Server

• US 7,519,740 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2001
• Issued: 04/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kokkinen, Heikki, Uno, Shintaro
• Primary Examiner(s): Najjar; Saleh
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hamza; Faruk
• Application Number:
  US09/988,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20020073240A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,701 Days
• Field of Search: 709217-219, 709/203, 709/249, 709/250, 709/200
• US Class Current: 709/250
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2146 located in mass transportation means, e.g. aircraft, train or bus flight-deck installations for entertainment or communications B64D11/0015; arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62; moving wireless networks H04W84/005
• 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 21/41407 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: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/14 Backbone network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A server suitable for a vehicle having a first wireless interface providing a connection on a customer basis for local user terminals to the server, to enable access to local content on the server, and a second wireless interface providing a connection to an external mobile network, to enable access to remote content on remote servers.

Claims

1. A server for use in a vehicle including a first wireless interface providing a connection on a customer basis, for local user terminals to the server, to enable access to local content on the server, a second wireless interface providing a connection to an external mobile network, to enable access to remote content on remote servers, and a third wireless interface for providing a broadband connection to an external network to enable access to remote content on remote servers, wherein if access to a remote server is requested by a local user terminal, the server first attempts to connect to the remote server via the third wireless interface such that if the third wireless interface establishes a connection with the remote server, the local user terminal is permitted to access the remote content using the server via the third wireless interface, and if the third wireless interface cannot establish a connection with the remote server, the server attempts to connect to the remote server via the second wireless interface so that the local customer terminal can use the server to access the remote content via the second wireless interface.

2. A server as in claim 1, comprising detection means for determining a presence of an external network capable of making a broadband connection with the third wireless interface.

3. A server as in claim 2, comprising access control means, responsive to the detection means, for determining utilization of the second and third wireless interfaces.

4. A server as in claim 3, comprising content update means for updating the local content on the server via the third wireless interface.

5. A server as claimed in claim 1 comprising a computer programmed to operate as a world wide web server and including first and second network data adapters providing the first and second wireless interfaces, respectively.

6. A server as claimed in claim 5, wherein a third network data adapter provides the third wireless interface.

7. The server of claim 1, wherein the first wireless interface comprises a Bluetooth interface.

8. The server of claim 1, wherein the second wireless interface comprises a WCDMA interface.

9. The server of claim 1, wherein the third wireless interface comprises a Hiperlan Wireless LAN interface.

10. A method of providing content using a server, which is installed in a vehicle, including a first wireless interface providing a connection to local customer terminals and a second and third wireless interfaces providing a connection to an external mobile network, comprising:

receiving a request via the first wireless interface from a local customer terminal to access a remote server;

using the server to attempt to establish a connection with the remote server via the third wireless interface;

if the third wireless interface establishes a connection with the remote server, permitting the local customer terminal to access remote content on the remote server using the server via the third wireless interface; and

if the third wireless interface is unable to establish a connection with the remote server, using the server to attempt to establish a connection with the remote server via the second wireless interface so that the local customer terminal can use the server to access the remote content via the second wireless interface.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing content located locally in the server and content located in the remote server and accessed by the second wireless interface, updating the local content via the third wireless interface capable of making a broadband connection with an external network, wherein the local and remote content are accessible by local customer terminals via the first wireless interface.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11, comprising restricting access by the local customer'"'"'s terminal to content on remote servers.

13. A method as claimed in claim 10, generating revenue by charging third party companies for storing content locally.

14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the server provides an internet portal to the customers, wherein the method comprises charging a premium to third party companies for links to content stored locally, compared to charges, if any, for links to content stored remotely.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the third wireless interface comprises a broadband interface.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the third wireless interface comprises a Hiperlan Wireless LAN interface.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the first wireless interface comprises a Bluetooth interface.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the second wireless interface comprises a WCDMA interface.