Protected distribution and location based aggregation service

• US 20100146135A1
• Filed: 12/08/2008
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jolly Seven, Series 70 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Concert Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Svendsen, Hugh, Marsh, Olivia, Evans, Greg
• Granted Patent: US 7,921,223 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• 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 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/065 for group communications cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management involving conference or group key H04L9/0833
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

A system for and method of per access-point streaming media customization and privacy protected feedback in a wireless network. The system is operative to: encrypt real time streamed media content from a streaming media source; multicast the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast; aggregate the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and provide information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.

Claims

1. A system for per access-point streaming media customization and privacy protected feedback in a wireless network, comprising:

means for encrypting real time streamed media content from a streaming media source;

means for multicasting the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast;

means for aggregating the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and

means for providing information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the streaming media source is an internet radio.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a mobile device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the mobile device is one of a smart phone or a portable media device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a bandwidth constrained wide area network (WAN) connected IPv6 mobile network.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes at least one of a unique mobile device identification (ID) or a location coordinate of the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes a unique mobile device identification (ID), a location coordinate of the mobile device, a streaming media source ID request, and a timestamp.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the location coordinate is determined via a global positioning system (GPS).

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the streamed encrypted media content is encrypted with a digital rights management (DRM) key.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the information provided back to the internet radio as the streaming media source includes at least one of a radio tower identification (ID), a timestamp, a channel selected, a channel de-selected or a channel global positioning position (GPS).

11. A method of per access-point streaming media customization and privacy protected feedback in a wireless network, the method comprising:

encrypting real time streamed media content from a streaming media source;

multicasting the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast;

aggregating the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and

providing information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the streaming media source is an internet radio.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the user device comprises a mobile device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mobile device is one of a smart phone or a portable media device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the wireless network comprises a bandwidth constrained wide area network (WAN) connected IPv6 mobile network.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes at least one of a unique mobile device identification (ID) or a location coordinate of the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes a unique mobile device identification (ID), a location coordinate of the mobile device, a streaming media source ID request, and a timestamp.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the location coordinate is determined via a global positioning system (GPS).

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the streamed encrypted media content is encrypted with a digital rights management (DRM) key.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the information provided back to the internet radio as the streaming media source includes at least one of a radio tower identification (ID), a timestamp, a channel selected, a channel de-selected or a channel global positioning position (GPS).

21. A mobile wireless access device, comprising:

a network interface communicatively coupling the mobile wireless access device to a network server;

a controller associated with the network interface and operative to;

transmit location coordinate information, an access-point identification (ID), and a streaming media ID request to the network server;

receive an encrypted streamed media multicast from the network server;

receive a multicast unique key for streamed content decryption;

decrypt the streamed content for playback by a player function;

transmit a successful connection and decryption of the streamed media multicast back to the network server; and

transmit a termination of the connection of the streamed media multicast back to the network server.

22. A computer readable medium comprising a program for instructing a system to:

encrypt real time streamed media content from a streaming media source;

multicast the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast;

aggregate the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and

provide information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the streaming media source is an internet radio.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the user device comprises a mobile device.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the mobile device is one of a smart phone or a portable media device.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the wireless network comprises a bandwidth constrained wide area network (WAN) connected IPv6 mobile network.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes at least one of a unique mobile device identification (ID) or a location coordinate of the mobile device.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes a unique mobile device identification (ID), a location coordinate of the mobile device, a streaming media source ID request, and a timestamp.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein the location coordinate is determined via a global positioning system (GPS).

30. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the streamed encrypted media content is encrypted with a digital rights management (DRM) key.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the information provided back to the internet radio as the streaming media source includes at least one of a radio tower identification (ID), a timestamp, a channel selected, a channel de-selected or a channel global positioning position (GPS).