Protected distribution and location based aggregation service
View Patent ↗A system for and method of per access-point streaming media customization and privacy protected feedback in a wireless network. The system is operative to: encrypt real time streamed media content from a streaming media source; multicast the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast; aggregate the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and provide information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.
1. A system for per access-point streaming media customization and privacy protected feedback in a wireless network, comprising:
means for encrypting real time streamed media content from a streaming media source;
means for multicasting the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast;
means for aggregating the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and
means for providing information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the streaming media source is an internet radio.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user device comprises a mobile device.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the mobile device is one of a smart phone or a portable media device.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network comprises a bandwidth constrained wide area network (WAN) connected IPv6 mobile network.
6. The system of claim 3 , wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes at least one of a unique mobile device identification (ID) or a location coordinate of the mobile device.
7. The system of claim 3 , wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes a unique mobile device identification (ID), a location coordinate of the mobile device, a streaming media source ID request, and a timestamp.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the location coordinate is determined via a global positioning system (GPS).
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the streamed encrypted media content is encrypted with a digital rights management (DRM) key.
10. The system of claim 2 , wherein the information provided back to the internet radio as the streaming media source includes at least one of a radio tower identification (ID), a timestamp, a channel selected, a channel de-selected or a channel global positioning position (GPS).
11. A method of per access-point streaming media customization and privacy protected feedback in a wireless network, the method comprising:
encrypting real time streamed media content from a streaming media source;
multicasting the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast;
aggregating the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and
providing information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the streaming media source is an internet radio.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the user device comprises a mobile device.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the mobile device is one of a smart phone or a portable media device.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wireless network comprises a bandwidth constrained wide area network (WAN) connected IPv6 mobile network.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes at least one of a unique mobile device identification (ID) or a location coordinate of the mobile device.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes a unique mobile device identification (ID), a location coordinate of the mobile device, a streaming media source ID request, and a timestamp.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the location coordinate is determined via a global positioning system (GPS).
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the streamed encrypted media content is encrypted with a digital rights management (DRM) key.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the information provided back to the internet radio as the streaming media source includes at least one of a radio tower identification (ID), a timestamp, a channel selected, a channel de-selected or a channel global positioning position (GPS).
21. A mobile wireless access device, comprising:
a network interface communicatively coupling the mobile wireless access device to a network server;
a controller associated with the network interface and operative to:
transmit location coordinate information, an access-point identification (ID), and a streaming media ID request to the network server;
receive an encrypted streamed media multicast from the network server;
receive a multicast unique key for streamed content decryption;
decrypt the streamed content for playback by a player function;
transmit a successful connection and decryption of the streamed media multicast back to the network server; and
transmit a termination of the connection of the streamed media multicast back to the network server.
22. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a program for instructing a system to:
encrypt real time streamed media content from a streaming media source;
multicast the streamed encrypted media content for availability to a user device for playback, the user device sending out unicast responses at the time of joining or dropping the multicast;
aggregate the unicast responses in the form of a connect multicast state or a disconnect multicast state of the user device based on the joining or dropping of the multicast; and
provide information back to the streaming media source based on the aggregated unicast responses.
23. The computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the streaming media source is an internet radio.
24. The computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the user device comprises a mobile device.
25. The computer readable medium of claim 24 , wherein the mobile device is one of a smart phone or a portable media device.
26. The computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the wireless network comprises a bandwidth constrained wide area network (WAN) connected IPv6 mobile network.
27. The computer readable medium of claim 24 , wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes at least one of a unique mobile device identification (ID) or a location coordinate of the mobile device.
28. The computer readable medium of claim 24 , wherein each of the unicast responses from the mobile device further includes a unique mobile device identification (ID), a location coordinate of the mobile device, a streaming media source ID request, and a timestamp.
29. The computer readable medium of claim 27 , wherein the location coordinate is determined via a global positioning system (GPS).
30. The computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the streamed encrypted media content is encrypted with a digital rights management (DRM) key.
31. The computer readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the information provided back to the internet radio as the streaming media source includes at least one of a radio tower identification (ID), a timestamp, a channel selected, a channel de-selected or a channel global positioning position (GPS).