Method and apparatus for multimedia content promotion in vehicular wireless networks
First Claim
1. A method for cooperatively disseminating multimedia content wirelessly among mobile vehicles in a wireless vehicle communication network, the communication between mobile vehicles within the wireless vehicle communication network utilize dedicated short-range communications, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting at least one host vehicle within the wireless vehicle communication network for disseminating multimedia content;
providing multimedia content to the at least one host vehicle by an entity authorized to distribute the multimedia content;
the at least one host vehicle selectively transmitting an inquiry to target vehicles in the wireless vehicle communication network, the inquiry comprising a content profile that includes descriptors associated with the multimedia content for allowing target vehicles to determine whether an interest exists in the multimedia content;
an interested target vehicle transmitting a response to the at least one host vehicle requesting a sampling of the multimedia content;
the at least one host vehicle transmitting the multimedia content in encrypted form to the interested vehicle for sampling the multimedia content;
the interested vehicle requesting ongoing use of the multimedia content from the authorized entity in response to sampling the multimedia content; and
the authorized entity providing to the interested target vehicle a decryption key for authorizing ongoing use of the multimedia content.
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Abstract
A multimedia content dissemination system is provided for mobile vehicles. A wireless vehicle communication network provides communication among mobile vehicles in the network. At least one host vehicle within the wireless vehicle communication network is selected by an authorized entity for disseminating multimedia content received by the authorized entity. The at least one host vehicle transmits an inquiry to target vehicles in the wireless vehicle communication network. The inquiry comprises a content profile that includes descriptors associated with the multimedia content for allowing target vehicles to determine whether an interest exists in the multimedia content. The at least one host vehicle transmits the multimedia content in encrypted form to an interested target vehicle for sampling the multimedia content. The interested target vehicle requests ongoing use of the multimedia content from the authorized entity in response to sampling the multimedia content. The authorized entity provides to the interested target vehicle a decryption key for authorizing ongoing use of the multimedia content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for cooperatively disseminating multimedia content wirelessly among mobile vehicles in a wireless vehicle communication network, the communication between mobile vehicles within the wireless vehicle communication network utilize dedicated short-range communications, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting at least one host vehicle within the wireless vehicle communication network for disseminating multimedia content; providing multimedia content to the at least one host vehicle by an entity authorized to distribute the multimedia content; the at least one host vehicle selectively transmitting an inquiry to target vehicles in the wireless vehicle communication network, the inquiry comprising a content profile that includes descriptors associated with the multimedia content for allowing target vehicles to determine whether an interest exists in the multimedia content; an interested target vehicle transmitting a response to the at least one host vehicle requesting a sampling of the multimedia content; the at least one host vehicle transmitting the multimedia content in encrypted form to the interested vehicle for sampling the multimedia content; the interested vehicle requesting ongoing use of the multimedia content from the authorized entity in response to sampling the multimedia content; and the authorized entity providing to the interested target vehicle a decryption key for authorizing ongoing use of the multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multimedia content dissemination system for mobile vehicles, the system comprising:
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a wireless vehicle communication network providing communication among the mobile vehicles of the network, the wireless vehicle communication network utilizing dedicated short term communications between the mobile vehicles; an authorized entity for initiating distribution of multimedia content; at least one host vehicle within the wireless vehicle communication network selected by the authorized entity for disseminating multimedia content received by the authorized entity, the at least one host vehicle transmitting an inquiry to target vehicles in the wireless vehicle communication network, the inquiry comprising a content profile that includes descriptors associated with the multimedia content for allowing target vehicles to determine whether an interest exists in the multimedia content; wherein the at least one host vehicle transmits the multimedia content in encrypted form to an interested target vehicle for sampling the multimedia content, wherein the interested target vehicle requests ongoing use of the multimedia content from the authorized entity in response to sampling the multimedia content, and wherein the authorized entity provides to the interested target vehicle a decryption key for authorizing ongoing use of the multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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