SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT IN A VEHICLE-BASED WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for distributing content in a vehicle-based wireless network, the system comprising:
- a first vehicle-based communication device;
a second vehicle-based communication device;
wherein the first device is configured to;
receive, via a cellular network, a content item from a content distributor;
transmit, via a Wi-Fi network, a first portion of the content item to the second vehicle-based communication device, wherein the first portion is randomly selected by the first device;
receive, via the Wi-Fi network, a request for a second portion of the content item from the second device; and
in response to the received request, transmit, via the Wi-Fi network, the second portion of the content item to the second device; and
wherein the second device is configured to;
request, via the cellular network, a third portion from the content distributor; and
receive, via the cellular network, the third portion.
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Abstract
Techniques for distributing content to mobile computing devices, such as in the context of a vehicle-based wireless network, are described. In some examples, a content provider uses a cellular network to initially transmit a content item to a multi-network communication device in a first vehicle. The first vehicle device then uses a local Wi-Fi network to further transmit randomly selected portions of the content item to devices on nearby vehicles, which may also further propagate the content item portions to other vehicles. Vehicle devices may also specifically request content portions by broadcasting requests to neighboring vehicle devices via local Wi-Fi communication and/or communicating with the content provider via the cellular network. Upon the occurrence of a condition, such as a passage of time, the content provider may also initiate communication with devices in the network in order to assure complete distribution of the content item.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for distributing content in a vehicle-based wireless network, the system comprising:
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a first vehicle-based communication device; a second vehicle-based communication device; wherein the first device is configured to; receive, via a cellular network, a content item from a content distributor; transmit, via a Wi-Fi network, a first portion of the content item to the second vehicle-based communication device, wherein the first portion is randomly selected by the first device; receive, via the Wi-Fi network, a request for a second portion of the content item from the second device; and in response to the received request, transmit, via the Wi-Fi network, the second portion of the content item to the second device; and wherein the second device is configured to; request, via the cellular network, a third portion from the content distributor; and receive, via the cellular network, the third portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method in a first vehicle-based communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a cellular network, a content item from a content distributor; transmitting, via a Wi-Fi network, a first portion of the content item to a second vehicle-based communication device, wherein the first portion is randomly selected by the first device; receiving, via the Wi-Fi network, a request for a second portion of the content item from the second device; and in response to the received request, transmit, via the Wi-Fi network, the second portion of the content item to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for distributing content in a vehicle-based wireless network, the method comprising:
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transmitting, via a cellular network, an announcement, proofs, and a content item to a first subset of devices in the vehicle-based wireless network, wherein the announcement is transmitted by a content distributor and identifies a content item, and wherein the proofs are configured to authenticate the content distributor and the content item; causing devices in the first subset of devices to transmit, via a Wi-Fi network, portions of the content item to devices in a second subset of devices in the vehicle-based wireless network; and transmitting, via the cellular network, remaining portions to the devices in the second subset of devices, wherein each remaining portion is one that has not been received by a device in the second subset of devices from any of the devices in the first subset of devices. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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