Digital Data Compression in a Cellular Phone

• US 20080299956A1
• Filed: 09/10/2007
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Patential Holdings, Inc., Typenex Co-Investment, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings
• Inventors: Bailey, Kenneth Stephen, Carmichael, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 8,467,775 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23106 involving caching operations prefetching while addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means within memory systems or architectures G06F12/0862; caching at an intermediate stage in a data network H04L67/568
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25825 involving client display capabilities, e.g. screen resolution of a mobile phone optimising the visualisation of content during browsing in the Internet G06F16/9577; processing of terminal status or physical abilities in wireless networks H04W8/22; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• 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 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17336 Handling of requests in head-ends

Abstract

Video clips are stored and converted on a website into different formats which are compatible with different cellular phones. The source for the video can be sources such as DVDs, other cellular phones, or broadcast television. The system can automatically store profiles from multiple different phones and automatically carry out a conversion based on information stored in the profile.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

on a website, allowing users to store profiles that indicate information that is indicative of the hardware within the user'"'"'s cellular phone, wherein one of said items of information represents first hardware for a first user, and another item of information represents second hardware for a second user;

allowing said user to select a video program and to command information indicative of said video program to be sent to said website;

on said website, automatically converting said video program to a compressed format compatible with said hardware, as indicated by the stored profile for the user; and

storing said automatically converted video information and reconverting allowing said automatically converted video information to be sent to at least one of different cellular telephone users.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein said information indicative of said video information is information indicative of a cable television feed.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein said information indicative of said video information is information indicative of television from a satellite.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein said information indicative of video information indicates a time when the video information will play, and wherein said website automatically receives said video information when it plays and converts said video information.

5. A method as in claim 1, further comprising prompting a user to enter information indicative of their cellular provider, and information about their specific type of phone.

6. A method as in claim 1, further comprising, on said website, allowing plural converted video clips to be stored, and allowing selection of one of said video clips to view at a first time, and allowing selection of at least one video clip to send to said cellular phone at a second time.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein said automatically converting comprises automatically converting said video information in a first way to have a first number of pixels for a first cellular phone, and automatically converting said video information in a second way to have a second number of pixels different than said first number of pixels, for a second cellular phone.

9. A device as in claim 7, wherein said connection is a USB connection.

10. The device as in claim 7, wherein said cellular phone device includes a hook and eye type part allowing connection to said cellular phone.

8. A cellular phone device, comprising:

an attachment module, including at least one controlling device therein, an interface to a cell phone, and at least one array of hardware gates, said array having functions for decompressing video that is applied thereto; and

wherein said attachment module includes a connection to a cellular phone.

11. A method, comprising:

on a website, allowing users to store profiles that indicate information that is indicative of the hardware within the user'"'"'s cellular phone, wherein one of said items of information represents first hardware for a first user, and another item of information represents second hardware for a second user;

allowing said user to command information indicative of a specific video program to be sent to said website;

on said website, first automatically converting said video program to a compressed format compatible with said hardware to have a first number of pixels for a first cellular phone, and automatically converting said video information in a second way to have a second number of pixels different than said first number of pixels, for a second cellular phone.

12. A method as in claim 11, wherein said information indicative of said video information is information indicative of a cable television feed.

13. A method as in claim 11, wherein said information indicative of said video information is information indicative of television program being broadcast from a satellite.

14. A method as in claim 11, further comprising, on said website, allowing plural converted video clips to be stored, and allowing selection of one of said video clips to view at a first time, and allowing selection of at least one video clip to send to said cellular phone at a second time.