Method and system for configuring local and remote resources to accomplish rendering of multimedia content on dissimilar format devices based on user biometric data

• US 8,769,670 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2012
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Quigley, Thomas, MacInnis, Alexander, Behzad, Arya, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Walley, John, Buer, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): DADA, BEEMNET W
• Application Number:
  US13/539,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20120272300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 726 4- 7, 726/17, 726/21, 726 27- 29, 713/186
• US Class Current: 726/21
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database

Abstract

A system and method is provided for communication of information in a mobile communication device (WMCD) configured to network connection may include discovering via a wireless mobile communication device, available communication resources based on acquired biometric data for a user of the WMCD, and communicating multimedia information between the WMCD and one or more of the discovered available resources. The acquired biometric data may include physical and behavioral biometric data to be authenticated and validated by a pattern recognition database. A connection between the WMCD and one or more discovered available resources may be established through linking the acquired biometric data to resources in available local or remote network. The established connection may enable the WMCD to consume or redirect media from the available resources and may be dynamically adjusted and updated based on dynamic sensing of the acquired biometric data in the available network or available resources.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

acquiring biometric data in a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD);

determining whether the acquired biometric data corresponds to a user of the WMCD;

discovering available communication resources within range of the WMCD;

determining whether the available communication resources correspond to user preferences associated and linked with the biometric data of the user; and

communicating multimedia information between the WMCD and one of the discovered available communication resources.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether the acquired biometric data corresponds to a user of the WMCD further comprises authenticating the acquired biometric data for the user of the WMCD.

3. The method according to claim 2, comprising matching the acquired biometric data to corresponding data in a pattern recognition database, wherein the acquired biometric data comprises physiological biometric data.

4. The method according to claim 2, comprising matching the acquired biometric data to corresponding data in a pattern recognition database, wherein the acquired biometric data comprises behavioral biometric data.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising establishing a connection between the WMCD and the one of the discovered available communication resources.

6. The method according to claim 5, comprising consuming media from the one of the discovered available communication resources on the WMCD via the established connection.

7. The method according to claim 5, comprising redirecting, via the WMCD, media from the one of the discovered available communication resources to a remote device for consumption on the remote device.

8. The method according to claim 5, comprising initiating transcoding of a media item from the one of the discovered available communication resources to a media format compatible with the WMCD.

9. The method according to claim 5, comprising initiating transcoding of a media item from the one of the discovered available communication resources to a media format compatible with a remote device in communication with the WMCD.

10. A system, comprising:

circuitry configured to acquire biometric data in a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD);

circuitry configured to determine whether the acquired biometric data corresponds to a user of the WMCD;

circuitry configured to discover available communication resources within range of the WMCD;

circuitry configured to determine whether the available communication resources correspond to user preferences associated and linked with the biometric data of the user; and

circuitry configured to communicate multimedia information between the WMCD and one of the discovered available resources.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the circuitry that determines whether the acquired biometric data corresponds to a user of the WMCD further comprises circuitry that authenticates the acquired biometric data for the user of the WMCD.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising circuitry that matches the acquired biometric data to corresponding data in a pattern recognition database, the acquired biometric data comprising physiological biometric data.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising circuitry that matches the acquired biometric data to corresponding data in a pattern recognition database, the acquired biometric data comprising behavioral biometric data.

14. The system of claim 10, further comprising circuitry that establishes a connection between the WMCD and the one of the discovered available communication resources.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising circuitry that obtains media from the one of the discovered available communication resources on the WMCD via the established connection.

16. The system of claim 14, further comprising circuitry that redirects, via the WMCD, media from the one of the discovered available communication resources to a remote device for consumption on the remote device.

17. The system of claim 14, further comprising circuitry that initiates transcoding of a media item from the one of the discovered available communication resources to a media format compatible with the WMCD.

18. The system of claim 14, further comprising circuitry that initiates transcoding of a media item from the one of the discovered available communication resources to a media format compatible with a remote device in communication with the WMCD.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium embodying a software program thereon that, when executed by a processing circuit, configures the processing circuit to:

acquire biometric data in a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD);

determine whether the acquired biometric data corresponds to a user of the WMCD;

discover available communication resources within range of the WMCD;

determine whether the available communication resources correspond to preferences associated with the user;

communicate multimedia information between the WMCD and at least one of the available communication resources; and

determine a media format of a media item available on the at least one of the available communication resources;

determine whether the media format is compatible with the WMCD; and

initiate transcoding of the media item to a format that is compatible with the WMCD.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to authenticate the acquired biometric data for the user of the WMCD.