METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DELIVERYOF BROADCAST CONTENT

• US 20130203341A1
• Filed: 08/28/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Radioxio, LLC
• Original Assignee: Maxlinear Incorporated
• Inventors: Ling, Curtis, Gallagher, Timothy, Chang, Glenn
• Granted Patent: US 9,113,302 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/7
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/185 Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systemsH04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18515 Transmission equipment in satellites or space-based relays
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18517 Transmission equipment in earth stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18523 Satellite systems for providing broadcast service to terrestrial stations, i.e. broadcast satellite service arrangements specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving H04H40/90; picture transmission via satellite H04N1/00103; television transmission via satellite H04N7/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18526 Arrangements for data linking, networking or transporting, or for controlling an end to end session data switching networks H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/08 among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/21 Billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 4/00 Combined time-division and frequency-division multiplex systems H04J13/00 takes precedence ; data transmission H04L5/26; telemetry G08C15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/74 Address processing for routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• 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: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4343 Extraction or processing of packetized elementary streams [PES]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 : Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• 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 21/4627 : Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/61 : Network physical structure; Signal processing H04B takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 : involving transmission via a satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6193 : involving transmission via a satellite arrangements for data linking, networking or transporting, or for controlling an end to end session in a satellite broadcast system H04B7/18526
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 : IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 : Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 : Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 : Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A satellite dish assembly may comprise a broadcast receive module and a basestation module. The broadcast receive module may be operable to receive a satellite signal, recover media carried in the satellite signal, and output the media. The basestation module may be operable to accept the media output by the broadcast receive module and transmit the media in accordance with one or more wireless protocols. In being conveyed from the broadcast receive module to the basestation, the media content may not traverse any wide area network connection. The one or more wireless protocols may comprise one or more of: a cellular protocol and IEEE 802.11 protocol. The satellite dish assembly may comprise a routing module that may be operable to route data between the broadcast receive module, the basestation, and a gateway.

Claims

1. A satellite reception assembly comprising a broadcast receive module and a basestation module, wherein:

said broadcast receive module is operable to receive a satellite signal, recover media carried in said satellite signal, and output said media;

said basestation module is operable to accept said media output by said broadcast receive module and transmit said media in accordance with one or more wireless protocols.

2. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 wherein said one or more wireless protocols comprise one or more of cellular, WiGig, WiMAX, and IEEE 802.11 protocols.

3. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, comprising a routing module that is operable to route data between said broadcast receive module, said basestation, and a gateway.

4. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, comprising a parabolic reflector and a feed horn.

5. A system comprising a receive module and a wireless basestation that is collocated with said receive module, the system being operable to:

receive satellite media content via said receive module;

convey said satellite media content to said wireless basestation; and

transmit said satellite media content via said wireless basestation.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said satellite receive module and said cellular basestation are adapted for installation at a satellite subscriber premises.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said wireless basestation is a cellular basestation.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said receive module and said cellular basestation are adapted for mounting to a cellular tower.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein:

said system is connected to a gateway that routes traffic between said system and a wide area network connection terminated at said gateway; and

in being conveyed from said receive module to said basestation, said media content does not traverse said wide area network connection.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said system is operable to convey said media content to said gateway concurrently with said conveyance to said cellular basestation.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein said system comprises a routing module that is operable to selectively route received satellite media content to one or both of said basestation and said gateway.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said system is connected to said gateway via an Ethernet physical layer connection.

13. The system of claim 5, wherein:

in being conveyed from said satellite receive module to said basestation, said media content does not traverse any wide area network connection.

14. A method comprising:

receiving a satellite signal via a receive module;

processing said satellite signal to recover media content carried in said satellite signal; and

conveying said media content to a wireless basestation that is collocated with said receive module, such that said media content can be transmitted by said wireless basestation.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising packetizing said media content into one or more IP packets for said conveying to said wireless basestation.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein in being conveyed from said receive module to said basestation, said media content does not traverse any wide area network connection.

17. The method of claim 14 comprising conveying said media content to a gateway concurrently with said conveyance to said wireless basestation.

18. A method comprising:

performing by a basestation;

receiving media content from a broadcast receive module that is collocated with said basestation; and

transmitting said media content via one or more wireless connections.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein in being conveyed from said broadcast receive module to said basestation, said media content does not traverse any wide area network connection.

20. The method of claim 18 comprising conveying said media content to a gateway concurrently with said conveyance to said wireless basestation.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein said basestation and said broadcast receive module are components of a satellite reception assembly.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said satellite reception assembly comprises a parabolic reflector and a feed horn.