Media content delivery system and method

Abstract

One or more wireless networks operate to provide wireless connectivity to a network server that runs an application that operates to deliver content to a mobile communication device that is either moving around a building interior or moving around in the open air. The mobile communication device has functionality that determines is rate of motion and functionality that allows it to determine its geographic location. The rate of motion and the geographic location can be sent to the application running on the network server and used to determine what type of content is appropriate to deliver to the mobile communication device.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of identifying an instance of media content to send to a first mobile communication device, comprising:
 storing at a network computer device a plurality of instances of media content;   receiving, over a network at the network computer device from the first mobile communication device, information indicative of a current rate of speed and a current location of the first mobile communication device;   identifying, based upon the current location and the current rate of speed of the first mobile communication device, at least one instance of media content among the plurality of instances of the media content stored at the network computer device; and   sending over the network the at least one identified instance of media content to the first mobile communication device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising sending over the network the at least one identified instance of media content to a second mobile communication device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the second mobile communication device can be in a same current location or a different current location as the first mobile communication device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one identified instance of media content comprises any one or more of an audio content type, a video content type, a textual content type, and a still image content type. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a quality level of the at least one identified instance of media content sent to the first mobile communication device is determined based on the current or past history of the rate of speed of the first mobile communications device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the type of the at least one identified instance of media content sent to the first mobile communication device is determined based upon the current or past history of the rate of speed of the first mobile communication device. 
     
     
         7 . A method of identifying an instance of media content to send to a first mobile communication device, comprising:
 sending, by the first mobile communication device over a network to a network computer device, information indicative of a current rate of speed and a current location of the mobile communication device;   receiving, over the network at the first mobile communication device from the network computer device, at least one instance of media content identified by the network computer device among a plurality of instances of media content stored at the network computer device based upon the current rate of speed and location of the first mobile communication device; and   playing the received at least one identified instance of media content by the first mobile communication device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising, receiving, over the network at a second mobile communication device from the network computer device, the at least one identified instance of the plurality of instances of media content stored at the network computer device that is identified by the network computer device based upon the current rate of speed and location of the first mobile communication device, and
 playing the received at least one identified instance of media content by the second mobile communication device.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the second mobile communication device can be in a same current location or a different current location as the first mobile communication device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one identified instance of media content received at the first communication device can comprise any one or more of an audio content type, a video content type, a textual content type, and a still image content type. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein a quality level of the at least one identified instance of media content received at the first mobile communication device is determined based on the current or past history of the rate of speed of the first mobile communications device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the type of the at least one identified instance of media content received at the first mobile communication device is determined based upon the current of past history of the rate of speed of the first mobile communication device. 
     
     
         13 . A method of identifying an instance of media content to send to a mobile communication device, comprising:
 storing at a network computer device a plurality of instances of media content;   receiving, over a network at the network computer device from the mobile communication device, information indicative of a current location of the mobile communication device, and anticipating, based upon the current location and a recent pattern of mobile communication device movement, that the mobile communication device is moving to a location that does not provide connectivity to the network,   identifying at least one instance of media content among the plurality of the instances of media content that is associated with the location not having network connectivity, and sending the at least one identified instance of media content to the mobile communication device prior to the mobile communication device losing connectivity with the network.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the mobile communication device receiving the at least one identified instance of media content sent by the network computer device and playing the received at least one identified instance of media content when the mobile communication device determines that it is proximate to the location not having network connectivity. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one identified instance of media content received at the communication device can comprise any one or more of an audio content type, a video content type, a textual content type, and a still image content type. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein a quality level of the at least one identified instance of media content received at the first mobile communication device is determined based on the current or past history of the rate of speed of the first mobile communications device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the type of the at least one identified instance of media content received at the first mobile communication device is determined based upon the current of past history of the rate of speed of the first mobile communication device. 
     
     
         18 . A media content delivery system, comprising:
 a mobile communication device in communication over a network with a network computer device, the network computer device storing a plurality of instances of media content and operating to receive current location and movement information from the mobile communication device that the network computer device uses to identify at least one instance of media content among the plurality of instances of media content stored at the network computer device to send to the mobile communication device.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , further comprising an indoor positioning system or an outdoor positioning system with which the mobile communication device interacts to determine a current indoor or outdoor location.