Dr. Seshadri Mohan, Chair and Professor, Systems Engineering Department, was awarded United States Patent 7302465 on November 27, 2007 for the invention titled “Distributed Multimedia Transfer.”  The invention proposes a system and method for a user to request and download multimedia content from a system of multimedia kiosks.  A multimedia distribution kiosk can communicate with a remote user to receive multimedia requests and can communicate with a multimedia content provider to obtain requested multimedia content.  The kiosk can cache received multimedia content and provide the content as desired.  The kiosk can also be used to upload multimedia content to a server.  For example, an occupant of an automobile may access a system of kiosks to determine the nearest kiosk and request download of content prior to arrival at that kiosk.  Additional information on the full patent appears at the website URL: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7302465.html?highlight=distribut,multimedia,transfer&stemming=on