the response indicating to the wireless communication device whether the wireless communication device has permission to cause content to be recorded on the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said receiving a response from the server further comprises:

means for receiving an indication as to whether permission to access the devices in the selected environment is transient; and

if so, means for receiving one or more dates and times at which the wireless communication device has permission to access the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein said wireless communication device is identified by a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said server uses the SIP URL of the wireless communication device to determine if the wireless communication device has permission to access any of the devices in the selected environment designated by the address.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the wireless communication device comprises:

a cell phone, a personal communication device, or a handheld organizer.