Wireless content distribution

• US 20070016654A1
• Filed: 07/11/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Staccato Communications Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Staccato Communications Incorporated
• Inventors: Ellis, Jason, Bowles, Mark, Aiello, Gaetano, Rosser, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/484,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20070016654A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2135 Metering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/103 applying security measure for protecting copy right protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment, e.g. protection the software providers copyright G06F21/10; data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; secrecy systems or subscription systems H04N7/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2383 Channel coding or modulation of digital bit-stream, e.g. QPSK modulation arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by adapting the channel coding H04L1/0009; analogue front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2407 Monitoring of transmitted content, e.g. distribution time, number of downloads arrangements for monitoring programmes for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• 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 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content 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 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/632 using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Distributing content between media devices is disclosed. An item stored on a first media device is selected for distribution. A distribution type associated with the item is specified, where the distribution type is indicative of a compensation arrangement. A copy of the item is transferred to a second media device.

Claims

1. A method of distributing content between media devices, comprising:

selecting an item stored on a first media device for distribution;

specifying a distribution type associated with the item, the distribution type being indicative of a compensation arrangement; and

transferring a copy of the item to a second media device.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the item is a copyright protected item.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the distribution type indicates that the copy of the item being sent is to be paid at least in part by a sender of the copy.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising recording transaction on a server.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising storing transaction information on the first media device, and synchronizing the stored transaction information with a server.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising authenticating with a server to arrange for payment of the copy.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the distribution type indicates that the copy of the item being sent is to be paid at least in part by a recipient of the copy.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising updating account information associated with a sender of the data.

9. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein updating account information includes updating a reward given to the sender for transferring the item.

10. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein the reward is determined based at least in part on the distribution type.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first media device is a mobile device.

12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first media device is a mobile device configured to send and receive information via a wireless network.

13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first media device is a mobile device having a first wireless interface configured to transfer data via a wireless network, and a second wireless interface configured to directly transfer data to the second media device.

14. A method as recited in claim 13, wherein the second wireless interface supports a higher data rate than the first wireless interface.

15. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first media device includes an Ultra-Wideband transmitter.

16. A media device comprising:

a processor configured to;

select an item stored on a the media device for distribution;

specify a distribution type associated with the item, the distribution type being indicative of a compensation arrangement; and

transfer a copy of the item to another media device.

17. A computer program product for distributing content between media devices, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

selecting an item stored on a first media device for distribution;

specifying a distribution type associated with the item, the distribution type being indicative of a compensation arrangement; and

transferring a copy of the item to a second media device.