System and method for transmission of data from a wireless mobile device over a multipath wireless router
View Patent ↗There is disclosed a system and method for transmission of multiple data streams from a mobile device to a network. In an embodiment, the system includes a multipath wireless router configured to provide a plurality of network connections including cellular, satellite, or wired Ethernet. An encoding module provided on the mobile device is configured to encode high volume data (e.g. high definition video) recorded by the mobile device into multiple data streams in dependence on the number of network connections available for transmission via the multipath wireless router. The encoding module provided on the mobile device transmits the multiple data streams to the wireless router using Wi-Fi to provide a local, short-hop, high capacity network connection. The plurality of network connections available via the multipath wireless router provides the necessary capacity and reliability to transmit a high volume of data, such as high definition video, virtually live.
1. A system for transmission of multiple data streams from one or more boss devices to a network comprising:
a multipath wireless router configured to provide a plurality of network connections; and
a router module provided on each boss device of the one or more boss devices, the router module configured to route data recorded by the corresponding boss device into multiple data streams in dependence on the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router, wherein the router module is configured to distribute data into multiple data streams in dependence upon a cost of the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router;
wherein the multipath wireless router is configured to:
establish a pool of one or more laborer devices having available wireless network resources;
receive a request from the one or more boss devices to request wireless network resources from the pool of the one or more laborer devices;
negotiate one or more laborer network connections selected from the available wireless network resources of the one or more laborer devices; and
distribute the multiple data streams for transmission across the one or more laborer network connections.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the router module provided on the corresponding boss device transmits the multiple data streams to the multipath wireless router using Wi-Fi.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of network connections comprises one or more of cellular, satellite, Wi-Fi, and wired Ethernet connections.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding boss device further includes a cellular network connection, and the router module is configured to route the data recorded by the mobile device into multiple data streams in further dependence on the cellular network connection.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the router module is configured to route data into multiple data streams in dependence upon a bandwidth of the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the router module is configured to route data into multiple data streams in dependence upon the reliability of the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router.
7. A method of transmission of multiple data streams from one or more boss devices to a network comprising:
configuring a multipath wireless router to provide a plurality of network connections;
providing a router module provided on each boss device of the one or more boss devices, the router module configured to route data recorded by the corresponding boss device into multiple data streams in dependence on the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router and to distribute data into multiple data streams in dependence upon a cost of the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router;
establishing a pool of one or more laborer devices having available wireless network resources;
receiving a request from the one or more boss devices to request wireless network resources from the pool of the one or more laborer devices;
negotiating one or more laborer network connections selected from the available wireless network resources of the one or more laborer devices; and
distributing the multiple data streams for transmission across the one or more laborer network connections.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising using the router module provided on the corresponding boss device to transmit the multiple data streams to the multipath wireless router using Wi-Fi.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of network connections comprises one or more of cellular, satellite, Wi-Fi, and wired Ethernet connections.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the corresponding boss device further includes a cellular network connection, and the method further comprises configuring the router module to route the data recorded by the corresponding boss device into multiple data streams in further dependence on the cellular network connection.
11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising configuring the router module to route data into multiple data streams in dependence upon the bandwidth of the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router.
12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising configuring the router module to route data into multiple data streams in dependence upon the reliability of the plurality of network connections for transmission to the multipath wireless router.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more laborer network connections are selected based on a ranking of the one or more additional laborer network connections by cost of operation.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more laborer network connections are selected based on at least one of measured cellular ping times, and reliability.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein each router module is configured to reserve bandwidth on each laborer device of the one or more laborer devices.
16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a controller device configured for managing boss requests, advertising for requested wireless network resources, and matching the one or more boss devices and the one or more laborer devices.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more laborer network connections includes a bandwidth usage cap.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more laborer devices are pre-associated with the one or more boss devices.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the controller device is configured to automatically remove a laborer device from the pool of the one or more laborer devices when the controller device detects that laborer network connections provided from the laborer device have become unstable or unavailable.
20. The system of claim 1 , wherein each device of the one or more boss devices and the one or more laborer devices is configured to self-identify as either a boss device or a laborer device.