Wireless communication system having mobility-based content delivery

• US 9,392,484 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2014
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gorsuch, Thomas E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gidado, Rasheed
• Application Number:
  US14/258,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20140226627A1
• Time in Patent Office: 812 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/16 according to connection obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/745 Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8016 based on quality of service [QoS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8214 Data or packet based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0108 Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0152 General billing plans, rate plans, e.g. charge rates, numbering plans, rate centers, customer accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0168 On line or real-time flexible customization or negotiation according to wishes of subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2013 Fixed data network, e.g. PDN, ATM, B-ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/206 CDMA, i.e. Code Division Multiple Access
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7414 QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7435 Location dependent, e.g. Bussiness or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/782 : Data or packet based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 : comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 : Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• 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 28/24 : Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0072 : of resource information of target access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 : using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 : Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/30 : Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes

Abstract

A portable subscriber access unit includes a wireless transceiver and a processor. The processor controls the transceiver, determines a mobility state of the access unit, and determines a data packet content type. The transceiver transmits the mobility state, receives service rights based on the mobility state, and transmits the data packet on a condition that the content type is allowed by the service rights.

Claims

1. A method of mobility based content delivery, the method comprising:

receiving, at a computing device coupled to a portable wireless transceiver having a communication link with a cellular wireless network, a mobility state of the portable wireless transceiver and a current level of available service, wherein the mobility state reflects actual motion of the portable wireless transceiver;

displaying an indication of the mobility state of the portable wireless transceiver and an indication of the current level of available service to a user of the computing device;

displaying a representation of allowable deliverable content types to a user of the computing device; and

receiving content from the portable wireless transceiver that is an allowable deliverable content type, processing and providing the received content to the user of the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is streaming audio.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is text.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is a data communication.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is a voice communication.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is an electronic mail message.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is a short message.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving content from the portable wireless transceiver that is not an allowable deliverable content type, and notifying a source of the content that a transmission was not provided to the user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the current level of available service is based on a pricing plan.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the current level of available service is affected by one or more of:

atmospheric signal path loss, multipath fading, or signal reflections.

11. A system for mobility based content delivery, the system comprising:

a portable wireless transceiver having a communication link with a cellular wireless network; and

a computing device coupled to the portable wireless transceiver, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a mobility state of the portable wireless transceiver and a current level of available service, wherein the mobility state reflects actual motion of the portable wireless transceiver;

wherein the computing device further comprises a display configured to display an indication of the mobility state of the portable wireless transceiver and an indication of the current level of available service to a user of the computing device;

wherein the display of the computing device is further configured to display a representation of allowable deliverable content types to a user of the computing device;

wherein the computing device is further configured to receive content from the portable wireless transceiver, wherein the received content is an allowable deliverable content type;

wherein the computing device is further configured to provide the received content to the user of the computing device.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is a voice communication.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is a short message.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the current level of available service is based on a pricing plan.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein the current level of available service is affected by one or more of:

atmospheric signal path loss, multipath fading, or signal reflections.

16. A computing device for mobility based content delivery, the computing device comprising:

an interface configured to couple the computing device to a portable wireless transceiver having a communication link with a cellular wireless network, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a mobility state of the portable wireless transceiver and a current level of available service, wherein the mobility state reflects actual motion of the portable wireless transceiver; and

a display configured to display an indication of the mobility state of the portable wireless transceiver and an indication of the current level of available service to a user of the computing device;

wherein the display of the computing device is further configured to display a representation of allowable deliverable content types to a user of the computing device;

wherein the computing device is further configured to receive content from the portable wireless transceiver, wherein the received content is an allowable deliverable content type;

wherein the computing device is further configured to provide the received content to the user of the computing device.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the computing device is selected from a group comprising:

a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant, or an Internet appliance.

18. The computing device of claim 16 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is a voice communication.

19. The computing device of claim 16 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is a short message.

20. The computing device of claim 16 wherein the current level of available service is based on a pricing plan.

21. The computing device of claim 16 wherein the current level of available service is affected by one or more of:

atmospheric signal path loss, multipath fading, or signal reflections.

22. The computing device of claim 16 wherein the allowable deliverable content type is an electronic mail message.