Method and system for mobile delivery of broadcast content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9425887-B2
Application number	US-201514828889-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	Feb 6, 2012
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

A satellite dish assembly may comprise a broadcast receive module and a basestation module. The broadcast receive module may be operable to receive a satellite signal, recover media carried in the satellite signal, and output the media. The basestation module may be operable to accept the media output by the broadcast receive module and transmit the media in accordance with one or more wireless protocols. In being conveyed from the broadcast receive module to the basestation, the media content may not traverse any wide area network connection. The one or more wireless protocols may comprise one or more of: a cellular protocol and IEEE 802.11 protocol. The satellite dish assembly may comprise a routing module that may be operable to route data between the broadcast receive module, the basestation, and a gateway.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A satellite reception assembly comprising a routing module and a basestation module, wherein:
said routing module is operable to route packets between said basestation module and a satellite subscriber gateway;
said routing module comprises a filtering module operable to drop packets that arrive via said satellite subscriber gateway from a network that is not a network of a cellular provider associated with said basestation module; and
said basestation module is operable to transmit packets from said routing module in accordance with one or more wireless protocols.

2. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 wherein said one or more wireless protocols comprise one or more of cellular, WiGig, WiMAX, and IEEE 802.11 protocols.

3. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 , comprising a parabolic reflector and a feed horn.

4. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 , wherein said satellite reception assembly is adapted for installation at a satellite subscriber premises.

5. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 , wherein said basestation module is a cellular basestation module.

6. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 , wherein said satellite reception assembly is adapted for mounting to a cellular tower.

7. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 , wherein said satellite reception assembly is connected to said satellite subscriber gateway via an Ethernet physical layer connection.

8. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 wherein:
said satellite reception assembly comprises a satellite receive module; and
said routing module is operable to route satellite content received via said satellite receive module among said satellite receive module, said basestation module, and said satellite subscriber gateway.

9. The satellite reception assembly of claim 8 , wherein said routing module is operable to packetize said satellite content into Internet Protocol (IP) packets.

10. The satellite reception assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
said satellite subscriber gateway is operable to route traffic between said satellite reception assembly and a wide area network connection terminated at said satellite subscriber gateway; and
said packets do not traverse said wide area network connection when routed by said routing module.

11. A method comprising:
in a satellite reception assembly comprising a routing module and a basestation module:
routing, by said routing module, packets between said basestation module and a satellite subscriber gateway;
dropping, by a filtering module of said routing module, packets that arrive via said satellite subscriber gateway from a network that is not a network of a cellular provider associated with said basestation module; and
transmitting, by said basestation module, packets from said routing module in accordance with one or more wireless protocols.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said one or more wireless protocols comprise one or more of cellular, WiGig, WiMAX, and IEEE 802.11 protocols.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein said satellite reception assembly is installed at a satellite subscriber premises.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein said basestation module is a cellular basestation module.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein said satellite reception assembly is mounted to a cellular tower.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein said satellite reception assembly comprises a satellite receive module, and the method comprises:
routing, by said routing module, satellite content received via said satellite receive module among said satellite receive module, said basestation module, and said satellite subscriber gateway.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising packetizing, by said routing module, said satellite content into Internet Protocol (IP) packets.

18. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
routing, by said satellite subscriber gateway, traffic between said satellite reception assembly and a wide area network connection terminated at said satellite subscriber gateway, wherein, said packets do not traverse said wide area network connection when routed by said routing module.

Assignees

• Maxlinear Inc

Inventors

• Ling Curtis
• Gallagher Timothy
• Chang Glenn

Classifications

• H04B7/18526

  Arrangements for data linking, networking or transporting, or for controlling an end to end session (data switching networks H04L12/00) · CPC title

• H04B7/18523

  Satellite systems for providing broadcast service to terrestrial stations, i.e. broadcast satellite service (arrangements specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving H04H40/90; picture transmission via satellite H04N1/00103; television transmission via satellite H04N7/20) · CPC title

• H04W76/04

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/441

  Acquiring end-user identification {, e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card} · CPC title

• H04B7/18515 Primary

  Transmission equipment in satellites or space-based relays · CPC title