IP Library Granted Patent US 8,478,236
Granted Patent B2
US 8,478,236 · App. 12/355,598 · Granted Jul 2, 2013

User profile based content delivery between a standard handset and a Femtocell device

Inventors: Xuemin (Sherman) Chen (San Diego, CA); Charles Abraham (Los Gatos, CA); Wael William Diab (San Francisco, CA); Vinko Erceg (Cardiff, CA); Victor T. Hou (La Jolla, CA); Jeyhan Karaoguz (Irvine, CA); Mark Kent (Vista, CA)
Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,478,236
App. No.
12/355,598
Granted
Jul 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An access device receives content from a broadband IP network to be communicated to a wireless handset over a radio access network (RAN). The access device acquires a user profile utilized in the radio network for the wireless handset. Based on the acquired user profile, the access device determines transmission parameters utilized for communicating the received content to the wireless handset using an air interface protocol over the radio access network. A security level and/or a security protocol, a transcoding mechanism, and/or transmission bit rate are determined based on the acquired user profile. A resolution, transmission bit rate, coding structure, security protocol and/or security level for transmitting the received content to the wireless handset are adjusted based on the acquired user profile. Alternately, the access device is enabled to receive content from the wireless handset using a transmission profile determined based on user profile of the wireless handset.

Claims (43)

1. A method for communication, comprising:

receiving, by an access device, content from a broadband IP network to be communicated to a wireless handset associated with a radio access network;

acquiring, by said access device, a user profile used in said radio access network for said wireless handset; and

communicating said received content from said access device to said wireless handset utilizing an air interface protocol utilized by said radio access network, wherein a security feature utilized for said communicating is determined based on said acquired user profile,

wherein said user includes information that indicates at least one of a desired transmission bit rate and a reduced transmission bit rate for said communicating said received content to said wireless handset.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising identifying said wireless handset based on information in said received content.

3. The method according to claim 2 , comprising acquiring said user profile based on said information in said received content.

4. The method according to claim 3 , comprising determining a security level and/or a security protocol based on said acquired user profile.

5. The method according to claim 3 , comprising transcoding said received content based on said acquired user profile.

6. The method according to claim 5 , comprising adjusting during said transcoding, one or more of a resolution, a color depth, a frame rate, a compression level, and a sample rate of said received content based on a determined security protocol and/or a determined security level.

7. The method according to claim 5 , comprising communicating said transcoded content to said wireless handset using a determined security protocol and/or a determined security protocol.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein said transcoded content is in a format of IIII, IPPP, or IBBPBBP.

9. The method according to claim 1 , comprising determining whether to utilize said desired transmission bit rate or said reduced transmission bit rate based on power consumption and/or remaining power of said wireless handset.

10. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

determining a transmission profile based on said acquired user profile; and

receiving content from said wireless handset using said determined transmission profile.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein said determined transmission profile comprises a transmission bit rate and/or a coding structure.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein said coding structure is IIII, IPPP, or IBBPBBP.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the security feature is a security level or a security protocol.

14. A system for communication, comprising:

one or more circuits for use in an access device, wherein said one or more circuits are configured to receive content from a broadband IP network to be communicated to a wireless handset associated with a radio access network;

said one or more circuits are configured to acquire a user profile used in said radio access network for said wireless handset; and

said one or more circuits are configured to communicate said received content from said access device to said wireless handset utilizing an air interface protocol utilized by said radio access network, wherein a security feature utilized for said communicating is determined based on said acquired user profile,

wherein said user profile includes information that indicates at least one of a desired transmission bit rate and a reduced transmission bit rate to communicate said received content to said wireless handset.

15. The system according to claim 14 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to identify said wireless handset based on information in said received content.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to acquire said user profile based on said information in said received content.

17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to determine a security level and/or a security protocol based on said acquired user profile.

18. The system according to claim 16 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to transcode said received content based on said acquired user profile.

19. The system according to claim 18 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to adjust, during said transcoding, one or more of a resolution, a color depth, a frame rate, a compression level, and a sample rate of said received content based on a determined security protocol and/or a determined security level.

20. The system according to claim 18 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to communicate said transcoded content to said wireless handset using a determined security protocol and/or a determined security protocol.

21. The method according to claim 18 , wherein said transcoded content is in a format of IIII, IPPP, or IBBPBBP.

22. The system according to claim 14 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to determine whether to utilize said desired transmission bit rate or said reduced transmission bit rate based on power consumption and/or remaining power of said wireless handset.

23. The system according to claim 14 , wherein said one or more circuits are configured to determine a transmission profile based on said user profile; and

receive content from said wireless handset using said determined transmission profile.

24. The system according to claim 23 , wherein said transmission profile comprises a transmission bit rate and/or a coding structure.

25. The system according to claim 24 , wherein said coding structure is IIII, IPPP, or IBBPBBP.

26. The system according to claim 14 , wherein the security feature is a security level or a security protocol.

27. A system for communication, comprising:

one or more circuits for use in an access device, wherein said one or more circuits are configured to receive content from a broadband IP network to be communicated to a wireless handset associated with a radio access network;

said one or more circuits are configured to acquire a user profile used in said radio access network for said wireless handset;

said one or more circuits are configured to communicate said received content from said access device to said wireless handset utilizing an air interface protocol utilized by said radio access network, wherein a security feature utilized for said communicating is determined based on said acquired user profile;

said one or more circuits are configured to determine a transmission profile based on said user profile, wherein said transmission profile comprises a transmission bit rate and/or a coding structure; and

said one or more circuits are configured to receive content from said wireless handset using said determined transmission profile.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MERGER TO 09/05/2018 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 047230 FRAME: 0133. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Oct 29, 2018
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047630/0456 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 4, 2018
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047230/0133 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 3, 2017
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BROADCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041712/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2017
From: BROADCOM CORPORATION
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 041706/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: BROADCOM CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 037806/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2009
From: CHEN, XUEMIN SHERMAN; ABRAHAM, CHARLES; DIAB, WAEL WILLIAM; ERCEG, VINKO; HOU, VICTOR T.; KARAOGUZ, JEYHAN; KENT, MARK
To: BROADCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022501/0001 →
Continuity (1)
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