Method and System for Communicating Information in a Wireless Communication System

Abstract

Methods and systems for communicating information in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein and may include determining at least a bit-error-rate (BER) for at least a DVB-H downlink communication path utilized for communicating multimedia content in a communication system. The communication system may include a plurality of downlink communication paths, at least two of the plurality of downlink communication paths may use different communication protocols, and at least one of the plurality of downlink communication paths may include the DVB-H downlink communication path. At least a portion of the multimedia content may be communicated via at least one of the plurality of downlink communication paths to at least one mobile communication device based on at least the determined at least the BER.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a processing device, a first channel information associated with a first downlink communication path and a second channel information associated with a second downlink communication path;   selecting, by the processing device, based on the first channel information and the second channel information, a first portion of a multimedia content to be sent to a mobile communication device over the first downlink communication path using a first communication protocol; and   selecting, by the processing device, based on the first channel information and the second channel information, a second portion of the multimedia content to be sent to the mobile communication device over the second downlink communication path using a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the selecting the first portion comprises:
 selecting the first portion based on a user profile or a prior usage history for communicating the multimedia content to the mobile communication device over the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 storing the user profile and the prior usage history within the mobile communication device.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first channel information and the second channel information comprises:
 a received signal strength indicator (RSSI);   a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR);   a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR);   a power level, a bit error rate (BER); or   a signal gain associated with the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path comprise:
 a DVB-H downlink communication path;   a cellular downlink communication path;   an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) communication path, or   an IEEE 802.16 wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN) communication path.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion comprise:
 a text portion;   a video portion; or   an audio portion.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the selecting the first portion comprises:
 selecting the first portion based on a mobile communication device type.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 adjusting a resolution of the multimedia content based on the first channel information and the second channel information.   
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, execution of which by a computing device causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, by a processing device, a first channel information associated with a first downlink communication path and a second channel information associated with a second downlink communication path;   selecting, by the processing device, based on the first channel information and the second channel information, a first portion of a multimedia content to be sent to a mobile communication device over the first downlink communication path using a first communication protocol; and   selecting, by the processing device, based on the first channel information and the second channel information, a second portion of the multimedia content to be sent to the mobile communication device over the second downlink communication path using a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the selecting the first portion comprises:
 selecting the first portion based on a user profile or a prior usage history for communicating the multimedia content to the mobile communication device over the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path.   
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 storing the user profile and the prior usage history within the mobile communication device.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the first channel information and the second channel information comprises:
 a received signal strength indicator (RSSI);   a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR);   a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR);   a power level, a bit error rate (BER); or   a signal gain associated with the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path.   
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path comprise:
 a DVB-H downlink communication path,   a cellular downlink communication path;   an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) communication path; or   an IEEE 802.16 wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN) communication path.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the second portion comprises:
 a text portion;   a video portion; or   an audio portion.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the selecting the first portion comprises:
 selecting the first portion based on a mobile communication device type.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 adjusting a resolution of the multimedia content based on the first channel information and the second channel information.   
     
     
         17 . A system, comprising:
 circuitry, logic, processor executing code, or any combination thereof configured to:
 receive a first channel information associated with a first downlink communication path and a second channel information associated with a second downlink communication path; 
 select, based on the first channel information and the second channel information, a first portion of a multimedia content to be sent to a mobile communication device over the first downlink communication path using a first communication protocol; and 
 select, based on the first channel information and the second channel information, a second portion of the multimedia content to be sent to the mobile communication device over the second downlink communication path using a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol. 
   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the circuitry, logic, processor executing code, or any combination thereof is configured to select the first portion based on a user profile or a prior usage history for communicating the multimedia content to the mobile communication device over the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the user profile and the prior usage history are stored within the mobile communication device. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the first channel information and the second channel information comprise:
 a received signal strength indicator (RSSI);   a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR);   a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR);   a power level, a bit error rate (BER); or   a signal gain associated with the first downlink communication path and the second downlink communication path.