CONTENT DELIVERY ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. A method for providing data to a first device aboard a vehicle, comprising, at a first distribution device:
- detecting establishment of a data connection with at least one device aboard the vehicle;
identifying a first piece of a first data item to be sent to the first device aboard the vehicle, the first data item comprising a plurality of pieces;
transmitting the first piece to the first device aboard the vehicle;
determining whether transmission of the first piece was successful; and
if it is determined that the transmission was successful transmitting to a central device a first indication, the first indication indicating that transmission of the first piece was successful.
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Abstract
A method for providing data to a first device aboard a vehicle, comprising, at a first distribution device: detecting establishment of a data connection with at least one device aboard the vehicle; identifying a first piece of a first data item to be sent to the first device aboard the vehicle, the first data item comprising a plurality of pieces; transmitting the first piece to the first device aboard the vehicle; determining whether transmission of the first piece was successful; and if it is determined that the transmission was successful transmitting to a central device a first indication, the first indication indicating that transmission of the first piece was successful.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing data to a first device aboard a vehicle, comprising, at a first distribution device:
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detecting establishment of a data connection with at least one device aboard the vehicle; identifying a first piece of a first data item to be sent to the first device aboard the vehicle, the first data item comprising a plurality of pieces; transmitting the first piece to the first device aboard the vehicle; determining whether transmission of the first piece was successful; and if it is determined that the transmission was successful transmitting to a central device a first indication, the first indication indicating that transmission of the first piece was successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of facilitating transmission of data to a device aboard a vehicle, comprising at a central device:
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receiving a first indication from a first distribution device, the first indication indicating that a first piece of a first data item has been successfully transmitted to the device aboard the vehicle, the first data item comprising a plurality of pieces; updating a record of which of the plurality of pieces of the first data item have been successfully transmitted to the first device; and transmitting a second indication to a second distribution device, the second indication indicating that the first piece of the first data item has been successfully transmitted to the device aboard the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for providing data to a first device aboard a vehicle, comprising a first distribution device, the first distribution device comprising:
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a network interface for establishing a connection with the device aboard the vehicle; a memory storing computer readable instructions; and a processor arranged to execute the computer readable instructions to; detect establishment of a data connection with at least one device aboard the vehicle; identify a first piece of a first data item to be sent to the first device aboard the vehicle, the first data item comprising a plurality of pieces; transmit the first piece to the first device aboard the vehicle; determine whether transmission of the first piece was successful; and if it is determined that the transmission was successful transmit to a central device a first indication, the first indication indicating that transmission of the first piece was successful.
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24. An apparatus for facilitating transmission of data to a device aboard a vehicle, comprising, a central device, the central device comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first indication from a first distribution device, the first indication indicating that a first piece of a first data item has been successfully transmitted to the device aboard the vehicle, the first data item comprising a plurality of pieces; a processor arranged to update a record of which of the plurality of pieces of the first data item have been successfully transmitted to the first device; and a transmitter for transmitting a second indication to a second distribution device, the second indication indicating that the first piece of the first data item has been successfully transmitted to the device aboard the vehicle.
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25. A system for providing data to a device aboard a vehicle, comprising:
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a first distribution device, the first distribution device comprising; a network interface for establishing a connection with the device aboard the vehicle; a memory storing computer readable instructions; and a processor arranged to execute the computer readable instructions to; detect establishment of a data connection with at least one device aboard the vehicle; identify a first piece of a first data item to be sent to the first device aboard the vehicle, the first data item comprising a plurality of pieces; transmit the first piece to the first device aboard the vehicle; determine whether transmission of the first piece was successful and if it is determined that the transmission was successful transmit to a central device a first indication, the first indication indicating that transmission of the first piece was successful; a central device, comprising; a receiver for receiving the first indication from the first distribution device; a processor arranged to update a record of which of the plurality of pieces of the first data item have been successfully transmitted to the first device; and a transmitter for transmitting a second indication to a second distribution device, the second indication indicating that the first piece of the first data item has been successfully transmitted to the device aboard the vehicle.
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