Methods for increasing a number of media playback devices served by a communications base station
AssigneeCreative Technology Ltd
InventorsWong Hoo Sim, Zi Kai Koh, Yam Fei Lian
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Abstract
There is provided methods for increasing a number of media playback devices served by a communications base station. The communications base station may be for transmitting data using a broadcast video band frequency and both transmitting and receiving data using a mobile broadband frequency. The methods enable the communications base station to serve a greater number of media playback devices in the idle mode compared to a lesser number of media playback devices in the active mode. Both the broadcast video band frequency and the mobile broadband frequency may be a data network such as, for example, WiMAX, HSxPA, HSPA+, LTE and so forth.
Claims22
A method for increasing a number of media playback devices served by a communications base station, the communications base station being for transmitting data using a broadcast video band frequency and both transmitting and receiving data using a mobile broadband frequency, the method including:
- receiving log-in communications from a first media playback device at the communications base station on the mobile broadband frequency, the first media playback device being in an active mode during the log-in communications;
- receiving broadcast video content instructions from the first media playback device at the communications base station on the mobile broadband frequency after the first media playback device is able to access a data network served by the communications base station;
- toggling the first media playback device to an idle mode;
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- transmitting media content to the first media playback device on the broadcast video band frequency when the first media playback device is in the idle mode,
- wherein the communications base station is able to serve a greater number of media playback devices in the idle mode compared to a lesser number of media playback devices in the active mode.
A method for increasing a number of media playback devices served by a communications base station, the communications base station being for transmitting data using a broadcast video band frequency and both transmitting and receiving data using a mobile broadband frequency, the method including:
- transmitting log-in communications from a first media playback device to the communications base station on the mobile broadband frequency, the first media playback device being in an active mode during the log-in communications;
- transmitting broadcast video content instructions from the first media playback device to the communications base station on the mobile broadband frequency after the first media playback device is able to access a data network served by the communications base station;
- toggling the first media playback device to an idle mode;
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- receiving media content at the first media playback device on the broadcast video band frequency when the first media playback device is in the idle mode,
- wherein a greater number of media playback devices in the idle mode is able to served by the communications base station compared to a lesser number of media playback devices in the active mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.