WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20120202426A1
• Filed: 02/09/2011
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NCR Voyix Corporation
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Henderson, Jim, Grossi, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,998,161 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/16 Circuits

Abstract

A wireless communication device which stores and transfers entire digital media files for later use at transfer speeds compliant with the 60 GHz wireless standard. An example wireless communication device includes a receiver for wirelessly receiving an entire digital media file and associated usage rights from a kiosk while the receiver is within a wireless reception range of the kiosk, a memory for storing the digital media file and the associated usage rights, transfer circuitry for transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights, and a controller for operating the receiver to receive the entire digital media file and associated rights, for storing the digital media file for later playing, and for operating the transfer circuitry to transfer the digital media file and associated rights.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device comprising:

a receiver for wirelessly receiving an entire digital media file and associated usage rights from a kiosk while the receiver is within a wireless reception range of the kiosk;

a memory for storing the digital media file and the associated usage rights;

transfer circuitry for transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights; and

a controller for operating the receiver to receive the entire digital media file and associated rights, for storing the digital media file for later playing, and for operating the transfer circuitry to transfer the digital media file and associated rights.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises a 60 GHz standard receiver.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the memory includes a first memory section for storing the digital media file and a second memory section for storing the associated usage rights.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the memory comprises dual port memory.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the transfer circuitry comprises a wireless transmitter.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the wireless transmitter transfers the entire digital media file and the associated usage rights to a separate playing device for later playing.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the wireless transmitter transfers the digital media file to a separate playing device during playing by the playing device.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the wireless transmitter comprises a 60 GHz standard transmitter.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the transfer circuitry comprises universal serial bus circuitry capable of transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights via a cable.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the transfer circuitry comprises a card reader/writer capable of transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights to a card.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the transfer circuitry transfers the digital media file and the associated usage rights to a separate playing device.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the playing device comprises a smart phone.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the playing device comprises a personal computer.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the playing device comprises a television.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the transfer circuitry comprises a 60 GHz standard transmitter.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the receiver wirelessly receives the entire digital media file and associated usage rights from the kiosk in less than one minute.

17. The device of claim 1, further comprising a battery.

18. The device of claim 1, further comprising a smart phone jacket containing the receiver, the memory, the transfer circuitry, and the controller.

19. The device of claim 1, further comprising a smart phone docking station containing the receiver, the memory, the transfer circuitry, and the controller.

20. A portable wireless communication device comprising:

a receiver for wirelessly receiving an entire digital media file and associated usage rights from a kiosk in less than one minute while the receiver is within range of the kiosk;

a memory for storing the digital media file and the associated usage rights;

transfer circuitry for transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights to a playing device including one or more of cable connector and a wireless transmitter, the wireless transmitter being capable of transmitting the entire digital media file and associated usage rights from the memory in less than one minute while the wireless transmitter is within range of the playing device; and

a controller for operating the receiver to receive the entire digital media file and associated rights, for storing the digital media file for later playing, and for operating the transfer circuitry to transfer the digital media file and associated rights to the playing device.

21. A method of transferring a digital media file from a kiosk comprising:

receiving by a wireless receiver an entire digital media file and associated usage rights while the wireless receiver is within a wireless reception range of the kiosk;

storing the digital media file and the associated usage rights in a memory;

transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the receiver comprises a 60 GHz standard receiver.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the storing step comprises storing the digital media file in a first memory section and storing the usage rights in a second memory section.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the transferring step comprises transmitting by a wireless transmitter the entire digital media file and the associated usage rights to a separate playing device for later playing.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the transferring step comprises transmitting by a wireless transmitter the digital media file to a playing device during playing by a separate playing device.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the transmitter comprises a 60 GHz standard receiver.

27. The method of claim 21, wherein the transferring step comprises transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights via a cable connected to a separate playing device.

28. The method of claim 21, wherein the transferring step comprises transferring the digital media file and the associated usage rights to a card.

29. The method of claim 21, wherein the playing device comprises a smart phone.

30. The method of claim 21, wherein the playing device comprises a personal computer.

31. The method of claim 21, wherein the playing device comprises a television.

32. The method of claim 21, wherein the receiving step comprises receiving the entire digital media file and associated usage rights from the kiosk in less than one minute.