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(10) Patent No.: US 9,300,723 B2 

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ENABLING SOCIAL INTERACTIVE 

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 

Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild, Sunny Isles 

Beach, FL (US) 

Assignee: Display Technologies, LLC, Plano, TX 

(US) 

Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 

patent is extended or adjusted under 35 

U.S.C. 154(b) by 398 days. 

This patent is Subject to a terminal dis 

claimer. 

Appl. No.: 13/494,097 

Filed: Jun. 12, 2012 

Prior Publication Data 

US 2012/O254360-A1 Oct. 4, 2012 

Related U.S. Application Data 

Continuation-in-part of application No. 11/999,570, 

filed on Dec. 7, 2007, now Pat. No. 8,671,195. 

Int. C. 

G06F 15/16 (2006.01) 

H04L 29/08 (2006.01) 

H04L 29/06 (2006.01) 

HO47 (2/08 (2009.01) 

U.S. C. 

CPC ............ H04L 67/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/0209 

(2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 

(2013.01); H04 W 12/08 (2013.01) 

Field of Classification Search 

CPC ..... H04L 63/00, H04L 63/0209; H04L 63/10; 

H04L 67/06; H04L 65/1069; H04L 67/14; 

H04L 63/20: H04W 12/08 

USPC ........ 701/33; 370/338,395.52; 709/223, 203, 

709/225, 229, 217:455/420 

See application file for complete search history. 

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Primary Examiner — Jungwon Chang 

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. 

(57) ABSTRACT 

A transfer system from transferring a media file includes a 

vehicle media system and a wireless mobile device. The 

vehicle media system includes a wireless receiver, a security 

measure, and a processor configured to wirelessly detect the 

wireless mobile device, and receive, using the wireless 

receiver, the media file from the wireless mobile device. The 

wireless mobile device includes a wireless transmitter, and a 

processor configured to wirelessly detect the vehicle media 

system, and transmit, using the wireless receiver, the media 

file from the wireless mobile device. At least one of the 

wireless mobile device and vehicle media system is config 

ured to create a wireless connection between the vehicle 

media system and the wireless mobile device, and the wire 

less connection does not include the security measure. 

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ENABLING SOCIAL INTERACTIVE 

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED 

APPLICATIONS 

This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. applica 

tion Ser. No. 11/999,570, filed on Dec. 7, 2007, which is 

incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 

BACKGROUND 

1. Field 

The present disclosure is generally related to a digital 

media communication protocol structured to facilitate trans 

ferring and/or transmitting one or more digital media files to 

and/or from a media terminal and a media node via at least 

one interactive computer network. 

2. Description of the Related Art 

As technology continues to develop and play a significant 

role in today's Society, a vast majority of portable devices, 

including mobile telephones, cellular telephones, portable 

MP3 players, handheld or portable game consoles, Personal 

Digital Assistants ("PDA), etc. are equipped with memory 

devices, such as hard drives and/or removable flash or 

memory cards, which are capable of holding or storing large 

amounts of data and or digital media files including digital 

photographs, Videos, audio/music files, etc. Accordingly, 

with the advent of such devices having these capabilities, 

individuals or users are more inclined to carry around their 

media files, such as, for example, digital photo albums, family 

Videos, and/or favorite music tracks. 

The drawback to the above noted portable media devices, 

however, is that many of the devices include relatively small 

display screens, some of which display poor quality photos 

and/or videos. In addition, the speakers associated with the 

corresponding portable device(s) are typically rather Small 

and produce minimal or poor Sound therefrom. 

In addition, the individuals or users of the media devices 

may desire to share the digital media files and/or transfer, 

display, or play the files on a computer or other media device 

equipped with a larger or better quality Screen, or having higher quality speakers than that disposed on the portable 

device(s). In addition, some media devices may have better 

editing software, or have access to the World Wide Web to 

further distribute the digital media files. 

Accordingly, it would be advantageous if the digital media 

communication protocol of the present specification is struc 

tured to facilitate transferring or transmitting one or more 

digital media files between two or more media devices. Such 

as a media terminal and/or a media node, via at least one 

interactive computer network. In particular, it would be ben 

eficial if the digital media communication protocol includes a 

communication link structured to bypass at least one or more 

security measures, such as a password and/or firewall, 

employed by the interactive computer network, the corre 

sponding networking devices, and/or the particular media 

devices themselves. 

In addition, once the communication link is established it 

would be particularly beneficial if the various media devices, 

including the media terminal(s) and/or media node(s), are 

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL 

VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 

For a more complete understanding of the nature of the 

present disclosure, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompa nying drawings in which: 

FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of one embodiment of 

the digital media communication protocol in accordance with 

the present specification. 

FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of another embodi 

ment of the digital media communication protocol in accor 

dance with the present specification. 

FIG.3 is a schematic representation of yet another embodi 

ment of the digital media communication protocol in accor 

dance with the present specification. 

FIG. 4 is a partial flow chart of at least one illustrative 

implementation of the digital media communication protocol 

of the present specification. FIG. 1 is a schematic represen 

tation of at least one embodiment of the system for enabling 

Social interactive wireless communication as disclosed in 

accordance with the present disclosure. 

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the 

several views of the drawings. 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the present 

specification relates to a digital media communication proto 

col, generally indicated as 10. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 

through 3, at least one embodiment of the present protocol or 

system 10 includes one or more media terminals 20 and one or 

more media nodes 30. In particular, the media terminal(s) 20 

of at least one embodiment is disposed in an accessible rela 

tion to at least one interactive computer network 40 and may include, for example, a computer processing device 22, an 

input device 24, and a display device 26. Accordingly, as 

shown in FIG. 1, the media terminal(s) 20 of the various 

embodiments described herein may include a computer, how 

ever, any device structured to facilitate the practice of the 

present system in the intended fashion may be utilized, including but in no way limited to a desktop computer, laptop 

or notebook computer, PDA, Video game console, mobile 

telephone, media system of a vehicle (e.g., an automobile), 

etc. 

The media node(s) 30 of at least one embodiment of the 

present system 10 generally includes a portable device Such 

as a cellular or mobile telephone, PDA, portable mp3 player, 

laptop or notebook computer, or any other digital media 

device structured to facilitate the practice of the present sys 

tem in the intended manner. In at least one embodiment, 

however, the media node 30 is not limited to a portable device, 

and may include a more stationary device or structure such as, for example, a desktop computer. 

Furthermore, the various embodiments of the present specification include at least one interactive computer net 

work 40, 40'. In particular, as illustrated in FIG. 1, at least one 

embodiment includes one or more home, office, private, lim 

ited, or closed interactive computer networks 40 at least par tially defined by one or more networking devices 42, includ 

ing but not limited to a router, access point, and/or Switch. 

Accordingly, the interactive computer network 40 may 

include a Local Area Network (“LAN”), Wide Area Network 

(“WAN'), Private Area Network (“PAN), peer-to-peer net 

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work, near field communication (NFC), Bluetooth net 

work, etc. As best shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, it is also contem 

plated that, especially wherein the interactive computer 

network 40 is a Bluetooth or peer-to-peer network, the media 

terminal(s) 20 and/or the media node(s)30 can function as the 

networking device(s) 42, at least to the extent of defining the 

interactive computer network 40. Additionally, and referring 

again to FIG. 1, at least one interactive computer network 40' 

of at least one embodiment includes access to the WorldWide 

Web, for example via the Internet. Such access to the World 

WideWeb 40" may be facilitated in any manner, including but 

not limited to, via a cable or DSL modem 44, as shown in FIG. 

1, or via one or more satellites 46 and/or one or more towers 

or base stations 48, as illustrated in FIG. 2. 

In addition, and still referring to FIGS. 1 through 3, at least 

one embodiment of the present system 10 includes a wireless 

range 50 structured to permit access to the one or more inter 

active computer networks 40. In particular, as shown in FIG. 

1, the wireless range 50 may be at least partially defined by 

networking devices 42. Such as a wireless router, access point, 

switch, etc. In yet another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 

and 3, however, the wireless range 50 may be partially defined 

by the media terminal 20 and/or media node 30, such as, for 

example, wherein the interactive computer network 40 

includes a Bluetooth or peer-to-peer network. 

In addition, and as an attempt to minimize or eliminate 

unauthorized access or security breaches to the interactive 

computer network 40, the interactive computer network 40 

and/or the various networking device(s) 42 may include one 

or more networking device security measures 41 including a 

firewall, and/or passwords/keys such as, for example, Wi-Fi 

Protected Access (“WPA) keys, and/or Wireless Application 

Protocol (“WAP) keys. Accordingly, only authorized indi 

viduals or computers may generally have access to the inter 

active computer network 40 through the firewall, via use of 

the password(s)/key(s), and/or any other networking device 

security measure(s) 41. 

The present system 10 further includes at least one digital media file 60 initially disposed or saved on at least one of the 

media terminal(s) 20 or media node(s) 30. Specifically, the digital media file(s) 60 may be disposed on the media 

terminal(s) 20, the media node(s) 30, or both. However, it 

should be apparent that for purposes of the present system 10, 

the digital media file 60 need not necessarily be created or 

originated on either the media terminal(s) 20 or the media 

node(s) 30. In particular, the digital media file(s) 60 may 

include virtually any electronic file or data Such as a digital 

photograph, video, audio, animation, text, or any other elec 

tronic document or object. 

Moreover, in at least one embodiment of the present system 

10, the media node(s) 30 is disposable within the wireless 

range 50, wherein the media node 30 is detectable by the 

media terminal 20. In particular, as stated above, in at least 

one embodiment, the media node 30 includes a portable device. Such as a mobile or cellular phone, PDA, laptop, etc. 

Accordingly, the media node 30 may be disposed within, i.e., 

enter, the confines of the wireless range 50, for example, 

whenauser or individual carries the media node 30 therein. In 

addition, for purposes of the present system 10, the media 

node 30 may be disposed within the wireless range 50 when 

the device is powered on, activated, or otherwise configured 

into a discoverable and/or detectable state while simulta 

neously being physically disposed within the confines of the 

wireless range 50, and as such, the media node 30 need not 

necessarily be portable or easily movable. For instance, while 

physically disposed within the confines of the wireless range 

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have wireless or Bluetooth capabilities activated. 

Furthermore, the media terminal(s) 20 disposed in acces 

sible relation to the interactive computer network 40 are 

structured to detect the media node(s)30 as the media node(s) 

30 is disposed within the confines of or is otherwise detect 

able within the wireless range 50. Particularly, in at least one 

embodiment, each media node 30 includes a node identifier 

structured to distinguish one media node 30 within the wire 

less range 50 from another. For example, the node identifier 

may include a device name, model/serial number, Media 

Access Control (“MAC) address, or Internet Protocol (“IP') 

address. Accordingly, as the media node 30 enters or is oth 

erwise disposed within the wireless range 50, the media ter 

minal 20 is structured to detect and/or identify the media node 

30, for example, by the corresponding node identifier. 

In addition, at least one embodiment of the present system 

10 includes a terminal program disposed in an accessible 

relation to the media terminal 20. In particular, the terminal 

program of at least one embodiment is a computer Software 

program structured to facilitate the practice of the present 

system 10 in the intended fashion, at least from the media 

terminal 20 side of the system 10. The terminal program, of at 

least one embodiment, may be disposed on the media termi 

nal 20, Such as, for example, on a hard drive, or other memory 

device associated with the media terminal 20. In yet another 

embodiment, however, the terminal program may be acces 

sible via the at least one interactive network 40, 40', such as, 

for example, via the World Wide Web. For example, in the 

embodiment wherein the terminal program is accessible via 

the World WideWeb, a user may direct a web browser dis 

posed in the media terminal 20 to a particular web site, which 

then runs or executes the terminal program and/or downloads 

the terminal program to the media terminal 20. 

Either way, the terminal program may include at least one 

Script which is structured to consistently or periodically 

monitor the wireless range 50 associated with the interactive 

computer network 40 for the existence of media nodes 30. 

When a media node 30 is disposed within the wireless range 50, the terminal program may be structured or configured to 

automatically alert a user at the media terminal 20 of the 

existence or detection of the media node 20. In particular, the 

terminal program may deploy a pop-up display, play an audio 

alarm or tone, etc. On the other hand, the terminal program 

may be structured or configured to alert or notify the user of 

any detected media nodes 30 only upon the user's specific 

instructions. For example, the media terminal 20, and in par 

ticular the terminal program thereof, may be structured to list 

or display the media nodes 30 currently disposed within the 

wireless range 50 upon the user clicking on or otherwise 

manipulating a corresponding option of the terminal pro 

gram. 

At least one embodiment of the present system 10 further 

includes a communication link 70 structured to dispose the 

media terminal(s) 20 and the media node(s) 30 in a commu 

nicative relation with one another via the interactive computer 

network 40. In particular, the communication link 70 of the 

various embodiments of the present system 10 is created 

and/or requested by the media terminal 20. As stated above, 

the media terminal 20 is structured to detect the media node(s) 

30 disposed within the wireless range 50. As also stated 

above, the media node 30 may, but need not, however, be 

configured to have access to the interactive computer network 

40. For example, the interactive computer network 40 and/or 

the corresponding networking device(s) 42 may be equipped 

with one or more security measures 41, including a WEP key 

or other password. The media node 30 may, but need not have 

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access to the WEP key or other security measure 41 so as to 

access the corresponding interactive computer network 40. 

Even so, the media terminal 20 is structured to create and/or 

initiate a communication link 70 with the one or more 

detected media nodes 30 disposed within the wireless range 50, for example, by sending and/or transmitting a request to 

the corresponding media node(s) 30 to establish a communi 

cation link 70 therewith via the interactive computer network 

40. As illustrated in FIG.1, the media terminal 20 need not be 

disposed within the wireless range 50 in order to detect the 

media nodes 30 or to create and/or initiate a communication 

link 70 therewith. In at least one embodiment of the present 

system 10, the media terminal 20 does, however, need to be 

disposed in an accessible relation with the interactive com 

puter network 40, for example, wirelessly or via a direct cable 

43. 

More in particular, the communication link 70 of at least 

one embodiment of the present specification is structured to 

bypass one or more media terminal security measures 21, 

media node security measures 31, and/or networking device 

security measures 41. Moreover, the security measures 21, 

31, 41 may includes passwords, keys, firewalls, etc. struc 

tured to minimize or eliminate unauthorized access to the 

corresponding media terminal 20, media node 30, networking 

device(s) 42, and/or interactive computer network 40, 40'. 

Referring again to FIG. 1, in the embodiment wherein the 

interactive computer network 40 and the wireless range 50 are 

at least partially defined by networking device(s) 42. Such as 

a router, access point, or Switch, once established, the com 

munication link 70 is structured to be disposed between the 

media terminal 20 and the media node 30, and through the 

corresponding networking device(s) 42. Particularly, in at 

least one implementation of the present system 10, because 

the media terminal 20 is disposed in an accessible relation to 

the interactive computer network 40, and because the com 

munication link 70 is created and/or initiated by the media 

terminal 20, the communication link 70 can be established 

regardless of whether the corresponding media node 30 inde 

pendently has access to the interactive computer network 40. 

In addition, the initiation of the communication link 70 by the 

media terminal 20, Such as through a request to establish a 

communication link 70, at least partially allows the commu 

nication link 70 to bypass the firewall or other media terminal 

security measure(s) 21. 

Moreover, the media terminal 20 of at least one embodi 

ment of the present system 10 may be structured or configured 

to automatically create and/or initiate a communication link 

70 with the detected media nodes 30. However, more practi 

cally, a user in control of the media terminal 20 may direct the 

media terminal 20 to create and/or initiate the communication 

link 70 with one or more selected media node(s) 30, for 

example, via the terminal program. Similarly, the media node 

30 may be structured or configured to automatically acceptor 

decline creation of the communication link 70 initiated by the 

media terminal 20. However, in at least one embodiment of 

the present system 10, the media node(s)30 may be structured 

or configured for a user in control of the media node 30 to 

selectively accept or decline the creation or establishment of 

a communication link 70 initiated by the corresponding 

media terminal 20. As such, in at least one embodiment, the 

media node 30 includes one or more node programs struc 

tured to facilitate the practice of the present system 10 in the 

intended fashion, at least from the media node 30 side of the 

system 10. 

Once the communication link 70 is initiated, accepted, 

and/or ultimately established between the media terminal 20 

and the media node 30, the digital media file(s) 60 may be 

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tal media file 60 is initially disposed on the media node 30, the 

media node 30 and the media terminal 20 may cooperatively 

communicate via the communication link 70 such that the 

digital media file 60 may be transmitted from the media node 

30 to the media terminal 20. In addition, the converse is also 

true. Particularly, if the digital media file 60 is disposed on the 

media terminal 20, the media node 30 and the media terminal 

20 may cooperatively communicate via the communication 

link 70 such that the digital media file 60 may be transmitted 

from the media terminal 20 to the media node 30. Further 

more, in at least one embodiment of the present system 10, the 

device on which the digital media file 60 is initially disposed, 

such as the media node 30 or the media terminal 20, is struc 

tured to “push the digital media file 60 to the receiving 

device 20, 30 via the communication link 70. Similarly, in at 

least one embodiment, once the communication link 70 is 

established, the receiving device 20, 30 is structured to “pull the digital media file 60 from the transmitting device 30, 20 

via the communication link 70. 

For illustrative purposes only, the communication link 70, 

the terminal program, and/or the node program may be struc 

tured to include a selective set of parameters which define or 

limit the permissions associated with the communication link 

70. In particular, in at least one embodiment, the selective set 

of parameters may include the option of transmitting the 

digital media file 60 via the communication link 70 merely for 

purposes of displaying and/or playing the digital media file 

60, saving the digital media file 60, manipulating or otherwise 

editing the digital media file 60, etc. In the various embodi 

ments of the present system 10, it is contemplated that these 

parameters may be selected from either the media terminal 20 

or the media node 30, at various times. For instance, the 

parameters may be selected by the media terminal 20, or a 

user in control thereof, when the communication link 70 is 

created and/or initiated, or by either the media terminal 20 or 

the media node 30 when the communication link 70 is 

accepted or created. 

Furthermore, it is contemplated that the protocol 10 of the 

present system includes a plurality of versions of the terminal 

program and/or the node program, stated and described 

above. For instance, at least one embodiment includes at least 

one limited version of the terminal and/or node programs and 

at least one full version of the programs. It is contemplated 

that the limited versions of the terminal and/or node programs are distributed at no cost or at least a lower cost than the 

corresponding full versions, and as such, provide limited 

functionality. Of course, the terminal and/or node programs, 

whether the limited and/or full versions, may come pre-in 

stalled with the corresponding media terminal 20 or media 

node 30. 

Moreover, for illustrative purposes only, FIG. 4 shows one 

implementation of the system 10 in accordance with the 

present specification, generally indicated as 100. In particu 

lar, and as above, in at least one embodiment, the media node 

30 may include a portable device, such as for example, a 

mobile phone, a cellular telephone, PDA, or mobile com 

puter. For purposes of the illustrative implementation of FIG. 

4, the interactive computer network 40 includes a wireless 

range 50 located in one or more offices or rooms, wherein the 

media terminal 20 is also disposed within one of the offices or 

rooms in accessible relation to the interactive computer net 

work 40. 

Furthermore, the digital media file 60 of the present illus 

trative implementation of FIG. 4 may be disposed on the 

media node 30, whereas the user in control of the media node 

30 desires to display the digital media file 60 on the display 

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device 26 of the media terminal 20. For example, a user of a 

wireless mobile device (i.e., an example of a media node 30) 

can use the wireless mobile device to control the display of a 

digital media file 60 on a display (i.e., an example of display 

device 26) of a vehicle media system (i.e., an example of a 

media terminal 20) within an automobile. The vehicle media 

system may be part of a vehicle navigation system. Alterna 

tively, the vehicle media system may include one or more 

displays within the vehicle that are separate from the vehicle 

navigation system. In another aspect, the vehicle media sys 

tem includes an audio system (e.g., the radio) of the vehicle. 

As shown in FIG. 4, the media node 30 may be disposed 

within the wireless range 102. For example, the user in con 

trol of, and/or having possession of the media node 30 may 

walk into the office which is disposed within the wireless 

range 50. As stated above, once the media node 30 is disposed 

within the wireless range 50, as shown at 104, the media 

terminal 20 is structured to detect the media node 20. The 

media terminal 20 may then create and/or initiate a commu 

nication link 70 between the media terminal 20 and the media 

node 30 via the interactive computer network 40, as shown at 

106, for instance, by sending a request thereto. The media 

node 30 may then accept the request by the media terminal 20, 

which establishes the communication link 70, as illustrated at 

108 in FIG. 4. Once the communication link 70 is established, 

the digital media file 60 may be transmitted, i.e., “pushed' or 

“pulled, between the media node 30 and the media terminal 

20, as shown at 110. 

More in particular, because the digital media file 60, for 

purposes of the illustrative implementation shown in FIG. 4, 

is initially disposed on the media node 30, the digital media 

file 60 may be transmitted, i.e., "pushed” or “pulled', to the 

media terminal 20 from the media node 30 via the commu 

nication link 70. In particular, the media terminal 20 may display the digital media file 60, save the digital media file 60, 

and/or manipulate or edit the digital media file 60. In addition, 

the media terminal 20, in at least one embodiment, may be 

structured to transmit the digital media file 60 and/or the 

edited media file back to the media node 30 via the commu 

nication link 70. 

What is claimed is: 

1. A media system, comprising: 

at least one media terminal disposed in an accessible rela 

tion to at least one interactive computer network, 

a wireless range structured to permit authorized access to 

said at least one interactive computer network, 

at least one media node disposable within said wireless 

range, wherein said at least one media node is detectable 

by said at least one media terminal, 

at least one digital media file initially disposed on at least one of said at least one media terminal or said at least one 

media node, said at least one media terminal being struc 

tured to detect said at least one media node disposed within said wireless range, 

a communication link structured to dispose said at least one 

media terminal and said at least one media node in a 

communicative relation with one another via said at least 

one interactive computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said at least one 

media terminal, 

said at least one media node and said at least one media 

terminal being structured to transmit said at least one 

digital media file therebetween via said communication 

link, and 

said communication link is structured to bypass at least one 

media terminal security measure for a limited permis 

sible use of the communication link by the media node to 

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only transferring the at least one digital media file to, and 

displaying the at least one digital media file on, the at 

least one media terminal. 

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the security measure is a firewall. 

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the 

media file from the at least one media node to the at least one 

media terminal completely bypasses the security measure. 

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one media 

terminal is a navigation system. 

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one media 

terminal is an audio system. 

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication link 

is at least one of a peer-to-peer connection, bluetooth connec 

tion, and a WiFi connection. 

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one digital 

media file is at least one of an image file, video file, gaming file, and a streaming video file. 

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising presenting the 

at least one digital media file on a display. 

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital 

media file is provided by the at least one media node. 

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital 

media file is received from a server upon instructions pro 

vided by the at least one media node. 

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital 

media file is received from a server upon instructions pro vided by the wireless mobile device. 

12. A media system configured to receive a media file from 

a wireless mobile device over communication network, com 

prising: 

a wireless receiver; 

a security measure; and 

the media system disposed in an accessible relation to at 

least one interactive computer network that has a wire 

less range structured to permit authorized access to said 

at least one interactive computer network, 

the wireless mobile device within said wireless range, 

wherein said wireless mobile device is detectable by said 

media system, 

at least one digital media file initially disposed on the 

wireless mobile device, said media system being struc 

tured to detect said wireless mobile device disposed within said wireless range, 

a communication link structured to dispose said media 

system and said wireless mobile device in a communi 

cative relation with one another via said at least one 

interactive computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said media 

system, 

said wireless mobile device and media system being struc 

tured to transmit said at least one digital media file 

therebetween via said communication link, and 

said communication link is structured to bypass the Secu 

rity measure of the media system for a limited permis 

sible use of the communication link by the wireless 

mobile device for only transferring the at least one digi 

tal media file to, and displaying the at least one digital media file on, the media system. 

13. The media system of claim 12, wherein the security measure is a firewall. 

14. The media system of claim 12, wherein the transmis 

sion of the at least one digital media file from the wireless 

mobile device to the media system completely bypasses the 

security measure. 

15. The media system of claim 12, wherein the media 

system is a navigation system. 

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16. The media system of claim 12, wherein the media 

system is an audio system. 

17. The media system of claim 12, wherein the communi 

cation link is at least one of a peer-to-peer connection, blue 

tooth connection, and a WiFi connection. 

18. The media system of claim 12 wherein the at least one 

digital media file is at least one of an image file, video file, 

gaming file, and a streaming video file. 

19. The media system of claim 12, wherein the further 

media system is configured to present the at least one digital 

media file on a display. 

20. The media system of claim 12, wherein the at least one 

media file is provided by the wireless mobile device. 

21. The media system of claim 12, wherein the at least one 

digital media file is received from a server upon instructions 

provided by the wireless mobile device. 

22. A method of transferring a media file from a wireless 

mobile device to a media system over a communication net 

work, the media system including a security measure, com 

prising: 

disposing the media system in an accessible relation to at 

least one interactive computer network that has a wire 

less range structured to permit authorized access to said 

at least one interactive computer network, wherein the 

wireless mobile device within said wireless range, 

wherein said wireless mobile device is detectable by said 

media system, 

initially disposing at least one digital media file on the 

wireless mobile device, said media system being struc 

tured to detect said wireless mobile device disposed 

within said wireless range, 

structuring a communication link to dispose said media 

system and said wireless mobile device in a communi 

cative relation with one another via said at least one 

interactive computer network, 

initiating said communication link by said media system, 

transmitting by said wireless mobile device to the media 

system said at least one digital media file therebetween 

via said communication link, and 

wherein said communication link is structured to bypass 

the security measure of the media system for a limited 

permissible use of the communication link by the wire 

less mobile device for only transferring the at least one 

digital media file to, and displaying the at least one 

digital media file on, the media system. 

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the security measure 

is a firewall. 

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmission of 

the at least one digital media file from the wireless mobile 

device to the media system completely bypasses the security CaSU. 

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the media system is a 

navigation system. 

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the media system is 

an audio system. 

27. The method of claim 22, wherein the communication 

link is at least one of a peer-to-peer connection, bluetooth 

connection, and a WiFi connection. 

28. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one digital media file is at least one of an image file, video file, gaming file, and a streaming video file. 

29. The method of claim 22, further comprising presenting 

the at least one digital media file on a display. 

30. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one digital media file is provided by the wireless mobile device. 

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31. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one digital 

media file is received from a server upon instructions pro 

vided by the wireless mobile device. 

32. A wireless mobile device configured to transmit a 

media file to a media system over a communication network 

having a security measure comprising: 

the media system disposed in an accessible relation to at 

least one interactive computer network that has a wire 

less range structured to permit authorized access to said 

at least one interactive computer network, 

the wireless mobile device within said wireless range, 

wherein said wireless mobile device is detectable by said 

media system, 

at least one digital media file initially disposed on the 

wireless mobile device, said media system being struc 

tured to detect said wireless mobile device disposed 

within said wireless range, 

a communication link structured to dispose said media 

system and said wireless mobile device in a communi 

cative relation with one another via said at least one 

interactive computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said media 

system, 

said wireless mobile device and media system being struc 

tured to transmit said at least one digital media file 

therebetween via said communication link, and 

said communication link is structured to bypass the Secu 

rity measure of the media system for a limited permis 

sible use of the communication link by the wireless 

mobile device for only transferring the at least one digi 

tal media file to, and displaying the at least one digital 

media file on, the media system. 

33. The wireless mobile device of claim 32, wherein the 

security measure is a firewall. 

34. The wireless mobile device of claim 32, wherein the 

transmission of the at least one digital media file from the 

wireless mobile device to the media system completely 

bypasses the security measure. 

35. The wireless mobile device of claim 32, wherein the 

media system is a navigation system. 

36. The wireless mobile device of claim 32, wherein the 

media system is an audio system. 

37. The device of claim 32, wherein the communication 

link is at least one of a peer-to-peer connection, bluetooth 

connection, and a WiFi connection. 

38. The device of claim 32 wherein the at least one digital media file is at least one of an image file, video file, gaming file, and a streaming video file. 

39. The device of claim 32, wherein the device is config ured to present the at least one digital-media file on a display. 

40. The device of claim 32, wherein the at least one digital media file is provided by the wireless mobile device. 

41. The device of claim 32, wherein the at least one digital media file is received from a server upon instructions pro 

vided by the wireless mobile device. 

42. A transfer system from transferring a media file over a 

communication network, comprising a media system; and a 

wireless mobile device, wherein the media system includes: 

a wireless receiver, 

a security measure, and 

a processor configured to 

the media system disposed in an accessible relation to at 

least one interactive computer network that has a wire 

less range structured to permit authorized access to said 

at least one interactive computer network, 

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the wireless mobile device within said wireless range, wherein said wireless mobile device is detectable by said 

media system, 

at least one digital media file initially disposed on the 

wireless mobile device, said media system being struc- 5 

tured to detect said wireless mobile device disposed within said wireless range, 

a communication link structured to dispose said media 

system and said wireless mobile device in a communi 

cative relation with one another via said at least one 

interactive computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said media 

system, 

said wireless mobile device and media system being struc 

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therebetween via said communication link, and 

said communication link is structured to bypass the Secu 

rity measure of the media system for a limited permis 

sible use of the communication link by the wireless 

mobile device for only transferring the at least one digi 

tal media file to, and displaying the at least one digital 

media file on, the media system. 

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43. The transfer system of claim 42, wherein the security measure is a firewall. 

44. The transfer system of claim 42, wherein the transmis 

sion of the at least one digital media file from the wireless 

mobile device to the media system completely bypasses the 

security measure. 

45. The transfer system of claim 42, wherein the media 

system is a navigation system. 

46. The transfer system of claim 42, wherein the media 

system is an audio system. 

47. The system of claim 42, wherein the communication 

link is at least one of a peer-to-peer connection, bluetooth 

connection, and a WiFi connection. 

48. The system of claim 42 wherein the at least one digital 

media file is at least one of an image file, video file, gaming file, and a streaming video file. 

49. The system of claim 42, wherein the system is config 

ured to present the at least one digital media file on a display. 

50. The system of claim 42, wherein the at least one digital 

media file is provided by the wireless mobile device. k k k k k 

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