Systems and methods for hybrid wireless content delivery

• US 9,119,087 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Yang, Liuyang Lily
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, Jr., Otis L
• Application Number:
  US13/629,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20140092730A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0226 based on location or mobility handoff or reselection H04W36/00; mobile application services making use of the location of users or terminals H04W4/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A method comprising transmitting a request, by a mobile device, indicating one or more content items; determining a location for the mobile device, by a processor; establishing a connection with a transmission medium, based at least in part on the indicated one or more content items, if the indicated one or more content items is not on the mobile device, wherein the transmission medium includes a digital radio tower, a long range radio tower and a wireless access point; and activating the indicated one or more content items, if the indicated one or more content items is on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a server having at least one processor, a request from a mobile device, wherein the request indicates one or more content items;

determining, by the server, a location of the mobile device;

determining, by the server, whether the one or more content items are stored on the mobile device;

if the indicated one or more content items are not located on the mobile device, then determining, by the server, a transmission medium for delivery of the indicated one or more content items to the mobile device, wherein the determining is between at least an access network and a digital broadcast radio system, and based at least in part on the indicated one or more content items, the location of the mobile device and an available bandwidth of the access network; and

sending, by the server, an indication of the transmission medium to the mobile device; and

if the indicated one or more content items are located on the mobile device, then transmitting, by the server, a signal for activating the one or more content items on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining values representing at least in part one or more preferences for the indicated one or more content items; and

identifying the transmission medium based on the determined values.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving, from the mobile device, one or more preferences further includes receiving a predicted battery usage for the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving, from the mobile device, one or more preferences further includes a current connectivity state by the mobile device for the transmission medium.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting a configuration identifying a frequency associated with at least one digital radio tower, to the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising a predefined time interval associated with the configuration, wherein the predetermined time intervals indicates a time in which the one or more content items is broadcasted.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting a configuration identifying a long-rage radio tower frequency, based at least in part on the location of the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting a configuration to identify a cache server associated with the indicated one or more content items.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining if the mobile device is authorized to consume the indicated one or more content items; and

selecting an activation mode for the indicated one or more content items if the mobile device is authorized to consume the indicated one or more content items.

10. A mobile device comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory comprising computer executable instructions, when executed by the least one processor, enables the at least one processor to implement a method comprising;

transmit one or more signals associated with a request, wherein the request identifies one or more content items, and includes location information for the mobile device and an indication of whether the one or more content items are stored on the mobile device;

if the indicated one or more content items are not located on the mobile device, then receiving a first signal indicating a transmission medium over which the one or more content items may be received, the first signal indicating a selection between at least an access network and a digital broadcast radio system as the transmission medium, and said selection based at least in part on the indicated one or more content items, the location of the mobile device and an available bandwidth of the access network; and

if the indicated one or more content items are located on the mobile device, transmitting a second signal for activating the one or more content items.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the digital broadcast radio system includes at least one digital radio tower.

12. The device of claim 10 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to connect to at least one long-range wireless radio tower.

13. The device of claim 10 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to connect to at least one wireless access point.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to connect to the digital broadcast radio system, to receive the indicated content item based on a predefined time interval.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by a machine, cause the computer processor to:

receive, by a server having at least one processor, a request from a mobile device, wherein the request indicates one or more content items;

determine, by the server, a location of the mobile device;

determine if the indicated one or more content items are located on the mobile device;

if the indicated one or more content items are not located on the mobile device, then transmitting a first signal to the mobile device indicating a transmission medium over which the one or more content items may be received, the first signal indicating a selection between at least an access network and a digital broadcast radio system as the transmission medium, and said selection based at least in part on the indicated one or more content items, the location of the mobile device and an available bandwidth of the access network; and

if the indicated one or more content items are located on the mobile device, transmitting a second signal for activating the one or more content items.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:

determine values for the one or more content items wherein the values are indicative of a user-selected preference and a physical location for a user; and

select the transmission medium based on the values.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 having stored thereon instructions, such that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to receive, from a user, a plurality of preferences.

18. A method for transmitting data comprising:

receiving, by a digital broadcast radio system comprising at least one processor, one or more content items, wherein the digital broadcast radio system is associated with a predefined service area, and wherein the one or more content items are based, at least in part, on popularity of the one or more content items within the predefined service area;

determining, by the digital broadcast radio system, whether the one or more content items are stored on a user device in response to a request for the one or more content items;

if the indicated one or more content items are not located on the user device, then determining, by the digital broadcast radio system, a transmission medium for delivery of the indicated one or more content items to the mobile device, wherein the determining is between at least an access network and the digital broadcast radio system, and based at least in part on the indicated one or more content items, the location of the mobile device and an available bandwidth of the access network; and

sending, by the digital broadcast radio system, an indication of the transmission medium to the mobile device; and

if the indicated one or more content items are located on the user device, then transmitting, by the digital broadcast radio system, a signal for activating the one or more content items on the user device.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the transmission is further based at least in part on a location of the digital broadcast radio system.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein receiving, by the digital broadcast radio system further includes:

establishing a connection to a server, by the digital broadcast radio system, at regular intervals to retrieve a new data stream.

21. A method for transmitting data comprising:

receiving, by a server having at least one processor, a plurality of requests by one or more user devices indicating a preference for one of a plurality of data streams;

determining, by the server, a plurality of locations for each of the plurality of requests;

determining, by the server, whether data in the plurality of data streams are stored on the one or more user devices;

if the data is not located on the one or more user devices, then determining, by the server, a transmission medium, between at least an access network and a digital broadcast radio system, for each of the plurality of data streams, based at least in part on the plurality of data streams, the plurality of locations for each of the plurality of requests, and an available bandwidth of the access network, and transmitting, by the server, the data to the one or more user devices; and

if the data is located on the one or more user devices, then transmitting, by the server, one or more signals for activating the data on the one or more user devices.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising transmitting each of the plurality of data streams to the digital broadcast radio system.

23. The method of claim 21 further comprising transmitting each of the plurality of data streams to a second server based at least in part on a physical location of the second data server.

24. The method of claim 21 further comprising transmitting each of the plurality of data streams to a wireless broadcast radio system.