Method and System for Mobile User-Initiated LTE Broadcast

• US 20170164161A1
• Filed: 12/08/2015
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kodaypak, Rajendra Prasad, Gupta, Gaurav
• Granted Patent: US 10,820,162 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/086 using security domains
• 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 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request to initiate a wireless media broadcast of media content by way of a wireless mobility network to mobile devices within a geographical area, wherein the media content is provided by a first mobile device. A group of wireless access terminals is determined based on the geographical area, wherein the group of wireless access terminals provides wireless services of the wireless mobility network to a serving area within the geographical area. The group of wireless access terminals is directed to initiate a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) bearer service to distribute the media content to the group of mobile devices within the serving area. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving media content from a first mobile device by way of a wireless mobility network;

detecting a request to distribute the media content to a plurality of mobile devices within a geographical region by way of the wireless mobility network;

identifying a base station of the wireless mobility network based on the geographical region, wherein the base station provides wireless services to a serving area within the geographical region; and

directing the base station to initiate a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) bearer service to distribute the media content to the plurality of mobile devices within the serving area.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request to distribute the media content is initiated by the first mobile device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting an identity associated with the request; and

determining an authorization to access the MBMS bearer service based on the identity,

wherein the facilitating of the MBMS bearer service is based on the authorization.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the MBMS bearer service comprises a multicast mode, a broadcast mode, or both.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the identifying of the base station comprises identifying a plurality of base stations that provide wireless services within the geographical region.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the request to distribute the media content comprises a message that includes an indication of the geographical region.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the detecting of the request to distribute the media content comprises determining an identity of the first mobile device, and wherein the operations further comprise determining the geographical region based on a predetermined association between the geographical region and the first mobile device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the facilitating of the MBMS bearer service is responsive to the detecting of the request, and wherein MBMS bearer service distributes the media content to the plurality of mobile devices in real-time, coincident with the receiving of the media content from the first mobile device.

9. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a request from a first mobile device to distribute media content to a plurality of mobile devices by way of a wireless mobility network wherein the media content is obtained by the first mobile device;

determining, by the system, a geographical area;

identifying, by the system, a base station of the wireless mobility network based on the geographical area, wherein the base station provides wireless services to a serving area within the geographical area; and

submitting, by the system, a request to the base station to initiate a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) bearer service to distribute the media content to the plurality of mobile devices within the serving area.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting, by the system, an identity associated with the request; and

determining, by the system, an authorization to access the MBMS bearer service based on the identity,

wherein the submitting of the request to the base station to initiate the MBMS bearer service is based on the authorization.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the identifying of the base station comprises identifying a plurality of base stations that provides the wireless services within the geographical area.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the submitting of the request to the base station to initiate the MBMS bearer service is responsive to the receiving of the request, and wherein the MBMS bearer service distributes the media content to the plurality of mobile devices in real-time, coincident with the obtaining of the media content from the first mobile device.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving, by the system, a unicast from the first mobile device providing the media content; and

buffering, by the system, a portion of the media content to obtain a buffered portion,

wherein the MBMS bearer service distributes the buffered portion to the plurality of mobile devices within the serving area.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the request comprises one of a text message, a voice message, an email, a telephone call, or an application message.

15. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving a request to initiate a wireless media broadcast of media content by way of a wireless mobility network to a plurality of mobile devices within a geographical area, wherein the media content is provided by a first mobile device;

determining a group of wireless access terminals based on the geographical area, wherein the group of wireless access terminals provides wireless services of the wireless mobility network to a serving area within the geographical area; and

directing the group of wireless access terminals to initiate a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) bearer service to distribute the media content to the plurality of mobile devices within the serving area.

16. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the request to initiate the wireless media broadcast is received from the first mobile device.

17. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting an identity associated with the request; and

determining an authorization to access the MBMS bearer service based on the identity, wherein the facilitating of the initiation of the MBMS bearer service is based on the authorization.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the determining of the group of wireless access terminals comprises identifying a plurality of wireless access terminals that provide the wireless services within the geographical area.

19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the facilitating of the MBMS bearer service is responsive to the receiving of the request, and wherein the MBMS bearer service distributes media content to the plurality of mobile devices in real-time, coincident with the providing of the media content from the first mobile device.

20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a unicast from the first mobile device providing the media content; and

buffering a portion of the media content to obtain a buffered portion, wherein the MBMS bearer service distributes the buffered portion to the plurality of mobile devices within the serving area.