Wireless video device for use with a wireless video uplink system

• US 8,359,622 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2010
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Everson, John Michael, Nichols, Jarrod A., Delker, Jason R., Kropf, Bradley Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Saltarelli, Dominic D
• Application Number:
  US12/871,549
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 725/104, 725/109, 725/112, 725/114, 725/131, 725/144, 725/151
• US Class Current: 725/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2223 being a public access point, e.g. for downloading to or uploading from clients arrangements specially adapted to plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• 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 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82

Abstract

A wireless video device comprises: a user interface, optical receiver, processing system, and wireless transceiver. The optical receiver processes optical signals to generate corresponding video data. The user interface receives a user request to establish a wireless video uplink. The processing system processes the user request to generate a system request for the wireless video uplink. The wireless transceiver wirelessly transfers the system request to a wireless access system and wirelessly receives at least one system condition for a grant of the request. The processing system processes the condition to direct the user interface to display the condition. The user interface displays the condition and receives a user acceptance of the condition. The processing system processes the user acceptance to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the video data to the wireless access system. The wireless transceiver wirelessly transfers the video data to the wireless access system.

Claims

1. A wireless video device comprising:

an optical receiver configured to receive and process optical signals to generate corresponding video data;

a user interface configured to receive a user request to establish a wireless video uplink;

a processing system configured to process the user request to generate a system request for the wireless video uplink comprising an indication of a geographic location and a preferred time period for the wireless video uplink;

a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transfer the system request to a wireless access system and to wirelessly receive at least one system condition for a grant of the request from the wireless access system for the wireless video uplink based on at least uplink capacity of the wireless access system for the geographic location and the preferred time period;

the processing system is configured to process the system condition to direct the user interface to display the system condition;

the user interface is configured to display the system condition and receive a user acceptance of the system condition;

the processing system is configured to process the user acceptance to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the video data to the wireless access system; and

the wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly transfer the video data to the wireless access system.

2. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein:

the processing system is configured to process the user acceptance to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the user acceptance to the wireless access system; and

the wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly transfer the user acceptance to the wireless access system.

3. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein the condition comprises a time frame when the wireless video uplink is available.

4. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein the condition comprises allowing public access to the video data.

5. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein:

the processing system is configured to direct the user interface to prompt for a uniform resource locator to provide access to the video data;

the user interface is configured to display the prompt and receive the uniform resource locator;

the processing system is configured to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the uniform resource locator to the wireless access system.

6. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein:

the processing system is configured to direct the user interface to prompt for an access code to provide Internet access to the video data;

the user interface is configured to display the prompt and receive the access code;

the processing system is configured to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the access code to the wireless access system.

7. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein:

the processing system is configured to direct the user interface to prompt for a fee amount for access to the video data;

the user interface is configured to display the prompt and receive the fee amount;

the processing system is configured to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the fee amount to the wireless access system.

8. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein:

the wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly receive a video request from the wireless access system to provide the video data to another entity;

the processing system is configured to process the video request to direct the user interface to display the video request;

the user interface is configured to display the video request and receive a user grant of the video request;

the processing system is configured to wirelessly transfer the user grant to the wireless access system; and

the wireless communication interface is configured to wirelessly transfer the user grant to the wireless access system.

9. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises single physical button to contemporaneously initiate both the optical reception and processing and the wireless video uplink request.

10. The wireless video device of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a single touch screen selection to contemporaneously initiate both the optical reception and processing and the wireless video uplink request.

11. A method of operating a wireless video device, the method comprising:

in an optical receiver, receiving and processing optical signals to generate corresponding video data;

in a user interface, receiving a user request to establish a wireless video uplink;

in a processing system, processing the user request to generate a system request for the wireless video uplink comprising an indication of a geographic location and a preferred time period for the wireless video uplink;

in a wireless transceiver, wirelessly transferring the system request to a wireless access system and to wirelessly receive at least one system condition for a grant of the request from the wireless access system for the wireless video uplink based on at least uplink capacity of the wireless access system for the geographic location and the preferred time period;

in the processing system, processing the system condition to direct the user interface to display the system condition;

in the user interface, displaying the system condition and receiving a user acceptance of the system condition;

in the processing system, processing the user acceptance to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the video data to the wireless access system; and

in the wireless transceiver, wirelessly transferring the video data to the wireless access system.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

in the processing system, processing the user acceptance to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the user acceptance to the wireless access system; and

in the wireless transceiver, wirelessly transferring the user acceptance to the wireless access system.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the condition comprises a time frame when the wireless video uplink is available.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the condition comprises allowing public access to the video data.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

in the processing system, directing the user interface to prompt for a uniform resource locator to provide access to the video data;

in the user interface, displaying the prompt and receiving the uniform resource locator; and

in the processing system, directing the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the uniform resource locator to the wireless access system.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

in the processing system, directing the user interface to prompt for an access code to provide Internet access to the video data;

in the user interface, displaying the prompt and receiving the access code;

in the processing system, directing the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the access code to the wireless access system.

17. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

in the processing system, directing the user interface to prompt for a fee amount for access to the video data;

in the user interface, displaying the prompt and receiving the fee amount;

in the processing system, directing the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the fee amount to the wireless access system.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

in the wireless transceiver, wirelessly receiving a video request from the wireless access system to provide the video data to another entity;

in the processing system, processing the video request to direct the user interface to display the video request;

in the user interface, displaying the video request and receiving a user grant of the video request;

in the processing system, wirelessly transferring the user grant to the wireless access system; and

in the wireless communication interface, wirelessly transferring the user grant to the wireless access system.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein receiving the user request to establish the wireless video uplink comprises activation of a single physical button, and wherein receiving and processing the optical signals to generate the corresponding video data comprises receiving and processing the optical signals to generate the corresponding video data in response to the activation of the single physical button.

20. The method of claim 11 wherein receiving the user request to establish the wireless video uplink comprises activation of a single touch screen selection, and wherein receiving and processing the optical signals to generate the corresponding video data comprises receiving and processing the optical signals to generate the corresponding video data in response to the activation of the single touch screen selection.