Mobile Broadcast via Intermediary Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication technologies do not enable mobile devices to broadcast multimedia content, such as images and video, to multiple recipients in real-time, limiting their use in scenarios like disaster response where immediate sharing is crucial.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows mobile devices to broadcast multimedia content via wireless networks, intranets, or the internet, using a broadcast server that determines intended recipients and connectivity types, enabling real-time transmission from mobile devices like camera phones or PDAs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If point-to-point wireless applications are used for content distribution, then existing wireless infrastructure can be utilized, but real-time broadcasting to multiple recipients is not enabled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a broadcast server as an intermediary component that receives multimedia content from mobile devices and distributes it to multiple recipients. This mediator enables broadcasting functionality without requiring complex modifications to existing mobile devices or network infrastructure, resolving the contradiction between enabling broadcasting and maintaining system simplicity.
2Productivity
If existing wireless applications are used, then current network infrastructure can be leveraged, but real-time multimedia broadcasting to multiple recipients cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The broadcast server is designed to handle multiple functions: receiving content from various sources (mobile devices, third-party providers), supporting multiple connectivity types (wireless networks, intranet, internet), and distributing to diverse recipients. This multi-functional design enables real-time broadcasting while leveraging existing infrastructure, resolving the contradiction between productivity and adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If third-party service providers generate multimedia content, then content distribution can occur, but mobile devices cannot initiate broadcasts
Solution Approach 1:
The broadcast server acts as an intermediary that enables mobile devices to initiate broadcasts without requiring complex broadcasting software or hardware in the devices themselves. The server handles the complexity of content reception, processing, and distribution to multiple recipients, allowing simple mobile devices to achieve sophisticated broadcasting capability.
Data Source
AI summary
Multimedia content is broadcast from a mobile device. The multimedia content, or a portion thereof, can be downloaded to or generated by the mobile device. The mobile device can comprise a cellular phone, camera phone, video phone, PDA, or the like, capable of transmitting multimedia content. The multimedia content can include images, video, audio and/or sensor content. The multimedia content is transmitted to a broadcast server via a radio network for subsequent broadcast to intended recipients. For example a first responder at a disaster site can broadcast multimedia, via a mobile device, to other first responders, to an Incident Commander on the site, and/or to remote recipients such as city, county, and/or state Emergency Operations Centers. The multimedia content can be broadcast via a wireless broadcast network, an intranet, the Internet, or a combination thereof.