Real-Time and Secured Picture/Video Upload via a Content Delivery Network

• US 20110055347A1
• Filed: 09/03/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Coursey, Cameron, Ku, Bernard, Hu, Weidong
• Granted Patent: US 9,338,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/107 License processing; Key processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• 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 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]

Abstract

A content delivery network includes an overlay network having a plurality of cache servers. Each cache server configured to receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network, receive a request from a mobile capture device to establish communication with the personal content server, and establish a communication path through the overlay network between the mobile capture device and the personal content server. Each cache server is further configured to transfer content from the mobile capture device along the communication path to the personal content server.

Claims

1. A content delivery network comprising:

an overlay network including a plurality of cache servers, each cache server configured to;

receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network;

receive a request from a mobile capture device to establish communication with the personal content server;

establish a communication path through the overlay network between the mobile capture device and the personal content server; and

transfer content from the mobile capture device along the communication path to the personal content server.

2. The content delivery network of claim 1 wherein the mobile capture device is a video camera, digital camera, digital audio recorder, or any combination thereof.

3. The content delivery network of claim 1 wherein the content is transferred along the communication path without being stored by the content delivery network.

4. The content delivery network of claim 1 wherein the personal content server is located at a customer premises.

5. The content delivery network of claim 1 wherein the personal content server is configured to provide the content to a digital picture frame, a set-top box, a television, a stereo system, personal computer, laptop, or any combination thereof.

6. A content delivery network comprising:

an overlay network including a plurality of cache servers, each cache server configured to;

receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network, the personal content server being located at a customer premises;

receive a request from a mobile video capture device to establish communication with the personal content server;

establish a communication path through the overlay network between the mobile video capture device and the personal content server; and

transfer content from the mobile video capture device along the communication path to the personal content server;

whereby the personal content server can provide the content to a digital picture frame, a set-top box, a television, a stereo system, personal computer, laptop or any combination thereof.

7. The content delivery network of claim 6 wherein the content is transferred along the communication path without being stored by the content delivery network.

8. A personal content server comprising:

a storage configured to store content provided by a mobile capture device; and

a processor configured to;

establish a communication path through a network with the mobile capture device;

receive the content from the mobile capture device using the communication path; and

provide the content to (i) a local device using a short range wireless technology, (ii) a local device joined to a same wireless local area network as the personal content server, or (iii) a local device connected to the same local area network as the personal content server, the local device capable of providing playback of the content and including a digital picture frame, a set-top box, a television, a stereo system, or any combination thereof.

9. The personal content server of claim 8 wherein the short range wireless technology includes Bluetooth.

10. The personal content server of claim 8 wherein the short range wireless technology includes wireless USB.

11. The personal content server of claim 8 wherein the communication path is through a content delivery network.

12. The personal content server of claim 11 wherein the content is transferred along the communication path without being stored by the content delivery network.

13. The personal content server of claim 8 wherein the mobile capture device is a video camera, digital camera, digital audio recorder, smart phone, laptop, or any combination thereof.

14. The personal content server of claim 8 wherein the personal content server is located at a customer premise.

15. The personal content server of claim 8 wherein the personal content server is further configured to provide the content to a personal computer, a laptop, or any combination thereof.