Digital Media Delivery

a digital media and digital technology, applied in the field of digital media delivery, can solve the problems of limited footprint of fm/am radio, inability to meet the needs of users,

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-12-24
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
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Benefits of technology

This approach ensures seamless media content delivery across varying locations, balances network load between multicast and unicast, and provides targeted advertising, improving user experience and network efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

However, FM / AM radio has a limited footprint and a listener may lose reception when traveling from one area to another.
Further, satellite can have holes in urban areas caused by blockage by building and other obstructions.
However, as discussed above, traditional broadcast has limitations.
For example, one with ordinary skill in the art would recognize that the bandwidth available, even on eMBMS, is limited, and that with current technology, a network would not be able to make all broadcast content from all radio stations available all across the entire United States, for example.

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[0015]The subject disclosure describes, among other things, illustrative embodiments for efficiently providing a variety of media content overcoming the limitations of traditional broadcast and other techniques. Other embodiments are described in the subject disclosure.

[0016]One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include transmitting media content to a user using multi-cast, such as evolved Multimedia Broadcast / Multicast (eMBMS), when the user is in a first, or local, area and transmitting the media to the user using unicast, when the user is in a second, or remote, area.

[0017]One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include efficiently providing a user with selected media content regardless of their location.

[0018]One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include efficiently providing a user with a selected type or genre of media content regardless of their location.

[0019]One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include targeting advertising to appropriate geog...

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Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising receiving first media content from first equipment of a first source, transmitting the first media content to a first base station having a first coverage area for transmission from the first base station to a user device through multi-cast while the user device is within the first coverage area, and transmitting the first media content to a second base station having a second coverage area for transmission from the second base station to the user device through unicast while the user device is within the second coverage area. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15 / 918,450, filed Mar. 12, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]The subject disclosure relates to a method and system of digital media delivery.BACKGROUND[0003]Many drivers listen to radio, either Frequency Modulation (FM), Amplitude Modulation (AM), or satellite-based radio. Many listeners only listen to a particular radio station each time they are in their vehicle. However, FM / AM radio has a limited footprint and a listener may lose reception when traveling from one area to another. Further, satellite can have holes in urban areas caused by blockage by building and other obstructions. Many of these same issues are experienced with other forms of media, such as television.[0004]Recent trends in wireless mobile networks are adopting point-to-multipoint services, in which data is transmitted from a single source entity t...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04W36/02H04W36/08H04W36/00H04W4/06
CPCH04W36/08H04W4/06H04W36/0007H04W36/0011H04W36/026
InventorVIOX, ALEXANDERALAM, IFTEKHARHO, MING-JU
OwnerAT&T MOBILITY II LLC