Wireless video uplink system that wirelessly broadcasts a network access provider identifier

• US 8,549,564 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2010
• Issued: 10/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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): SALCE, JASON P
• Application Number:
  US12/871,595
• Time in Patent Office: 1,128 Days
• Field of Search: 725 64- 68, 725 70- 71, 725/78, 725 80- 82, 725/85, 725/62, 455/452.1, 455/451, 455/500, 455/507, 455/517, 455/524, 455/525
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/258 Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• 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 48/12 using downlink control channel

Abstract

A wireless access system comprises a base station and a control system. The base station wirelessly broadcasts a pilot signal including a network access provider identifier that identifies a wireless video service. The base station wirelessly receives a wireless video uplink request from a wireless video device in response to the pilot signal. The control system processes reservation data for the base station to determine if the wireless video device has a current wireless video uplink reservation and directs the base station to provide a wireless video uplink to the wireless video device if the wireless video device has the current wireless video uplink reservation. The base station wirelessly receives video data from the wireless video device over the wireless video uplink as directed by the control system.

Claims

1. A method of operating a wireless access system to provide a wireless video service, the method comprising:

in a base station, wirelessly broadcasting a pilot signal including a base station identifier and a network access provider identifier that identifies the wireless video service and, in response to the pilot signal, wirelessly receiving a wireless video uplink request for upload of at least displayable video data from a wireless video device;

in a control system, processing reservation data for the base station to determine if the base station has excess capacity and if the wireless video device has a current wireless video uplink reservation, directing the base station to provide a wireless video uplink to the wireless video device for upload of at least the displayable video data into a video data server system if the wireless video device has the current wireless video uplink reservation, and indicating to add the base station identifier and the network access provider identifier to preferred roaming lists in other wireless devices; and

in the base station, wirelessly receiving at least the displayable video data from the wireless video device over the wireless video uplink as directed by the control system.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising, in the wireless video device, receiving a user input requesting the wireless video uplink, and in response, scanning a frequency band for the pilot signal having the network access provider identifier, and in response to detecting the network access provider identifier in the pilot signal, wirelessly transferring the wireless video uplink request to the base station.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising in the control system, directing the base station to inhibit another wireless video uplink for another wireless video device if the wireless video device has the current wireless video uplink reservation.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising in the control system, directing the base station to inhibit wireless data transfers for other wireless data devices if the wireless video device has the current wireless video uplink reservation.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising in the control system, if the wireless video device does not have the current reservation, determining if the base station has capacity to provide the wireless video uplink to the wireless video device and directing the base station to provide the wireless video uplink to the wireless video device if the base station has the capacity.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein determining if the base station has the capacity comprises processing at least current wireless video uplinks and further comprising directing the base station to inhibit other wireless data uplinks if the base station device has the capacity.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

in the base station, wirelessly receiving a wireless data transfer request from another wireless communication device; and

in the control system, processing at least the reservation data to determine if the base station has capacity to service the wireless data transfer request and directing the base station to service the wireless data transfer request if the base station has the capacity.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising in the base station, wirelessly receiving data from the other wireless video device as directed by the control system.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising in the control system, determining that the base station does not have the excess capacity and transferring a second message to remove the base station identifier and the network access provider identifier from the preferred roaming lists in the other wireless devices.

10. A wireless access system to provide a wireless video service comprising:

a base station configured to wirelessly broadcast a pilot signal including a base station identifier and a network access provider identifier that identifies the wireless video service and, in response to the pilot signal, wirelessly receive a wireless video uplink request for upload of at least displayable video data from a wireless video device;

a control system configured to process reservation data for the base station to determine if the base station has excess capacity and if the wireless video device has a current wireless video uplink reservation, direct the base station to provide a wireless video uplink to the wireless video device for upload of at least the displayable video data into a video data server system if the wireless video device has the current wireless video uplink reservation, and indicate to add the base station identifier and the network access provider identifier to preferred roaming lists in other wireless devices;

the base station configured to wirelessly receive at least the displayable video data from the wireless video device over the wireless video uplink as directed by the control system.

11. The wireless access system of claim 10 wherein the wireless video device is configured to receive a user input requesting the wireless video uplink, and in response, scan a frequency band for the pilot signal having the network access provider identifier, and in response to detecting the network access provider identifier in the pilot signal, to wirelessly transfer the wireless video uplink request to the base station.

12. The wireless access system of claim 10 wherein the control system is configured to direct the base station to inhibit another wireless video uplink for another wireless video device if the wireless video device has the current wireless video uplink reservation.

13. The wireless access system of claim 10 wherein the control system is configured to direct the base station to inhibit wireless data transfers for other wireless data devices if the wireless video device has the current wireless video uplink reservation.

14. The wireless access system of claim 10 wherein the control system is configured, if the wireless video device does not have the current reservation, to determine if the base station has capacity to provide the wireless video uplink to the wireless video device and direct the base station to provide the wireless video uplink to the wireless video device if the base station has the capacity.

15. The wireless access system of claim 14 wherein the control system is configured to process at least current wireless video uplinks to determine if the base station has the capacity and to direct the base station to inhibit other wireless data uplinks if the base station device has the capacity.

16. The wireless access system of claim 10 wherein:

the base station is configured to wirelessly receive a wireless data transfer request from another wireless communication device; and

the control system is configured to process at least the reservation data to determine if the base station has capacity to service the wireless data transfer request and to direct the base station to service the wireless data transfer request if the base station has the capacity.

17. The wireless access system of claim 16 wherein the base station is configured to wirelessly receive data from the other wireless video device as directed by the control system.

18. The wireless access system of claim 10 wherein the control system is configured to determine that the base station does not have the excess capacity and transfer a second message to remove the base station identifier and the network access provider identifier from the preferred roaming lists in the other wireless devices.