Systems and methods for voice and video communication over a wireless network

• US 8,780,770 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2007
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CommWorks Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Misonimo Chi Acquisitions LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Wang, Weilin, Shi, Weiguang, Rollinger, Victor, Wu, Yun, Nova, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Hu, Jinsong
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chang, Jean
• Application Number:
  US11/741,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20080031169A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,636 Days
• Field of Search: 370/310, 370/315, 370/352, 370/338, 379/88.12, 455/558, 455/557, 455/426.1
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/122 by minimising distances, e.g. by selecting a route with minimum of number of hops
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/302 Route determination based on requested QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/66 Layer 2 routing, e.g. in Ethernet based MAN's
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/724 at intermediate nodes, e.g. resource reservation protocol [RSVP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/762 triggered by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/801 Real time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/805 QOS or priority aware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/824 Applicable to portable or mobile terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/829 Topology based
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/26 Resource reservation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/24 : Connectivity information management, e.g. connectivity discovery or connectivity update
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 : using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 : where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0245 : according to signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 : Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 : using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0816 : with collision avoidance
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/18 : Management of setup rejection or failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 : Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/02 : Data link layer protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 : Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for communicating voice and video over a wireless network. A signal, formatted as Internet protocol (VoIP, IPTV, etc.) data, is received from a device. The signal is adapted for a wireless network and then transmitted to the wireless network. Signals are also received from the wireless network and adapted to a IP formatted signal and transmitted to the device. The signals transmitted between the device and the wireless network include voice traffic as well as multimedia and other high bandwidth signals.

Claims

1. A communication device cradle comprising:

a wireless device interface configured to wirelessly transmit at least one of video or audio data to a wireless communication device;

a wireless network interface configured to transmit data to and receive data from a mesh wireless network, wherein the communication device cradle is configured to;

align a beacon signal with the mesh wireless network by receiving and analyzing beacon signals from neighboring nodes and developing a neighbor list that describes a topology of the mesh wireless network;

wirelessly receive at least one of audio or video data from the mesh wireless network; and

wirelessly transmit the at least one of audio or video data to the mesh wireless communication device; and

a cradle portion configured to accept the wireless communication device and establish direct electrical communication between the communication device cradle and the wireless communication device.

2. The communication device cradle of claim 1, further including data storage configured to temporarily store the at least one of the audio or video data in transit between the wireless network and the wireless communication device.

3. The communication device cradle of claim 1, further comprising a recharge module configured to recharge a battery of the wireless communication device via the cradle portion when the wireless communication device is electrically coupled with the communication device cradle.

4. A method of providing a dual function charging cradle comprising:

a cradle aligning a beacon signal with the mesh wireless network by receiving and analyzing beacon signals from neighboring nodes and developing a neighbor list that describes a topology of the mesh wireless network,

the cradle wirelessly receiving at least one of audio or video data from the mesh wireless network; and

the cradle wirelessly transmitting the at least one of audio or video data to the mesh wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the cradle storing the at least one of the audio or video data in transit between the mesh wireless network and the mesh wireless communication device.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising the cradle charging a battery of the mesh wireless communication device when the mesh wireless communication device is electrically coupled with the cradle.

7. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

aligning, at a cradle, a beacon signal with a mesh wireless network by receiving and analyzing beacon signals from neighboring nodes and developing a neighbor list that describes a topology of the mesh wireless network;

wirelessly receiving at least one of audio or video data at the cradle from the mesh wireless network; and

wirelessly transmitting the at least one of audio or video data from the cradle to the mesh wireless communication device.

8. The article of manufacture of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise storing, at the cradle, the at least one of the audio or video data in transit between the mesh wireless network and the mesh wireless communication device.

9. The article of manufacture of claim 7, wherein, the operations further comprise charging a battery of the mesh wireless communication device when the mesh wireless communication device is electrically coupled with the cradle.