Multimedia service providing system and method using bluetooth communications in mobile communication system
First Claim
1. A system for providing multimedia services to a portable terminal via a mobile communication network, comprising:
- a main server for providing multimedia services via an Internet connection;
a plurality of Bluetooth™
access points connected to the main server via the Internet, each Bluetooth™
access point including a Bluetooth™
module having a file transfer profile and operating as a master of a Bluetooth™
network;
a portable terminal including its own Bluetooth™
module having the file transfer profile, the portable terminal having wireless access to the Internet via the mobile communication network;
wherein the main server transferring multimedia data to the portable terminal via the mobile communication network or via one of the plurality of Bluetooth™
access points in response to a service request received from the mobile communication network or the Bluetooth access point.
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Abstract
A system and method of providing multimedia services regardless of data transfer rate degradation that occurs during implementation of multimedia services through a mobile communication network; including a main server and Bluetooth™ access points connected via the Internet, and a portable terminal including a Bluetooth™ module with wireless access to the Internet via the mobile communication network. The main server transfers multimedia data to the portable terminal via the mobile communication network or via a Bluetooth™ access point. in response to a service request, and the portable terminal typically receives multimedia data via the mobile communication network, but will receive multimedia data via the Bluetooth™ access point when the transfer rate reaches or falls below a reference value, thereby continuously receiving the multimedia data via the Bluetooth™ access point in place of the mobile communication network.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for providing multimedia services to a portable terminal via a mobile communication network, comprising:
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a main server for providing multimedia services via an Internet connection;
a plurality of Bluetooth™
access points connected to the main server via the Internet, each Bluetooth™
access point including a Bluetooth™
module having a file transfer profile and operating as a master of a Bluetooth™
network;
a portable terminal including its own Bluetooth™
module having the file transfer profile, the portable terminal having wireless access to the Internet via the mobile communication network;
whereinthe main server transferring multimedia data to the portable terminal via the mobile communication network or via one of the plurality of Bluetooth™
access points in response to a service request received from the mobile communication network or the Bluetooth access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing multimedia services to a portable terminal in a system including a main server for providing the multimedia services via an Internet connection;
- wherein a plurality of Bluetooth™
access points are connected to the main server via the same or another Internet connection, each Bluetooth™
access point including a Bluetooth™
module having a file transfer profile, and the portable terminal including its own Bluetooth™
module having the file transfer profile, the portable terminal having wireless access to the Internet via a mobile communication network;
the method comprising the steps of;
requesting, by the portable terminal, the providing of multimedia data services in accordance with the wireless access to the Internet via the mobile communication network;
transferring the multimedia data to the portable terminal via the mobile communication network in response to the service request;
receiving the multimedia data by the portable terminal, via the mobile communication network, and checking a transfer rate of the multimedia data;
requesting, by the portable terminal, a selected Bluetooth™
access point to provide the multimedia services when the data transfer rate is determined to be at or below a predetermined reference value;
requesting, by the selected Bluetooth™
access point, the providing of the multimedia services in response to the service request received from the selected Bluetooth™
access point, receiving the multimedia data by the selected Bluetooth™
access point, and transferring the multimedia data to the portable terminal by the selected Bluetooth™
access point. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
- wherein a plurality of Bluetooth™
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10. A method for providing multimedia services from an Internet connection to a portable terminal in a system including a main server for providing the multimedia services via the Internet, a plurality of Bluetooth™
- access points connected to the main server via the Internet, each Bluetooth™
access point including a Bluetooth™
module having a file transfer profile and operating as a master of a Bluetooth™
network in a defined service area, and the portable terminal also including the Bluetooth™
module having the file transfer profile with the portable terminal having wireless access to the Internet via a mobile communication network;
the method comprising the steps of;
requesting the main server to provide multimedia services in accordance with the wireless access to the Internet via the mobile communication network;
receiving multimedia data transferred from the main server via the mobile communication network in response to the service request;
checking a transfer rate of the multimedia data during the transfer of the multimedia data;
requesting a selected Bluetooth™
access point to provide the multimedia services when the data transfer rate is determined to be at or below a reference value;
stopping the reception of the multimedia data via the mobile communication network; and
receiving the multimedia data from the selected Bluetooth™
access point in response to a service request from the portable terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- access points connected to the main server via the Internet, each Bluetooth™
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13. A method for providing multimedia services to a portable terminal in a system including a main server for providing the multimedia services via the Internet;
- a plurality of Bluetooth™
access points connected to the main server via an Internet connection, each of the Bluetooth™
access points including a Bluetooth™
module having a file transfer profile, and operating as a master of a Bluetooth™
network having a defined service area; and
the portable terminal including its own Bluetooth™
module having the file transfer profile, the portable terminal having wireless access to the Internet via a mobile communication network;
the method comprising the steps of;
transferring multimedia data to the portable terminal via the mobile communication network;
stopping the transfer of the multimedia data via the mobile communication network in response to a request from the portable terminal; and
transferring to the portable terminal the multimedia data via the Bluetooth™
access point.
- a plurality of Bluetooth™
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14. A method for providing multimedia services to a portable terminal in a system including a main server for providing the multimedia services via an Internet connection;
- a plurality of Bluetooth™
access points connected to the main server via the Internet, with each Bluetooth™
access point including a Bluetooth™
module having a file transfer profile and operating as a master of a Bluetooth™
network having a defined service area; and
the portable terminal including one of said Bluetooth™
modules having the file transfer profile and having wireless access to the Internet via a mobile communication network;
the method comprising the steps of;
requesting the main server to provide multimedia services in response to a service request from the portable terminal; and
transferring, to the portable terminal, multimedia data received from the main server in response to the service request. - View Dependent Claims (15)
- a plurality of Bluetooth™
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16. A method for providing multimedia services to a portable terminal in a system including a main server for providing the multimedia services via the Internet, a plurality of Bluetooth™
- access points connected to the main server via the Internet, with each Bluetooth™
access point including a Bluetooth™
module having a file transfer profile and operating as a master of a Bluetooth™
network having a defined service area, and the portable terminal including a Bluetooth™
module having the file transfer profile and having wireless access to the Internet via a mobile communication network;
the method comprising the steps of;
receiving a service request for multimedia data from the portable terminal;
checking whether the requested multimedia data is stored in a storage unit;
transferring the stored multimedia data to the portable terminal if it is determined that the requested multimedia data is stored in the storage unit;
requesting the main server provide the requested multimedia data if it is determined that the requested multimedia data is not stored in the storage unit; and
transferring multimedia data received from the main server in response to the request while storing the received multimedia data in the storage unit.
- access points connected to the main server via the Internet, with each Bluetooth™
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