Streaming media for portable devices

• US 9,246,915 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2011
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AppBanc LLC
• Original Assignee: AppBanc LLC
• Inventors: Springer, Gilbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Arani, Taghi
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, PHY ANH TRAN
• Application Number:
  US13/053,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231903A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,772 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0884 by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity vis-à-vis an authentication entity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/562 Brokering proxy services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass networks security protocols H04L9/40; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup

Abstract

A system and method for allowing hand-held/wireless device devices to (1) provide audio/video conferencing; (2) access AV content through streaming and cloud transfer; and (3) offer hand-held and computer access to cameras and sensors for surveillance using ordinary personal computers as proxy servers is described. In a first aspect, a remote view streaming system which comprises a webcam server which enables streaming video over a network is disclosed. The system includes a portable device. The portable device includes a client application. The portable device is configured to receive the streaming video from the network and display it on a screen. The system includes a proxy server for authenticating a connection between the webcam server and the portable device. In a second aspect, a portable device is disclosed. The portable device comprises a client application; wherein the client application includes authentication information to allow connection to the proxy server and in turn can be connected directly to a webcam server if the webcam server has proper authentication.

Claims

1. A remote view streaming system which comprises:

at least one webcam server streaming video from a camera over a network;

a portable device including a client application, the portable device configured to remotely receive the streaming video from the at least one webcam server via the network and display the streaming video on a screen of the portable device, wherein push notifications are received by the portable device when motion is detected on the streaming video; and

a proxy server for authenticating and pairing a connection between the at least one webcam server and the portable device, wherein both the at least one webcam server and the portable device are configured with a URL of the proxy server;

the at least one webcam server registers itself with the proxy server, and is listed on an active list of webcam servers, wherein the proxy server stores the at least one webcam server information in a relational database, wherein the proxy server maintains the active list of webcam servers and shares at least one key to the active list of webcam servers with the portable device, thereby enabling the portable device to view the active list of webcam servers on the screen; and

wherein the at least one key is acquired by the proxy server from the relational database and provides the at least one webcam server'"'"'s information to the client application to establish the connection between the at least one webcam server and the portable device using the at least one key.

2. The remote view streaming system of claim 1, wherein the at least one webcam server comprises a plurality of webcam servers which are paired to the client application.

3. The remote view streaming system of claim 1, wherein the client application receives the active list of webcam servers after the proxy server authenticates the portable device using the at least one key.

4. The remote view streaming system of claim 1, wherein the portable device comprises a smartphone and the client application comprises a smartphone client.

5. The remote view streaming system of claim 1, wherein the portable device comprises any of a smartphone, PDA, and tablet computer.

6. A portable device comprising:

a processor;

a memory device coupled to the processor; and

a client application coupled to the memory device;

wherein the client application, when executed by the processor, remotely receives streaming video from a camera associated with at least one webcam server via a network and receives push notifications when motion is detected on the streaming video, wherein both the at least one webcam server and the portable device are configured with a URL of the proxy server, wherein the client application includes authentication information to allow connection to a proxy server and in turn, connection directly to the at least one webcam server if the at least one webcam server has proper authentication, the at least one webcam server registers itself with the proxy server, and is listed on an active list of webcam servers, wherein the proxy server stores the at least one webcam server information in a relational database, wherein the proxy server maintains an active list of webcam servers and shares at least one key to the active list of webcam servers with the portable device thereby enabling the portable device to view the active list of webcam servers on the screen; and

wherein the at least one key is acquired by the proxy server from the relational database and provides the at least one webcam server'"'"'s information to the client application to establish the connection with the at least one webcam server using the at least one key.

7. The portable device of claim 6, wherein the at least one webcam server comprises a plurality of webcam servers which are paired to the client application.

8. The portable device of claim 6, wherein the client application receives the active list of webcam servers after the proxy server authenticates the portable device using the at least one key.

9. The portable device of claim 6, wherein the portable device is any of a smartphone, PDA, and tablet computer.