INTEGRATED WIRELESS MOBILEMEDIA SYSTEM

• Main Authors: DAVIDSON GORDON J, VAN HORN, JR. KURTIS S, HOWARD KEVIN B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.02.2011
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

An integrated wireless MobileMedia system is provided. One embodiment includes a wireless media system for distributing media content, the wireless media system including; a base unit that includes: (1) a WWAN modem for receiving the media content over a WWAN network; (2) a router in communication with the WWAN modem; and (3) a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the media content to one or more wireless receivers, wherein a first wireless receiver is configured to wirelessly receive the media content from the transmitter and push the media content to a video device. In some embodiments, the wireless media system further includes a TV tuner device for receiving live video content. Another embodiment is a method for distributing media content using a base station with a WWAN modem, a router, a controller, and a transmitter, the method including: receiving, over a WWAN network, the media content at a WWAN modem; transmitting, by way of the router, the media content from the WWAN modem to the controller; coordinating, using the controller, the delivery of the media content to one or more wireless receivers; and transmitting the media content to a first wireless receiver.