Method and system for mobile delivery of broadcast content

• US 9,425,887 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2015
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Radioxio, LLC
• Original Assignee: Maxlinear Incorporated
• Inventors: Ling, Curtis, Gallagher, Timothy, Chang, Glenn
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, NHAN T
• Application Number:
  US14/828,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20160036516A1
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.02, 455/3.05, 455/11.1, 455/12.1, 455 131- 133, 455/507, 455/517, 455/550.1, 455/561, 455/562.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/185 Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systemsH04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18515 Transmission equipment in satellites or space-based relays
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18517 Transmission equipment in earth stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18523 Satellite systems for providing broadcast service to terrestrial stations, i.e. broadcast satellite service arrangements specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving H04H40/90; picture transmission via satellite H04N1/00103; television transmission via satellite H04N7/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18526 Arrangements for data linking, networking or transporting, or for controlling an end to end session data switching networks H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/08 among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/21 Billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 4/00 Combined time-division and frequency-division multiplex systems H04J13/00 takes precedence ; data transmission H04L5/26; telemetry G08C15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/74 Address processing for routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• 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: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4343 Extraction or processing of packetized elementary streams [PES]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 : Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 : involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 : Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/61 : Network physical structure; Signal processing H04B takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 : involving transmission via a satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6193 : involving transmission via a satellite arrangements for data linking, networking or transporting, or for controlling an end to end session in a satellite broadcast system H04B7/18526
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 : IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 : Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 : Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 : Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A satellite dish assembly may comprise a broadcast receive module and a basestation module. The broadcast receive module may be operable to receive a satellite signal, recover media carried in the satellite signal, and output the media. The basestation module may be operable to accept the media output by the broadcast receive module and transmit the media in accordance with one or more wireless protocols. In being conveyed from the broadcast receive module to the basestation, the media content may not traverse any wide area network connection. The one or more wireless protocols may comprise one or more of: a cellular protocol and IEEE 802.11 protocol. The satellite dish assembly may comprise a routing module that may be operable to route data between the broadcast receive module, the basestation, and a gateway.

Claims

1. A satellite reception assembly comprising a routing module and a basestation module, wherein:

said routing module is operable to route packets between said basestation module and a satellite subscriber gateway;

said routing module comprises a filtering module operable to drop packets that arrive via said satellite subscriber gateway from a network that is not a network of a cellular provider associated with said basestation module; and

said basestation module is operable to transmit packets from said routing module in accordance with one or more wireless protocols.

2. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 wherein said one or more wireless protocols comprise one or more of cellular, WiGig, WiMAX, and IEEE 802.11 protocols.

3. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, comprising a parabolic reflector and a feed horn.

4. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, wherein said satellite reception assembly is adapted for installation at a satellite subscriber premises.

5. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, wherein said basestation module is a cellular basestation module.

6. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, wherein said satellite reception assembly is adapted for mounting to a cellular tower.

7. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, wherein said satellite reception assembly is connected to said satellite subscriber gateway via an Ethernet physical layer connection.

8. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 wherein:

said satellite reception assembly comprises a satellite receive module; and

said routing module is operable to route satellite content received via said satellite receive module among said satellite receive module, said basestation module, and said satellite subscriber gateway.

9. The satellite reception assembly of claim 8, wherein said routing module is operable to packetize said satellite content into Internet Protocol (IP) packets.

10. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1, wherein:

said satellite subscriber gateway is operable to route traffic between said satellite reception assembly and a wide area network connection terminated at said satellite subscriber gateway; and

said packets do not traverse said wide area network connection when routed by said routing module.

11. A method comprising:

in a satellite reception assembly comprising a routing module and a basestation module;

routing, by said routing module, packets between said basestation module and a satellite subscriber gateway;

dropping, by a filtering module of said routing module, packets that arrive via said satellite subscriber gateway from a network that is not a network of a cellular provider associated with said basestation module; and

transmitting, by said basestation module, packets from said routing module in accordance with one or more wireless protocols.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said one or more wireless protocols comprise one or more of cellular, WiGig, WiMAX, and IEEE 802.11 protocols.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said satellite reception assembly is installed at a satellite subscriber premises.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said basestation module is a cellular basestation module.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said satellite reception assembly is mounted to a cellular tower.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein said satellite reception assembly comprises a satellite receive module, and the method comprises:

routing, by said routing module, satellite content received via said satellite receive module among said satellite receive module, said basestation module, and said satellite subscriber gateway.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising packetizing, by said routing module, said satellite content into Internet Protocol (IP) packets.

18. The method of claim 11, comprising:

routing, by said satellite subscriber gateway, traffic between said satellite reception assembly and a wide area network connection terminated at said satellite subscriber gateway, wherein, said packets do not traverse said wide area network connection when routed by said routing module.