Method and system for managing information among personalized and shared resources with a personalized portable device

• US 8,934,435 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• 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: MacInnis, Alexander, Behzad, Arya, Buer, Mark, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Quigley, Thomas, Walley, John Stuart
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEE, ANDREW CHUNG CHEUNG
• Application Number:
  US13/709,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20130094401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 370/331, 370/338, 370/341, 370/349, 370/395.52, 370/469, 455/414.1, 455/435.1, 455/466
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/04 based on wireless node resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A user'"'"'s request via a portable or handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) to process data may result in discovery of one or more networked resources capable of handling the processing. One or more communication routes may be established between one or more discovered network resources and one or more of the HWCD and a networked terminating device. The portable HWCD may be configured as a gateway. The user'"'"'s identity may be determined and the user'"'"'s personal networking preferences may be acquired. Based user'"'"'s preferences, a route may be established between discovered networked resources and one or more of the HWCD and the networked terminating device. The user'"'"'s identity may be authenticated. Data may undergo rate and/or format conversion. The data may be protected by secure operations. One or more of the HWCD and the networked terminating device may consume or render the requested data.

Claims

1. A method for communicating information, the method comprising:

in response to receiving a user request at a portable handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) to handle transfer of content among plural networks, discovering and configuring, via the portable HWCD, a personalized ad hoc network comprising networked resources located among the plural networks, wherein at least one of the networked resources is located remotely with respect to the portable HWCD and another of the networked resources is a terminating device;

establishing, via the portable HWCD, a communication route between the remotely located networked resource and the networked terminating device; and

causing, by the HWCD, the transfer via the communication route.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring the portable HWCD as a gateway.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining an identity of a user initiating the user request.

4. The method according to claim 3, comprising acquiring a preference for the user based on the determined identity of the user initiating the user request.

5. The method according to claim 4, comprising establishing the communication route between the discovered networked resources based on the acquired user preference.

6. The method according to claim 3, comprising authenticating the determine identity of the user initiating the user request.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising consuming the content by the portable HWCD, the networked terminating device, or the portable HWCD and the networked terminating device.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising converting data from the networked resources to a format compatible with the portable HWCD, the networked terminating device, or the portable HWCD and the networked terminating device.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising converting a data rate of data from the networked resources to a data rate that is compatible with the portable HWCD, the networked terminating device or the portable HWCD and the networked terminating device.

10. A system for communicating information, the system comprising:

a portable handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) comprising one or more processors, which in response to receiving a user request to handle transfer of content among plural networks, the one or more processors are configured to discover and configure a personalized ad hoc network comprising networked resources among the plural networks, wherein at least one of the networked resources is located remotely with respect to the HWCD and another one of the networked resources is a terminating device;

the one or more processors are configured to establish a communication route between the remotely located networked resources and the networked terminating device; and

the portable HWCD is configure to cause the transfer via the communication route.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors configure the portable HWCD as a gateway.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors determine an identity of a user initiating the user request.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the one or more processors acquire a preference for the user based on the determined identity of the user initiating the user request.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the one or more processors establish the communication route between the discovered one or more networked resources based on the acquired user preference.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the one or more processors authenticate the determined identity of the user initiating the user request.

16. The system according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors consume the content by the portable HWCD, the networked terminating device, or the portable HWCD and the networked terminating device.

17. The system according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors enable conversion of data from the one or more networked resources to a format compatible with the portable HWCD, the networked terminating device, or the portable HWCR and the networked terminating device.

18. The system according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors enable conversion of a data rate of data from the networked resources to a data rate that is compatible with the portable HWCD, the networked terminating device, or the portable HWCD and the networked terminating device.

19. The system according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors enable securing communication between the portable HWCD, the networked resources, the networked terminating device, or any combination thereof.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

in response to receiving a user request at a portable handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) to handle transfer of content among plural networks, discovering and configuring a personalized ad hoc network comprising networked resources located among the plural networks, wherein at least one of the networked resources is located remotely with respect to the portable HWCD and another of the networked resources is a terminating device;

establishing a communication route between the remotely located networked resources and the networked terminating device; and

causing transfer via the communication route.