Service creation system and method for packet based cellular networks

• US 8,281,353 B1
• Filed: 09/29/2004
• Issued: 10/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Larison, Timothy Mark, Narasimhan, Mahesh, Chavez, Jr., David Lee, Bjornseth, Lisa Kerry
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodarzi, Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kay, Mary A
• Application Number:
  US10/954,068
• Time in Patent Office: 2,925 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/105
• 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 21/643 Communication protocols network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP], H04L65/65
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0045 compensating for timing error by altering transmission time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/19 Connection re-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/25 Maintenance of established connections

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting audio information and digital images via a wireless switching network by performing the operations of starting a photo or audio session by a digital camera or audio appliance; connecting the digital camera or audio appliance to a wireless telecommunication terminal; reserving bandwidth on the wireless switching network; transmitting digital images or audio information between the digital camera or audio appliance and a centralized database via a first path on the wireless switching network; and establishing a second path for transmission of digital images or audio information upon the first path being interrupted using the reserved bandwidth for the second path.

Claims

1. A method for transmission of digital images via a wireless switching network, comprising the steps of:

starting to capture digital images for a photo session by a digital camera;

connecting by the digital camera to a wireless telecommunication terminal where the digital camera is separate from the wireless telecommunication terminal;

interconnecting the digital camera to the wireless switching network by the wireless telecommunication terminal by interacting with a wireless network controller controlling the wireless switching network;

initiating the photo session with a session server by the digital camera via the wireless network and wireless telecommunication terminal;

reserving bandwidth on the wireless switching network by the session server interacting with the wireless network controller;

automatically transmitting digital images by the digital camera as each of the digital images is captured to a centralized database without user intervention via a first path on the wireless switching network and the session server;

maintaining by the session server a base station of the wireless switching network used by the first path if the first path is interrupted using the reserved bandwidth until a different base station interconnects the wireless telecommunication terminal to the wireless switching network; and

establishing by the session server a second path for transmission of digital images upon the first path being interrupted and the wireless telecommunication terminal interconnecting to the wireless switching network via a different base station using the reserved bandwidth for the second path wherein the second path uses the different base station of the wireless switching network than the first path.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprises the step of determining an end of the photo session.

3. An apparatus comprising a digital camera for implementing the method of claim 2.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting comprises the step of buffering digital image information of the digital images by the wireless telecommunication terminal.

5. An apparatus comprising a digital camera for implementing the method of claim 4.

6. An apparatus comprising a digital camera for implementing the method of claim 1.

7. A method for transmission of audio information to an audio appliance connected to a wireless telecommunication terminal via a wireless switching network, comprising the steps of:

starting an audio session by the audio appliance wherein a duration of the audio session includes all time that a user of the audio appliance listens to audio information received during the audio session;

establishing by the audio appliance a connection between the audio appliance to the wireless telecommunication terminal wherein the connection remains during the duration of the audio session;

interconnecting the audio appliance to the wireless switching network by the wireless telecommunication terminal by interacting with a wireless network controller controlling the wireless switching network wherein the interconnection remains during the duration of the audio session;

initiating the audio session with a session server by the audio appliance via the wireless network and wireless telecommunication terminal;

reserving bandwidth on the wireless switching network by the session server interacting with the wireless network controller wherein the bandwidth remains reserved during the duration of the audio session;

transmitting the audio information from a centralized database via a first path on the wireless switching network to the wireless telecommunication terminal during the duration of the audio session wherein the wireless telecommunication terminal only partially buffers the audio information before transferring the audio information to the audio appliance which immediately starts to play the audio information;

maintaining by the session server a base station of the wireless switching network used by the first path if the first path is interrupted using the reserved bandwidth until a different base station interconnects the wireless telecommunication terminal to the wireless switching network; and

establishing by the session server a second path for transmission of audio information upon the first path being interrupted and the wireless telecommunication terminal interconnecting to the wireless network via a different base station using the reserved bandwidth for the second path wherein the second path uses a different base station of the wireless switching network than the first path.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprises the step of determining an end of the audio session.

9. An apparatus comprising an MP3 audio player for implementing the method of claim 8.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of transmitting comprises the step of buffering a portion of the audio information by the wireless telecommunication terminal.

11. An apparatus comprising an MP3 audio player for implementing the method of claim 10.

12. An apparatus comprising an MP3 audio player for implementing the method of claim 7.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for transmission of digital images via a wireless switching network, comprising computer-executable instructions configured:

starting to capture digital images for a photo session by a digital camera;

connecting the digital camera to a wireless telecommunication terminal where the digital camera is separate from the wireless telecommunication terminal;

interconnecting the digital camera to the wireless switching network by the wireless telecommunication terminal by interacting with a wireless network controller controlling the wireless switching network;

initiating the photo session with a session server by the digital camera via the wireless network and wireless telecommunication terminal;

reserving bandwidth on the wireless switching network by the session server interacting with the wireless network controller;

automatically transmitting digital images by the digital camera as each of the digital images is captured to a centralized database without user intervention via a first path on the wireless switching network and the session server;

maintaining by the session server a base station of the wireless switching network used by the first path if the first path is interrupted using the reserved bandwidth until a different base station interconnects the wireless telecommunication terminal to the wireless switching network; and

establishing by the session server a second path for transmission of digital images upon the first path being interrupted and the wireless telecommunication terminal interconnecting to the wireless switching network via a different base station using the reserved bandwidth for the second path wherein the second path uses the different base station of the wireless switching network than the first path.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprises the computer-executable instructions for determining an end of the photo session.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the computer-executable instructions for transmitting comprises the computer-executable instructions for buffering digital image information of the digital images by the wireless telecommunication terminal.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for transmission of audio information to an audio appliance connected to a wireless telecommunication terminal via a wireless switching network, comprising computer-executable instructions configured:

starting an audio session by the audio appliance wherein a duration of the audio session includes all time that a user of the audio appliance listens to audio information received during the audio session;

establishing by the audio appliance a connection between the audio appliance to the wireless telecommunication terminal wherein the connection remains during the duration of the audio session;

interconnecting the audio appliance to the wireless switching network by the wireless telecommunication terminal by interacting with a wireless network controller controlling the wireless switching network wherein the interconnection remains during the duration of the audio session;

initiating the audio session with a session server by the audio appliance via the wireless network and wireless telecommunication terminal;

reserving bandwidth on the wireless switching network by the session server interacting with the wireless network controller wherein the bandwidth remains reserved during the duration of the audio session;

transmitting the audio information from a centralized database via a first path on the wireless switching network to the wireless telecommunication terminal during the duration of the audio session wherein the wireless telecommunication terminal only partially buffers the audio information before transferring the audio information to the audio appliance which immediately starts to play the audio information;

maintaining by the session server a base station of the wireless switching network used by the first path if the first path is interrupted using the reserved bandwidth until a different base station interconnects the wireless telecommunication terminal to the wireless switching network; and

establishing by the session server a second path for transmission of audio information upon the first path being interrupted and the wireless telecommunication terminal interconnecting to the wireless network via a different base station using the reserved bandwidth for the second path wherein the second path uses a different base station of the wireless switching network than the first path.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 further comprises computer-executable instructions for determining an end of the audio session.