Collaborative Distributed/Unstructured Service Management Framework for Wireless-Display Platform

• US 20160134929A1
• Filed: 11/07/2014
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Robii, Khosro Mohammad, Subramaniam, Vjay, Shaukat, Fawad, Balasubramanyam, Shivakumar
• Application Number:
  US14/535,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20160134929A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2402 Monitoring of the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. bandwidth available traffic monitoring in data switching networks H04L43/00; monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• 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 21/4508 Management of client data or end-user data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/462 Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities

Abstract

Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for managing services within a wireless-display media-streaming platform. An embodiment method performed by a processor of a mobile device may include storing a service registry that defines a plurality of service provider devices, a plurality of service consumer devices, and device capabilities required for a plurality of MPEG services, discovering a first set of currently available devices and/or conditions (e.g., network connectivity, etc.), wherein the devices of the first set include service provider devices and service consumer devices, identifying a first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the discovered first set of currently available devices and/or conditions, and generating a first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service. The mobile device may continually discover available devices in various environments, adaptively identify different available MPEG services, and utilize new MPEG service descriptors.

Claims

1. A method for a MPEG service management mobile device to manage services within a wireless-display media-streaming platform, comprising:

storing, by a processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a service registry that defines a plurality of service provider devices, a plurality of service consumer devices, and device capabilities required for a plurality of MPEG services;

discovering, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a first set of currently available devices, wherein the currently available devices of the first set include service provider devices and service consumer devices;

identifying, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices; and

generating, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

discovering, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a second set of currently available devices;

identifying, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a second available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the second set of currently available devices; and

generating, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a second MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified second available MPEG service.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a first message that instructs a service provider device associated with the identified first available MPEG service to provide a MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service; and

transmitting, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a second message that instructs a service consumer device to receive the MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, the stored service registry based on the first set of currently available devices.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

launching, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, an application associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, an MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, an MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor; and

rendering, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, the MPEG transfer stream.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the service registry also defines a condition required for each of the plurality of MPEG services to be available,

discovering the first set of currently available devices comprises discovering, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, the first set of currently available devices and a first condition; and

identifying the first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices comprises identifying, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, the first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices and the first condition.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first condition is one or more of a network connectivity, a channel load, an available codec, and a device battery level.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the service registry that defines the plurality of service provider devices, the plurality of service consumer devices, and the device capabilities required for the plurality of MPEG services comprises registering, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, the plurality of service provider devices and the plurality of service consumer devices in response to receiving registration requests from the plurality of service provider devices and the plurality of service consumer devices,

the method further comprising transmitting, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, registration confirmations to the registered plurality of service provider devices and the registered plurality of service consumer devices.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a service preference for the first available MPEG service from a service consumer device; and

adjusting, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a characteristic of the first available MPEG service based on the received service preference.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a service request from a service consumer device for the first available MPEG service; and

transmitting, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a message establishing the first available MPEG service associated with the first MPEG service descriptor for use by the service consumer device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a de-registration request from a service consumer device;

transmitting, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, a de-registration confirmation to the service consumer device in response to receiving the de-registration request; and

deconstructing, by the processor of the MPEG service management mobile device, the first available MPEG service in response to receiving the de-registration request.

14. A mobile device, comprising a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

storing a service registry that defines a plurality of service provider devices, a plurality of service consumer devices, and device capabilities required for a plurality of MPEG services;

discovering a first set of currently available devices, wherein the currently available devices of the first set include service provider devices and service consumer devices;

identifying a first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices; and

generating a first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

discovering a second set of currently available devices;

identifying a second available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the second set of currently available devices; and

generating a second MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified second available MPEG service.

16. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

transmitting a first message that instructs a service provider device associated with the identified first available MPEG service to provide a MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service; and

transmitting a second message that instructs a service consumer device to receive the MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

17. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising updating the stored service registry based on the first set of currently available devices.

18. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising launching an application associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

19. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising transmitting an MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor.

20. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving an MPEG transfer stream using the generated first MPEG service descriptor; and

rendering the MPEG transfer stream.

21. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein:

the service registry also defines a condition required for each of the plurality of MPEG services to be available,

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that discovering the first set of currently available devices comprises discovering the first set of currently available devices and a first condition; and

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that identifying the first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices comprises identifying the first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices and the first condition.

22. The mobile device of claim 21, wherein the first condition is one or more of a network connectivity, a channel load, an available codec, and a device battery level.

23. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that storing the service registry that defines the plurality of service provider devices, the plurality of service consumer devices, and the device capabilities required for the plurality of MPEG services comprises registering the plurality of service provider devices and the plurality of service consumer devices in response to receiving registration requests from the plurality of service provider devices and the plurality of service consumer devices, and

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising transmitting registration confirmations to the registered plurality of service provider devices and the registered plurality of service consumer devices.

24. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a service preference for the first available MPEG service from a service consumer device; and

adjusting a characteristic of the first available MPEG service based on the received service preference.

25. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a service request from a service consumer device for the first available MPEG service; and

transmitting a message establishing the first available MPEG service associated with the first MPEG service descriptor for use by the service consumer device.

26. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a de-registration request from a service consumer device;

transmitting a de-registration confirmation to the service consumer device in response to receiving the de-registration request; and

deconstructing the first available MPEG service in response to receiving the de-registration request.

27. A mobile device, comprising:

means for storing a service registry that defines a plurality of service provider devices, a plurality of service consumer devices, and device capabilities required for a plurality of MPEG services;

means for discovering a first set of currently available devices, wherein the currently available devices of the first set include service provider devices and service consumer devices;

means for identifying a first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices; and

means for generating a first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

28. The mobile device of claim 27, further comprising:

means for discovering a second set of currently available devices;

means for identifying a second available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the second set of currently available devices; and

means for generating a second MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified second available MPEG service.

29. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a mobile device to perform operations comprising:

storing a service registry that defines a plurality of service provider devices, a plurality of service consumer devices, and device capabilities required for a plurality of MPEG services;

discovering a first set of currently available devices, wherein the currently available devices of the first set include service provider devices and service consumer devices;

identifying a first available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the first set of currently available devices; and

generating a first MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified first available MPEG service.

30. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the mobile device to perform operations further comprising:

discovering a second set of currently available devices;

identifying a second available MPEG service of the plurality of MPEG services based on the second set of currently available devices; and

generating a second MPEG service descriptor associated with the identified second available MPEG service.