DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA CONTENT TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20160119408A1
• Filed: 10/23/2014
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Bertz, Lyle T., Hirschman, Charles Brent
• Granted Patent: US 10,015,235 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A data processing system facilitates content-delivery to a wireless communication device over a plurality of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). The data system receives Internet Protocol (IP) address data sets characterizing IP access to the wireless communication device through one or more IP access networks. The data system receives one or more CDN identifiers indicating active ones of the CDNs for the wireless communication device on the IP access networks. The data system processes the IP address data sets and the CDN identifiers to identify a network address for one of the CDNs and a content-delivery interface from the one CDN to the wireless communication device. The data system transfers network data indicating the wireless communication device, the network address to the one CDN, and the content-delivery interface.

Claims

1. A method of operating a data processing system to facilitate content-delivery to a wireless communication device over a plurality of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), the method comprising:

receiving one or more Internet Protocol (IP) address data sets characterizing IP access to the wireless communication device through one or more IP access networks;

receiving one or more CDN identifiers indicating active ones of the CDNs for the wireless communication device on the one or more IP access networks;

processing the one or more IP address data sets and the one or more CDN identifiers to identify a network address for one of the CDNs and a content-delivery interface from the one CDN to the wireless communication device; and

transferring network data indicating the wireless communication device, the network address to the one CDN, and the content-delivery interface.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the one or more CDN identifiers comprises receiving the one or more CDN identifiers transferred from the wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the one or more IP address data sets comprises receiving the one or more IP address data sets transferred from the wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the one or more CDN identifiers and receiving the one or more IP address data sets comprises receiving the one or more CDN identifiers and receiving the one or more IP address data sets transferred from the wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the one CDN comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Local IP Access (LIPA) system and the content-delivery interface comprises LTE.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the one CDN comprises a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) server and the content-delivery interface comprises universal Plug and Play (uPnP).

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication device and the one CDN communicate over a Local Area Network (LAN) and the content-delivery interface comprises at least one of Ethernet and Wireless Fidelity (Wifi).

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the one CDN comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless base station system and the content-delivery interface comprises LTE.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the one CDN comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the content-delivery interface comprises an enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS).

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the one CDN comprises a File Transfer over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) server that comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the content-delivery interface comprises FLUTE over an enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS).

11. A data processing system to facilitate content-delivery to a wireless communication device over a plurality of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), the data processing system comprising:

an access network interface configured to receive one or more Internet Protocol (IP) address data sets characterizing IP access to the wireless communication device through one or more IP access networks, receive one or more CDN identifiers indicating active ones of the CDNs for the wireless communication device on the one or more IP access networks, process the one or more IP address data sets and the one or more CDN identifiers to identify a network address for one of the CDNs and a content-delivery interface from the one CDN to the wireless communication device; and

a core network interface configured to transfer network data indicating the wireless communication device, the network address to the one CDN, and the content-delivery interface.

12. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one or more CDN identifiers are transferred from the wireless communication device.

13. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one or more IP address data sets are transferred from the wireless communication device.

14. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one or more CDN identifiers and the one or more IP address data sets are transferred from the wireless communication device.

15. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one CDN comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Local IP Access (LIPA) system and the content-delivery interface comprises LTE.

16. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one CDN comprises a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) server and the content-delivery interface comprises universal Plug and Play (uPnP).

17. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the wireless communication device and the one CDN communicate over a Local Area Network (LAN) and the content-delivery interface comprises at least one of Ethernet and Wireless Fidelity (Wifi).

18. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one CDN comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless base station system and the content-delivery interface comprises LTE.

19. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one CDN comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the content-delivery interface comprises an enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS).

20. The data processing system of claim 11 wherein the one CDN comprises a File Transfer over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) server that comprises a portion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the content-delivery interface comprises FLUTE over an enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS).