Methods and apparatuses of providing multimedia content to a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method of accessing multimedia content on a mobile device comprising the steps of:
- receiving, over a wireless network, data identifying a plurality of data items from a content delivery service;
transmitting, over a wireless network, a request to a repository device identifying at least one requested data item from the content delivery service ;
detecting a communication link with the repository device, wherein the communication line comprises a data network connection;
receiving at least a portion of the at least one requested data item from the repository device over the communication link; and
receiving a charge current from the repository device over the communication link, wherein the received charge current supplies power in the mobile device.
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Abstract
Embodiments include systems and methods of accessing data items, including, for example, data items receivable over a broadcast network. One embodiment includes a method of accessing broadcast data items that includes receiving, on a mobile device over a broadcast wireless network, data identifying a plurality of data items available for reception by the mobile device. The method further includes transmitting, from the mobile device over a wireless network, a request for communication of at least one of the plurality of data items from a content delivery service to a repository device, detecting a connection of the mobile device with the repository device, and in response to said detecting, the mobile device receives at least a portion of the at least one data item from the repository device using the connection. Other embodiments include a mobile device, a repository device, and a content delivery service and related methods.
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57 Claims
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1. A method of accessing multimedia content on a mobile device comprising the steps of:
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receiving, over a wireless network, data identifying a plurality of data items from a content delivery service; transmitting, over a wireless network, a request to a repository device identifying at least one requested data item from the content delivery service ; detecting a communication link with the repository device, wherein the communication line comprises a data network connection; receiving at least a portion of the at least one requested data item from the repository device over the communication link; and receiving a charge current from the repository device over the communication link, wherein the received charge current supplies power in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing multimedia content by a repository device to at least one mobile device comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a mobile device over a wireless network, a request identifying at least one data item from a content delivery service; receiving the at least one requested data item from the content delivery service in response to receiving the request; storing the at least one requested data item; detecting a communication link to the mobile device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; transmitting the at least one requested data item to the mobile device over the communication link in response to detecting the communication link; and providing a power supply to the mobile device over the communication link, wherein the power supply is configured to charge a battery in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a storage device; a power supply; a network interface; and a processor coupled to the storage device, the power supply, and the network interface, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; receiving data identifying a plurality of data items from a content delivery service; transmitting a request to a repository device identifying at least one requested data item from the content delivery service; detecting a communication link to the repository device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; receiving at least a portion of the at least one requested data item from the repository device over the communication link; and receiving a charge current from the repository device over the communication link, wherein the received charge current supplies power. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A repository device, comprising:
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a storage device; a power supply; a network interface; and a processor coupled to the storage device, the power supply, and the network interface, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a mobile device, a request identifying at least one requested data item from a content delivery service; receiving the at least one requested data item from the content delivery service in response to receiving the request from the mobile device; storing the at least one requested data item; detecting a communication link to the mobile device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; transmitting the at least one requested data item to the mobile device over the communication link in response to detecting the communication link to the mobile device; and providing a charge current to the mobile device over the communication link, wherein the charge current supplies power to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A mobile device, comprising:
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a storage device; a power supply; a network interface; and a processor coupled to the storage device, the power supply, and the network interface, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; receiving, over a wireless network, data identifying a plurality of data items from a content delivery service; transmitting, over the wireless network, a request to a repository device identifying at least one requested data item from the content delivery service, wherein transmitting the request occurs in response to identifying at least one interrupted broadcast of the plurality of data items; detecting a communication link with the repository device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; in response to detecting the communication link, receiving the at least one requested data item from the repository device over the communication link; and receiving a charge current from the repository device over the communication link, wherein the received charge current is used by the power supply in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A repository device comprising:
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a storage device; a power supply; a network interface; and a processor coupled to the storage device, the power supply, and the network interface, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a mobile device over a wireless network, a request identifying at least one interrupted broadcast of at least one data item associated with a content delivery service; receiving, from the content delivery service, at least one data item identified in the request from the mobile device; storing the at least one received data item; detecting a communication link with the mobile device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; transmitting the at least one received data item to the mobile device over the communication link in response to detecting the communication link with the mobile device; and providing a charge current to the mobile device over the communication link, wherein the charge current is configured to supply power to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving, over a wireless network, data identifying a plurality of data items from a content delivery service; means for transmitting, over the wireless network, a request to a repository device identifying at least one requested data item from the content delivery service, wherein transmitting the request occurs in response to identifying at least one interrupted broadcast of the at least one requested data item; means for detecting a communication link with the repository device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; means for receiving at least a portion of the at least one requested data item from the repository device, wherein the at least a portion is received over the communication link, and is received in response to detecting the communication link;
means for receiving a charge current from the repository device over the communication link; andmeans for using the received charge current to supply power in the wireless communications apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A repository device, comprising:
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means for receiving, from a wireless communication apparatus over a wireless network, a request identifying at least one requested data item from a content delivery service; means for receiving, from the wireless communication apparatus over the wireless network, a request identifying at least one interrupted broadcast of at least one data item from the content delivery service; means for receiving the at least one requested data item from the content delivery service; means for storing the at least one requested data item; means for detecting a communication link with the wireless communication apparatus, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; means for transmitting the at least one requested data item to the wireless communication apparatus over the communication link; and means for providing a charge current over the communication link, wherein the charge current is configured to supply power to the wireless communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a mobile device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, over a wireless network, data identifying a plurality of data items from a content delivery service; transmitting, over the wireless network, a request to a repository device identifying at least one requested data item from the plurality of data items, wherein transmitting the request occurs in response to identifying at least one interrupted broadcast of at least one of the plurality of data items; detecting a communication link with the repository device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; receiving at least a portion of the at least one requested data item over the communication link in response to detecting the communication link; receiving a charge current from the repository device over the communication link; and using the charge current to supply power in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a repository device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile device over a wireless network, a request identifying at least one interrupted broadcast of at least one requested data item associated with a content delivery service; receiving at least one requested data item from the content delivery service; storing the at least one requested data item; detecting a communication link with the mobile device, wherein the communication link comprises a data network connection; transmitting the at least one requested data item to the mobile device over the communication link in response to detecting the communication link with the mobile device; and providing a charge current to the mobile device over the communication link, wherein the charge current is configured to supply power to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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