METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING CONNECTION TO AND USE OF LOCAL AND REMOTE RESOURCES

• US 20150245404A1
• Filed: 05/12/2015
• Published: 08/27/2015
• 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: MACINNIS, Alexander, QUIGLEY, Thomas, BEHZAD, Arya, KARAOGUZ, Jeyhan, Walley, John, BUER, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,357,579 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/302 Route determination based on requested QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/306 Route determination based on the nature of the carried application
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/248 Connectivity information update
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Methods and systems for a handheld portable communication device for configuring connection to and use of local and remote resources are disclosed and may include discovering available networks and resources, establishing a route between the handheld wireless communication device and a selected one or more of the available resources via a selected one or more of the available networks based on user preference criteria stored in the handheld wireless communication device, and communicating multimedia data between the handheld wireless communication device and the selected one or more of the available resources via the established route. The established route may be dynamically adjusted, based on network availability and bandwidth. The handheld wireless communication device may communicate utilizing a plurality of wireless protocols. The preference criteria stored in the handheld wireless communication device may be dynamically adjusted. The resources may be local or remote to the handheld wireless communication device.

Claims

1. (canceled)

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

discovering, in the communication device, a list of local networks and resources accessible by the communication device;

configuring an ad hoc network including at least one remote network and one of the local networks, such that a communication path is established between a first resource of the remote network and a second resource of the one of the local networks;

controlling the transmission of data between the first resource and the second resource through the ad hoc network via the communication path.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further includes:

storing authentication data required to access the at least one remote network and resources available in the at least one remote network, wherein

the discovering includes storing authentication data required to access the local networks and resources.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein

the discovering includes receiving a message from at least one local network or resource describing the at least one local network or resource.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the configuring includes configuring the ad hoc network including a selected remote network and a selected one of the local networks.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises

storing, in the communication device, preference criteria to determine the selected remote network and the selected one of the local networks;

storing, in the communication device, data formats and communication protocols associated with the resources available in the at least one remote network and the local networks and resources; and

establishing the communication path such that data formats and communication protocols associated with resources and networks along the communication path are compatible.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the communication path is established such that the data is transcoded into a required data format by a resource other than the first resource and the second resource along the communication path.

8. A communication device, comprising:

circuitry configured to

discover a list of local networks and resources accessible by the communication device;

configure an ad hoc network including at least one remote network and one of the local networks, such that a communication path is established between a first resource of the remote network and a second resource of the one of the local networks;

control the transmission of data between the first resource and the second resource through the ad hoc network via the communication path.

9. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the circuitry is further configured to

store authentication data required to access the at least one remote network and resources available in the at least one remote network, wherein

the circuitry stores authentication data required to access the local networks and resources when the circuitry discovers the list of local networks and resources.

10. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein

the circuitry is further configured to receive a message from at least one local network or resource describing the at least one local network or resource.

11. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the circuitry is further configured to configure the ad hoc network including a selected remote network and a selected one of the local networks.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the circuitry is further configured to

store criteria to determine the selected remote network and the selected one of the local networks;

store data formats and communication protocols associated with the resources available in the at least one remote network and the local networks and resources; and

establish the communication path such that data formats and communication protocols associated with resources and networks along the communication path are compatible.

13. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the communication path is established such that the data is transcoded into a required data format by a resource other than the first resource and the second resource along the communication path.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a communication device, cause the communication device to perform a method for data communication, the method comprising:

discovering, in the communication device, a list of local networks and resources accessible by the communication device;

configuring an ad hoc network including at least one remote network and one of the local networks, such that a communication path is established between a first resource of the remote network and a second resource of the one of the local networks;

controlling the transmission of data between the first resource and the second resource through the ad hoc network via the communication path.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the method further includes:

storing authentication data required to access the at least one remote network and resources available in the at least one remote network, wherein

the discovering includes storing authentication data required to access the local networks and resources.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein

the discovering includes receiving a message from at least one local network or resource describing the at least one local network or resource.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the configuring includes configuring the ad hoc network including a selected remote network and a selected one of the local networks.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises

storing, in the communication device, preference criteria to determine the selected remote network and the selected one of the local networks;

storing, in the communication device, data formats and communication protocols associated with the resources available in the at least one remote network and the local networks and resources; and

establishing the communication path such that data formats and communication protocols associated with resources and networks along the communication path are compatible.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the communication path is established such that the data is transcoded into a required data format by a resource other than the first resource and the second resource along the communication path.