Personal access point media server

• US 9,078,284 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Airvana Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Richardson, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): BLANTON, JOHN D
• Application Number:
  US12/347,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20100165960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,379 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

In general, media data is stored in a storage medium of a mobile base station. The mobile base station transmits the media data from the mobile base station to a handheld device through a packet data protocol context.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

synchronizing a plurality of media files stored on a home media server with a femto access point, the femto access point configured to provide cellular services to at least one access terminal in a femto cell area;

storing the synchronized media files in a storage medium on a femto access point;

transmitting a stored media file of the stored media files from the femto access point to a handheld device through a cellular communication connection after authenticating the handheld device to access the cellular network; and

in response the handheld device receiving a call, forcing a handover the handheld device to a connection with the macro network;

wherein the plurality of media files comprises at least one from the group consisting of music files, video files, and image files.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the femto access point establishes a first connection to a public data network, the first connection providing a data path for establishing a second connection between the femto access point and a secure network.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the handheld device registers with the public data network via the femto access point and the secure network.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein communications from the femto access point to the public data network and communications from the femto access point to the handheld device are transmitted at different times.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a single transceiver transmits communications from both the femto access point to the public data network and communications from the femto access point to the handheld device.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein transmissions from the secure network to the femto access point are controlled such that the femto access point receives the transmissions at a known time prior to a paging time for the handheld device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the femto access point ceases transmission of the stored media file to the handheld device during paging periods from the public data network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the femto access point reduces a rate of transmission of the stored media file to the handheld device if the femto access point is positioned less than a predetermined distance away from a device having a predetermined broadcast strength.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the femto access point changes a frequency of transmission to the handheld device if the femto access point remains positioned less than a predetermined distance away from a device having a predetermined broadcast strength for a predetermined length of time.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the femto access point is located on a vehicle.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a media file based on one or more of a WiFi, digital audio, and digital television broadcast.

12. A femto access point comprising:

a processor configured to synchronizing a plurality of media files stored on a home media server with a femto access point, the femto access point configured to provide cellular services to at least one access terminal in a femto cell area

a storage medium configured to store the synchronized media files; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a stored media file of the stored media files to a handheld device through a cellular communications connection after authenticating the handheld device to access the cellular network;

wherein the plurality of media files comprises at least one from the group consisting of music files, video files, and image files; and

wherein in response the handheld device receiving a call, forcing a handover the handheld device to a connection with the macro network.

13. The femto access point of claim 12, wherein the femto access point establishes a first connection to a public data network, the first connection providing a data path for establishing a second connection between the femto access point and a secure network.

14. The femto access point of claim 13, wherein the handheld device registers with the public data network via the femto access point and the secure network.

15. The femto access point of claim 13, wherein communications from the femto access point to the public data network and communications from the femto access point to the handheld device are transmitted at different times.

16. The femto access point of claim 15, wherein a single transceiver transmits communications from both the femto access point to the public data network and communications from the femto access point to the handheld device.

17. The femto access point of claim 13, wherein transmissions from the secure network to the femto access point are controlled such that the femto access point receives the transmissions at a known time prior to a paging time for the handheld device.

18. The femto access point of claim 12, wherein the femto access point ceases transmission of the stored media file to the handheld device during paging periods from the public data network.

19. The femto access point of claim 12, wherein the femto access point reduces a rate of transmission of the stored media file to the handheld device if the femto access point is positioned less than a predetermined distance away from a device having a predetermined broadcast strength.

20. The femto access point of claim 19, wherein the femto access point changes a frequency of transmission to the handheld device if the femto access point remains positioned less than a predetermined distance away from a device having a predetermined broadcast strength for a predetermined length of time.

21. The femto access point of claim 12, wherein the femto access point is located on a vehicle.

22. The femto access point of claim 12, wherein the storage medium is configured to update the stored media file based on one or more of a WiFi, digital audio, and digital television broadcast.

23. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:

synchronizing a plurality of media files stored on a home media server with a femto access point, the femto access point configured to provide cellular services to at least one access terminal in a femto cell area;

storing the synchronized media files in a storage medium on a femto access point;

transmitting a stored media file of the stored media files from the femto access point to a handheld device through a cellular communication connection after authenticating the handheld device to access the cellular network; and

in response the handheld device receiving a call, forcing a handover the handheld device to a connection with the macro network;

wherein the plurality of media files comprises at least one from the group consisting of music files, video files, and image files.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the femto access point establishes a first connection to a public data network, the first connection providing a data path for establishing a second connection between the femto access point and a secure network.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the handheld device registers with the public data network via the femto access point and the secure network.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein communications from the femto access point to the public data network and communications from the femto access point to the handheld device are transmitted at different times.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein a single transceiver transmits communications from both the femto access point to the public data network and communications from the femto access point to the handheld device.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein transmissions from the secure network to the femto access point are controlled such that the femto access point receives the transmissions at a known time prior to a paging time for the handheld device.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the femto access point ceases transmission of the stored media file to the handheld device during paging periods from the public data network.

30. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the femto access point reduces a rate of transmission of the stored media file to the handheld device if the femto access point is positioned less than a predetermined distance away from a device having a predetermined broadcast strength.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 30, wherein the femto access point changes a frequency of transmission to the handheld device if the femto access point remains positioned less than a predetermined distance away from a device having a predetermined broadcast strength for a predetermined length of time.

32. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the femto access point is located on a vehicle.

33. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the synchronizing comprises updating the stored media file based on one or more of a WiFi, digital audio, and digital television broadcast.