IP Library Granted Patent US 10,104,423
Granted Patent B2
US 10,104,423 · App. 14/975,180 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Multimedia service mirroring

Inventors: Ted Andrew Watson (Sunnyvale, CA); Matthew Fitzgerald (Sunnyvale, CA); Yogesh Ranade (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
H04N21/43615H04L67/1095H04N21/2143H04N21/25816H04N21/4122H04N21/4126H04N21/41407H04N21/43635H04N21/43637H04W4/008H04W4/80
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Patent No.
US 10,104,423
App. No.
14/975,180
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods here may be used to communicate wirelessly with a wireless user device, communicate with a media service provider by a network, communicate with a media equipment player, receive from the wireless user device, a request to access a media service by the media service provider, access media available by the media service provider and communicate the availability of the media to the wireless user device, and mirror playing of the media from the media service provider by the media equipment player.

Claims (78)

1. A network system comprising:

a network device including a processor in communication with a memory and data storage, an access point (AP) subsystem and a low energy communication subsystem, the network device configured to,

associate with an application running on a wireless user device;

authenticate the wireless user device to a hotel network;

assign a virtual area network (VLAN) to the wireless user device and resources;

communicate the availability of the resources in the VLAN to the wireless user device,

wherein the available resources includes local media equipment;

communicate with multiple third party media service providers;

automatically present the multiple third party media service providers as options to the wireless user device;

receive, from the application running on the wireless user device, a selection of one of the multiple third party media service provider options;

receive, from the application running on the wireless user device, a login credential correlating to the selected third party media service provider;

access the selected third party media service provider, by the network, using the received login credential;

receive indications of available media from the selected third party media service provider;

communicate the availability of the media from the selected third party media service provider to the application running on the wireless user device

receive, from the wireless user device, a request to access a selection of available media; and

cause play of the selected media from the third party media service provider using the received login credential, on the local media equipment.

2. The network system of claim 1 , further comprising,

at least one of, a multi-port Ethernet connection and HDMI connection for communicating with the media equipment player.

3. The network system of claim 1 wherein the network device is further configured to,

isolate services available to the wireless user device based on network authentication credentials of the wireless user device.

4. The network system of claim 1 wherein the AP subsystem is at least one of a WiFi AP subsystem and an LTE AP subsystem.

5. The network system of claim 1 wherein the media equipment player is a television; and

wherein the network system is further configured to allow access to the playing media on the television by tuning to a channel on the television.

6. The network system of claim 1 wherein the low energy subsystem is a Bluetooth Low Energy subsystem.

7. The network system of claim 1 wherein the network system is configured to utilize an assigned private network for the wireless user device by the AP subsystem.

8. The network system of claim 2 wherein the communication is through the connection for at least one of,

the media service provider by the network; and

the media equipment player.

9. The network system of claim 1 wherein the network device is also in communication with a central network controller for controlling network access by the AP.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon for a method of mirroring media services, the method comprising:

by a network device,

providing access to a hotel network to a wireless user device by an AP subsystem;

assigning a virtual area network (VLAN) to the wireless user device and resources;

communicating the availability of the resources in the VLAN to the wireless user device,

wherein the available resources includes local media equipment;

communicating with an application running on the wireless user device by a low energy subsystem;

automatically presenting the multiple third party media service providers as options to the wireless user device;

receiving from the application running on the wireless user device a request to access one of the third party media service provider from the presented third party multiple service providers;

receiving, from an application running on the wireless user device, a login credential correlating to the selected third party media service provider;

accessing the selected third party media service provider, by the network, using the received login credential;

receiving indications of available selected third party media service provider media from the selected third party media service provider;

receiving media from the media service provider by the network, based on the credential; and

mirroring play of media from the media service provider on the local media equipment player.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein the providing network access to a wireless user device by the AP is by communication with a central network controller.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the mirroring playing of media from the media service provider by the network device is by at least one of a multi-port Ethernet connection and HDMI connection.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the providing network access to the wireless user device by the AP is by an assigned virtual local area network for the wireless user device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the mirroring play of media from the media service provider by the network device on the media equipment player is by a television and the mirroring is by a channel on the television.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein the AP subsystem is a WiFi AP subsystem.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein the AP subsystem is an LTE AP subsystem.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein the low energy subsystem is a Bluetooth Low Energy subsystem.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the WiFi AP subsystem is configured to be centrally managed.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon for a method of mirroring media services, the method comprising:

by a networking device with a wireless access point (AP) subsystem, wireless low energy subsystem, and network interface,

associating a wireless user device to the AP subsystem;

providing hotel network access to the wireless user device;

sending an authentication request to a central server for the wireless user device;

assigning a virtual area network (VLAN) to the wireless user device and resources;

communicating the availability of the resources in the VLAN to the wireless user device,

wherein the available resources includes local media equipment;

communicating with an application running on the wireless user device by the low energy subsystem;

automatically presenting the multiple third party media service providers as options to the wireless user device;

receiving from the application running on the wireless user device a request to access a media service provider from a selection of multiple media service providers;

receiving, from the application running on the wireless user device, a login credential correlating to the selected third party media service provider;

accessing the selected third party media service provider, by the network, using the received login credential;

receiving indications of available media from the selected third party media service provider;

receiving media from the media service provider by the network; and

mirroring media play from the media service provider on the local media equipment player.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 further comprising,

utilizing an assigned virtual local area network which allows the wireless user device access to only the computing device with wireless access point and only specific media equipment players.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein the network device is further configured to,

authenticate the wireless device; and

automatically determine, based on the authentication, which third party media service providers to present for selection.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the method further includes,

authenticating the wireless device; and

automatically determining, based on the authentication, which third party media service providers to present for selection.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the method further includes,

authenticating the wireless device; and

automatically determining, based on the authentication, which third party media service providers to present for selection.

Assignments (10)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 049905/0504 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; RUCKUS WIRELESS, LLC (F/K/A RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.)
Reel/Frame 071477/0255 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST
Reel/Frame 060752/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049820/0495 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049892/0396 →
TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049905/0504 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Apr 8, 2019
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048817/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Reel/Frame 046730/0854 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Apr 2, 2018
From: RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 046379/0431 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2017
From: WATSON, TED ANDREW; FITZGERALD, MATTHEW
To: RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 043642/0749 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62139590 · Mar 27, 2015
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