Systems and methods for distributing content using attributes

• US 8,468,214 B1
• Filed: 11/20/2010
• Issued: 06/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thales Avionics Incorporated (Thales SA)
• Original Assignee: Proximetry, Inc. (relayr, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bourlas, Yair, Trent, Tracy Raymond, Dzierzega, Jaroslaw, Seman, Aleksander, Sanderson, Michael, York, Juan
• Primary Examiner(s): Kizou, Hassan
• Assistant Examiner(s): BHATTI, HASHIM S
• Application Number:
  US12/951,008
• Time in Patent Office: 941 Days
• Field of Search: 709/238, 709/217
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0268 using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for distributing content between fixed and nomadic servers using attributes. Attributes may relate to, inter alia, the type of content, location of a fixed and/or nomadic content server, a vehicle that includes a nomadic server, an ability to use content, a need for content, vehicle owner information, and/or time.

Claims

1. A system for providing one or more package items to a provided nomadic server, the nomadic server positioned on a provided vehicle, the nomadic server moves with the vehicle, the system comprising:

a fixed server positioned at a location, wherein while the vehicle is positioned at the location, the fixed server;

applies a rule to detect whether a match exists between a first attribute of the one or more package items and a second attribute, the vehicle comprises the second attribute, each package item comprises a content, a respective unique identifier, and the first attribute;

transmits a first notice, the first notice comprises the unique identifier of each package item for which the match exists; and

receives a second notice, the second notice comprises one or more of the unique identifiers of the first notice, each unique identifier of the second notice corresponds to a respective package item not stored by the nomadic server on the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the fixed server further transmits the content of one or more package items of the second notice.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first notice does not include the content of any package item.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the fixed server evaluates a Boolean expression to apply the rule.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the fixed server:

evaluates a Boolean expression to apply the rule; and

the rule indicates a match when a result of the evaluation is true.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first attribute and the second attribute comprises at least one of a flight number, a gate number, an airline identifier, a truck number, and a job number.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the fixed server further receives the second attribute when the nomadic server establishes communication with the fixed server.

8. A method performed by a fixed server for providing one or more package items to a nomadic server, each package item comprising a content, a respective unique identifier, and a first attribute, the fixed server positioned at a location, the method comprising:

applying a rule to detect whether a match exists between the first attribute of the one or more package items and a second attribute, the vehicle comprising the second attribute, the vehicle positioned at the location, the nomadic server positioned on the vehicle, the nomadic server moves with the vehicle;

transmitting a first notice, the first notice comprising the unique identifier of each package item for which the match exists; and

receiving a second notice, the second notice comprising one or more of the unique identifiers of the first notice, each unique identifier of the second notice corresponding to a respective package item not stored by the nomadic server on the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the content of one or more package items of the second notice.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the first notice does not include the content of any package item.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving the second attribute when the nomadic server establishes communication with the fixed server.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein applying the rule comprises evaluating a Boolean expression.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein:

applying the rule comprises evaluating a Boolean expression; and

the rule indicates the match when a result of the evaluation is true.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein at least one of the first attribute and the second attribute comprises at least one of a flight number, a gate number, an airline identifier, a truck number, and a job number.

15. A method performed by a providing server for providing one or more package items to a receiving server, each package item comprising a content, a respective unique identifier, and a first attribute, the method comprising:

applying a rule to detect whether a match exists between the first attribute of the one or more package items and a second attribute, the receiving server comprising the second attribute, the one or more package items stored by the providing server;

transmitting a first notice, the first notice comprising the unique identifier of each package item for which the match exists; and

receiving a second notice, the second notice comprising one or more of the unique identifiers of the first notice, each unique identifier of the second notice corresponding to a respective package item not stored by the receiving server.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising transmitting the content of one or more package items of the second notice.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the first notice does not include the content of any package item.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein at least one of the first attribute and the second attribute comprises at least one of a flight number, a gate number, an airline identifier, a truck number, and a job number.

19. The method of claim 15 further comprising receiving the second attribute from the receiving server.