Method and apparatus for mobile broadband wireless communications
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to a user, comprising the steps of:
- selecting content for storage based on one or more user preferences;
storing said content in at least one selected wireless server connected to a network, wherein said selected wireless server is selected based on a prediction that said user will be located in a coverage region of said selected wireless server after said storage step is performed and wherein said user is located outside said coverage region when said wireless server selection is performed; and
directly transferring said information from said at least one wireless server to said user using a short range wireless access technique.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for distributing electronic media to near stationary users, such as in-vehicle users or other mobile users, using short-range high speed wireless access techniques. A content provider stores electronic media at one or more wireless servers positioned at the edge of a network, such as the Internet. The wireless servers transfer the electronic media to one or more subscriber wireless devices using unlicensed frequency bands at relatively short ranges. The wireless servers are generally positioned at convenient locations where users tend to congregate. Media can be cached at desired wireless servers within the distributed mobile broadband network and downloaded to the subscriber wireless devices at the designated locations and subsequently played at the convenience of the user. The caching of content at distributed locations and the use of fast short-range wireless access techniques to near stationary users provide a distributed localized broadband wireless service area that enables the rapid download of large amounts of media content.
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1. A method for providing information to a user, comprising the steps of:
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selecting content for storage based on one or more user preferences; storing said content in at least one selected wireless server connected to a network, wherein said selected wireless server is selected based on a prediction that said user will be located in a coverage region of said selected wireless server after said storage step is performed and wherein said user is located outside said coverage region when said wireless server selection is performed; and directly transferring said information from said at least one wireless server to said user using a short range wireless access technique. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A distributed mobile broadband network for distributing information to one or more users, comprising:
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a central server for storing said information; and a plurality of wireless servers connected to said central server by a network, wherein said wireless servers directly provide said information to said one or more users using a short range wireless access technique, and wherein said information is selected for storage at one or more of said plurality of wireless servers based on one or more user preferences, wherein said one or more wireless servers are selected based on a prediction that said user will be located in a coverage region of said one or more wireless servers after said storage step is performed and wherein said user is located outside said coverage region when said wireless server selection is performed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless server for distributing information to one or more users, comprising:
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a network connection to a central server that stores said information; and a wireless modem for directly providing said information to said one or more users using a short range wireless access technique, wherein said central server provides said information when said central server senses said user presence in a coverage area and determines that there is an outstanding deliverable to said user, wherein said coverage area is selected based on a prediction that said user will be located in said coverage area after said selection is performed and wherein said user is located outside said coverage area when said coverage selection is performed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A user device for accessing information from a distributed mobile broadband network, comprising:
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a short range wireless modem for directly receiving said information from a selected wireless server on said distributed mobile broadband network, wherein said information is selected for storage at said wireless server based on one or more user preferences, wherein said wireless server is selected based on a prediction that said user will be located in a coverage region of said selected wireless server after said storage is performed and wherein said user is located outside said coverage region when said wireless server selection is performed; and a processor for processing said information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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