System For Transmitting Streaming Media Content To Wireless Subscriber Stations

• US 20130281006A1
• Filed: 06/17/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clearwire Ip Holdings LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Clearwire Ip Holdings LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Rogers, Frederick C., Bertz, Lyle T., Lipford, Mark A., Mangal, Manish
• Granted Patent: US 9,088,909 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2381 Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an Internet Protocol [IP] network transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6405 Multicasting data broadcast and multicast in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/065 using assembly or disassembly of packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A radio access system receives packets from a local source of streaming media content via a local connection and from remote packet sources via a remote network. The radio access system communicates with a subscriber station via an air interface that includes an uplink and a downlink. A packet classifier in the radio access system maps packets having the subscriber station'"'"'s IP address as destination address to the subscriber station'"'"'s downlink. The subscriber station communicates with a content controller via the remote network to request selected streaming media content. The content controller instructs the radio access system to convey the selected streaming media content from the local source to the subscriber station. In response, the packet classifier maps the packets containing the selected streaming media content to a downlink (either the original downlink or a new one) for transmission to the subscriber station.

Claims

1-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A system for conveying content to a subscriber station, said system comprising:

a radio access system for wirelessly communicating with said subscriber station;

a remote network;

a content source for transmitting streaming media content to said radio access system via a local connection, wherein said local connection does not extend through said remote network; and

a content controller in communication with said radio access system via said remote network, said content controller being configured to communicate with said subscriber station to establish a streaming media session and to control said radio access system to convey selected streaming media content from said content source to said subscriber station.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said radio access system comprises a base station.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said content source comprises a satellite receiver.