Telecommunication system and method for transmitting video data between a mobile terminal and internet

• US 7,720,023 B2
• Filed: 05/06/2003
• Issued: 05/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Selgert, Franklin, Schramp, Rudi, Bais, Michel Alexander, Klok, Frederik Harm
• Primary Examiner(s): Harper; Kevin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUONG, CHRISTINE T
• Application Number:
  US10/430,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20030210682A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,569 Days
• Field of Search: 370/401, 370/229, 370/230, 370/351, 370352-356
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2381 Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an Internet Protocol [IP] network transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• 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 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64707 for transferring content from a first network to a second network, e.g. between IP and wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

This invention relates to a system and a method for a telecommunication system, comprising a circuit switched network connected with mobile terminals, moreover comprising, for the transmission of streaming video content from a streaming video server within the internet to the mobile terminals, a gateway, connected to the circuit switched network at the one side and connected to the internet at the other side, the gateway being fit for the conversion of files having an internet compatible streaming video format received from the streaming video server, into streaming video bitstreams in a format fit to be transmitted to the mobile terminals via the circuit switched network, wherein the telecommunication system further comprises a registration unit, connectable with the mobile terminals via a packet switched network and fit for registering, for each relevant mobile terminal, a terminal identifier linked to the mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at the circuit switched network.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system;

comprising;

a circuit switched network connected with a mobile terminal using circuit switched communication capabilities of said mobile terminal, said mobile terminal having, in addition to said circuit switched communication capabilities, packet switched communication capabilities, wherein said mobile terminal is further connectable to the internet via a packet switched network using the mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities and wherein said mobile terminal is configured to enable a user to request, via said packet switched network connecting said mobile terminal to the internet and using said mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities, streaming video content stored on a streaming video server located within the Internet,

a gateway, connected to said circuit switched network at one side and connected to the internet at another side, said gateway being configured to convert files having an internet compatible streaming video format received from said streaming video server into streaming video bitstreams in a format configured to be transmitted to said mobile terminal via said circuit switched network, and

a registration unit, said registration unit being connectable with said mobile terminal via said packet switched network using said mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities and said registration unit being configured to register for said mobile terminal a terminal identifier linked to said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network,

wherein

said telecommunication system is configured to retrieve, at the registration unit, said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network, guided by said terminal identifier of said mobile terminal,

said telecommunication system is further configured to set up a connection through said circuit switched network between said gateway and said mobile terminal based on said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network and using the mobile terminal'"'"'s circuit switched communication capabilities, and

said telecommunication system is configured to transmit said streaming video content, converted by said gateway, to said mobile terminal via said circuit switched network.

2. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, said mobile terminal and said gateway at said one side, being configured to exchange video bitstreams complying with a protocol for videoconferencing between mobile terminals.

3. The telecommunication system according to claim 2, wherein said videoconferencing related protocol is the ITU H.324M protocol.

4. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, said gateway, for setting up a connection through said circuit switched network between said gateway and said mobile terminal, configured to originate a call to said mobile terminal of which the node address at said circuit switched network was retrieved in said registration unit.

5. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, said mobile terminal, for setting up a connection through said circuit switched network between said gateway and said mobile terminal, configured to originate a call to said gateway and said gateway being configured to investigate whether the calling terminal is the correct one by matching the calling terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network with said node address at said circuit switched network which was retrieved in said registration unit.

6. A method comprising:

in a telecommunication system, said telecommunication system comprising;

a circuit switched network connected with a mobile terminal using circuit switched communication capabilities of said mobile terminal, said mobile terminal having, in addition to said circuit switched communication capabilities, packet switched communication capabilities and said mobile terminal being connectable to the Internet via a packet switched network using said mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities,

a gateway, connected to said circuit switched network at one side and connected to the internet at another side,

a registration unit, said registration unit being connectable with said mobile terminal via said packet switched network using said mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities,

converting at said gateway files having an internet compatible streaming video format received from said streaming video server into streaming video bitstreams in a format configured to be transmitted to said mobile terminal via said circuit switched network,

registering at said registration unit for said mobile terminal, a terminal identifier linked to said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network,

requesting streaming video content stored on a streaming video server within the Internet by means of said mobile terminal via said packet switched network connecting said mobile terminal to the internet and using the mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities,

retrieving said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network, guided by said terminal identifier of said mobile terminal,

setting up a connection through said circuit switched network between said gateway and said mobile terminal based on said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network and using the mobile terminal'"'"'s circuit switched communication capabilities, and

transmitting said streaming video content to said mobile terminal via said circuit switched network.

7. The method according to claim 6, said format configured to transmit streaming video bitstreams to said mobile terminal via said circuit switched network complying with a protocol for videoconferencing between mobile terminals.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said videoconferencing related protocol is the ITU H.324M protocol.

9. An apparatus:

connectable with a mobile terminal via a packet switched network using packet switched communication capabilities of said mobile terminal, said mobile terminal having, in addition to said packet switched communication capabilities, circuit switched communication capabilities, wherein said mobile terminal is connectable to the Internet via said packet switched network using the mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities and wherein said mobile terminal is, using said mobile terminal'"'"'s circuit switched communication capabilities, connected to a circuit switched network, wherein said mobile terminal is configured to enable a user to request, via said packet switched network connecting said mobile terminal to the internet and using the mobile terminal'"'"'s packet switched communication capabilities, streaming video content stored on a streaming video server within the internet,

configured to register for said mobile terminal a terminal identifier linked to said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network,

configured to be operationally coupled to a gateway, the gateway being connected to said circuit switched network at one side and connected to the Internet at another side, said gateway being configured to convert files having an Internet compatible streaming video format received from said streaming video server into streaming video bitstreams in a format configured to be transmitted to said mobile terminal via said circuit switched network, and

configured to provide said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network to said gateway guided by the terminal identifier of said mobile terminal,

wherein said gateway is further configured to set up a connection through said circuit switched network between said gateway and said mobile terminal based on said mobile terminal'"'"'s node address at said circuit switched network and using the mobile terminal'"'"'s circuit switched communication capabilities and wherein said gateway is further configured to transmit said streaming video content, converted by said gateway, to said mobile terminal via said circuit switched network.

10. An apparatus comprising means for registration, the means for registration being

connectable with mobile terminal means via a packet switched network using packet switched communication capabilities of said mobile terminal means, said mobile terminal means having, in addition to said packet switched communication capabilities, circuit switched communication capabilities, wherein said mobile terminal means are connectable to the internet via said packet switched network using the mobile terminal means'"'"' packet switched communication capabilities and wherein said mobile terminal means are, using said mobile terminal means'"'"' circuit switched communication capabilities, connected to a circuit switched network, wherein said mobile terminal means are configured to enable a user to request, via said packet switched network connecting said mobile terminal means to the internet and using the mobile terminal means'"'"' packet switched communication capabilities, streaming video content stored on means for streaming a video within the internet,

configured to register for said mobile terminal means a terminal identifier linked to said mobile terminal means'"'"' node address at said circuit switched network,

configured to be operationally coupled to gateway means, the gateway means being connected to said circuit switched network at one side and connected to the internet at the other side, said gateway means being configured to convert files having an internet compatible streaming video format received from said means for streaming a video into streaming video bitstreams in a format configured to be transmitted to said mobile terminal means via said circuit switched network, and

configured to provide said mobile terminal means'"'"' node address at said circuit switched network to said gateway means guided by said terminal identifier of said mobile terminal means,

wherein said gateway means are further configured to set up a connection through said circuit switched network between said gateway means and said mobile terminal means based on said mobile terminal means'"'"' node address at said circuit switched network and using the mobile terminal mean'"'"'s circuit switched communication capabilities and wherein said gateway means are further configured to transmit said streaming video content, converted by said gateway means, to said mobile terminal means via said circuit switched network.