Systems and methods for an intelligent mobile media server
An Intelligent Mobile HotSpot (IMHS) comprises a local area network radio interface; an in home display interface; a user interface comprising one of a switch, button, or input (collectively an input); non-transitory memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the input: automatically establish a data connection with a vehicle display over the local area network, or automatically establish a data connection with a television over the in home display interface, and automatically cause a landing page to be displayed on the in vehicle display or the television.
1. An Intelligent Mobile Hotspot (IMHS), comprising:
a local area network radio interface;
an in home display interface;
a user interface comprising one of a switch, button, or input;
a non-transitory memory configured to store instructions;
a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the switch, button or input:
automatically establish a data connection with a vehicle display over the local area network, and
automatically establish a data connection with a television over the in home display interface, and
automatically cause a landing page to be displayed on the in vehicle display or the television; and
a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the IMHS, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network when, in the case of the data connection with the base station not already being present, a data connection with a vehicle display or the in-home display is established.
2. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the wide area network is a cellular type network.
3. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 2 , wherein the cellular network is a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA), Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), long term evolution (LTE) or Discover-Offer-Request-Acknowledgement (DOrA) network.
4. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the wide area data connection is a Point-to-Point (PPP) connection.
5. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the landing page includes a plurality of applications that allow a user to access content when activated.
6. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the content includes carrier content or local content.
7. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 5 , wherein the content includes at least one of visual voice mail and Short Message Service (SMS) messages; pictures in a photo album; music, content stored in a Nova Drive™ or carrier cloud storage; home content; Vcast video clips; new carrier or other applications; and movies.
8. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to access and process the content and display it on the television and vehicle display.
9. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to determine what type of processing of the content is needed based on the network over which the content is accessed, the type of device the content is going to be displayed on, or both.
10. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the processor is capable of matching video resolution for the content and for the type of display being used.
11. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the local area network is a Wi-Fi network.
12. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the local area network is a wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) network or an Ultra-wideband network, or a Zigbee network.
13. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the local area network data connection is a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection.
14. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to automatically establish a data connection with a base station or router associated with the local area network over the local area network when a data connection with an in-home display is established.
15. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 14 , further comprising a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the IMHS, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network when a data connection with a vehicle display is established.
16. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to detect when the Intelligent Mobile Hotspot moves from a vehicle environment to a home environment, or vice versa, and to automatically cause a handoff to occur between the wide area network and the local area network.
17. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the in home display interface comprises at least one of Infra-red, Wi-Fi, wide area network (WAN), Wireless High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Ultra-wideband (UWB), cable, or other means of wireless communication.
18. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 7 , wherein the home content comprises content from at least one of any home PC, Blu-ray, Net gear storage Vault, Digital Living Network Alliance® (DLNA) server, and cloud content.
19. The Intelligent Mobile Hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the cloud content comprises content from at least one of cable, Digital subscriber line (DSL), and Fiber Optic Service (FIOS).