Storing local session data at a user equipment and selectively transmitting group session data to group session targets based on dynamic playback relevance information

• US 9,277,013 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2012
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Dewing, Shane R., Abplanalp, Daniel S., Sun, Samuel K., Stonefield, Anthony Pierre, Lankford, Richard W., Lindner, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mejia, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US13/468,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,391 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/224
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/22 with access to wired networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

In an embodiment, a given user equipment (UE) in a local communication session (e.g., a P2P or ad-hoc session) between multiple UEs is designated to record session data. The given UE records the session data exchanged between the multiple UEs during the local communication session and uploads the recorded session data to a server after the local communication session has terminated. In another embodiment, a session controller (e.g., a remote server or a P2P node) receives multiple media feeds from multiple transmitting UEs, and selectively interlaces subsets of the multiple media feeds into interlaced output feed(s) that are transmitted to target UE(s). The target UE(s) provide feedback which permits the session controller to determine a lowest relevant configuration (LRC) for the target UE(s) that is used to regulate the interlaced output feed(s) transmitted thereto.

Claims

1. A method of storing data, comprising:

joining, by a first user equipment (UE), a local communication session that is established between a plurality of geographically proximate UEs;

determining that the first UE is designated to record session data that is captured by a second UE and exchanged during a second portion of the local communication session;

recording by the first UE, the session data during the second portion of the local communication session based on determining that the first UE is designated to record session data;

receiving session data recorded by a third UE during a first portion of the local communication session;

establishing a connection to an access network after termination of the local communication session; and

uploading the recorded session data from the second portion of the local communication session and the received session data recorded by a third UE during first portion of the local communication session to a server over the established connection.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the first UE joins the local communication session after the local communication session is established, and

wherein the third UE is designated to record the session data that is captured by the second UE and exchanged during the first portion of the local communication session prior to the first UE joining the local communication session.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the third UE is further designated to upload the recorded session data that is captured by the second UE to the server such that the server receives session data that is recorded at different ones of the plurality of geographically proximate UEs.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining includes:

negotiating between the plurality of geographically proximate UEs to select a session recorder based on respective device capabilities of the plurality of geographically proximate UEs.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first UE is designated to record the session data captured by the second UE and any other UE among the plurality of geographically proximate UEs that transmits data during the local communication session based on the negotiation between the plurality of geographically proximate UEs.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the respective device capabilities of the plurality of geographically proximate UEs include at least one of:

a storage availability at the plurality of geographically proximate UEs;

a type of access network to which the plurality of geographically proximate UEs are configured to connect; and

a cost of network access for the plurality of geographically proximate UEs.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein negotiating between the plurality of geographically proximate UEs to select a session recorder comprises selecting the first UE as the session recorder based on at least one of:

the first UE having a highest level of the storage availability among the plurality of geographically proximate UEs;

the first UE being configured to connect to a fastest access network among the plurality of geographically proximate UEs; and

the first UE being configured to connect to a cheapest access network among the plurality of geographically proximate UEs.

8. A first user equipment (UE) configured to store data, comprising:

means for joining a local communication session that is established between a plurality of geographically proximate UEs;

means for determining that the first UE is designated to record session data that is captured by a second UE and exchanged during a second portion of the local communication session;

means for recording the session data during the second portion of the local communication session based on determining that the first UE is designated to record session data;

means for receiving session data recorded by a third UE during a first portion of the local communication session;

means for establishing a connection to an access network after termination of the local communication session; and

means for uploading the recorded session data from the second portion of the local communication session and the received session data recorded by a third UE during the first portion of the local communication session to a server over the established connection.

9. A first user equipment (UE) configured to store data, comprising:

a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

joining a local communication session that is established between a plurality of geographically proximate UEs;

determining that the first UE is designated to record session data that is captured by a second UE and exchanged during at least a second portion of the local communication session;

recording the session data during the second portion of the local communication session based on determining that the first UE is designated to record session data;

receiving session data recorded by a third UE during a first portion of the local communication session;

establishing a connection to an access network after termination of the local communication session; and

uploading the recorded session data from the second portion of the local communication session and the received session data recorded by a third UE during the first portion of the local communication session to a server over the established connection.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor of a first user equipment (UE) configured to store data, causes the first UE processor to perform operations comprising:

joining a local communication session that is established between a plurality of geographically proximate UEs;

determining that the first UE is designated to record session data that is captured by a second UE and exchanged during a second portion of the local communication session;

recording the session data during the second portion of the local communication session based on determining that the first UE is designated to record session data;

receiving session data recorded by a third UE during a first portion of the local communication session;

establishing a connection to an access network after termination of the local communication session; and

uploading the recorded session data from the second portion of the local communication session and the received session data recorded by a third UE during the first portion of the local communication session to a server over the established connection.