Content management for wireless digital media frames

• US 8,316,091 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2008
• Issued: 11/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hirvela, George, Frerking, Melvin, Keathley, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue, Larry
• Application Number:
  US12/325,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20100136943A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,450 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/229, 709/226
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

System(s) and method(s) are provided for management of content(s) directed to a wireless digital media frame (WDMF). Management is facilitated by a service provided by a mobile network platform. A service subscription allows a subscriber to establish femto cell coverage in a location that host a subscribed WDMF(s); determine content(s) delivery preferences; and extend the service to a group of auxiliary subscribers. Various sources of content such as a mobile station, a non-mobile device, or a content server associated with a service platform (e.g., an internet service provider) can deliver content(s) and signaling. Integrity of content(s) and signaling is provided through access protocol(s) that exploits credentials associated with a source of content. Content(s) are managed through a content interface that conveys available content(s) in a source of content and an intended WDMF. Various alarm(s) can be delivered to a WDMF as a part of the content management service.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

approving, by a system including at least one processor employing a content management service, multimedia content from a remote content source device including;

verifying that the remote content source device is associated with an authorized subscriber as an authorized source; and

determining whether the authorized source is associated with a primary subscriber having a primary authority over a subscriber account associated with the content management service; and

after the remote content source device is verified to be the authorized source and the authorized source is determined to be associated with the primary subscriber;

facilitating, by the system, delivery of the multimedia content to a wireless digital media frame display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the delivery further comprises facilitating the delivery of the multimedia content to the wireless digital media frame display device via a femto cell that provides wireless coverage for the wireless digital media frame display device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote content source device is a mobile station.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising retaining, by the system, a subscriber record including information related to the subscriber account and information related to delivery settings for the subscriber account.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the system, emergency information;

applying, by the system, a set of emergency criteria to the emergency information;

generating, by the system, an alarm in response to the emergency information satisfying the set of emergency criteria; and

delivering, by the system, the alarm to the wireless digital media frame display device via a femto cell network.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the applying comprises applying a criterion defined by the primary subscriber.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the system, that the multimedia content is to be reviewed before the approving.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the facilitating delivery includes formatting the multimedia content to be consistent with a specification of the wireless digital media frame display device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising subscribing, by the system, the wireless digital media frame display device to the content management service.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing, by the system, the content management service based on an access protocol.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the system, the multimedia content for the wireless digital media frame display device from the remote content source.

12. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable instructions; and

a processor that facilitates execution of the computer executable instructions to at least;

verify that a remote content source, which sources multimedia content and is linked to an authorized subscriber, is an authorized source;

determine whether the authorized source is linked to a primary subscriber having a primary authority with respect to a subscriber account associated with the content management service; and

facilitate delivery of the multimedia content to a wireless digital media frame display device in response to the remote content source being verified to be an authorized source and being linked to the primary subscriber.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor further facilitates execution of the computer executable instructions to at least:

determine that the multimedia content is to be reviewed prior to verification that the remote content source is the authorized source.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor further facilitates execution of the computer executable instructions to format the multimedia content to be consistent with a specification of the wireless digital media frame display device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing device including a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

approving multimedia content from a remote content source device at a content management service including;

verifying that the remote content source, which sources multimedia content and is linked to an authorized subscriber, is an authorized source; and

determining whether the authorized source is linked to a primary subscriber having a primary authority with respect to a subscriber account associated with the content management service; and

facilitating delivery of the multimedia content to a wireless digital media frame display device in response to the remote content source being verified to be an authorized source and being linked to the primary subscriber.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the multimedia content is to undergo the approving.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the conveying further comprises:

formatting the multimedia content to be consistent with a specification of the wireless digital media frame display device.