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Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a mobile streaming adaptor

  • US 8,667,162 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2008
  • Issued: 03/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile streaming adaptor comprising:

  • a processor embedded in the mobile streaming adaptor, the processor configured to;

    receive media content from a remote camera;

    capture, encode and encapsulate the received media content at the mobile streaming adaptor;

    generate a service available announcement for transmission to a mobile networked device, the service available announcement indicative of an availability of the mobile streaming adaptor to communicate with the mobile networked device;

    receive from the mobile networked device an indication of selection of the mobile streaming adaptor in response to the service available announcement;

    provide a service occupied announcement to indicate that the mobile streaming adaptor is no longer available to communicate with another mobile networked device and to prevent the mobile streaming adaptor from receiving a linking request from another mobile networked device;

    connect the mobile streaming adaptor to a remote streaming server in response to a valid authentication performed by the mobile networked device; and

    stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated media content to the remote streaming server through a network for real-time distribution to a communication device,wherein both the service available announcement and the service occupied announcement are provided by the mobile streaming adaptor.

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