Dynamic media interleaving

• US 20040203898A1
• Filed: 12/17/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Thorson, Derral Charles, Bodin, William Kress
• Granted Patent: US 6,993,347 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

Interleaving preferred location specific content into broadcast content including providing a location of the client device to the source of preferred location specific content; receiving broadcast content in the client device; receiving preferred location specific content in the client device at a wireless network address; identifying insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content; inserting preferred location specific content into broadcast content at the identified insertion points.

Claims

1. A method for interleaving preferred location specific content into broadcast content, the method comprising:

providing a location of the client device to the source of preferred location specific content;

receiving broadcast content in the client device;

receiving preferred location specific content in the client device at a wireless network address;

identifying insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content;

inserting preferred location specific content into broadcast content at the identified insertion points.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing to a source of preferred location specific content the wireless network address for the client device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing user preferences to the source of preferred location specific content.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein user preferences are represented by user preference records comprising data elements describing user preferences, optionally including priority.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving in the mobile client device a broadcast schedule for the broadcast content, wherein:

the broadcast schedule contains identifications of insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content; and

identifying insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content includes reading identifications of insertion points from within the broadcast schedule.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting, in the mobile client device, preferred location specific content for insertion into broadcast content.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein selecting preferred location specific content is carried out in dependence upon duration, relevant date range, and relevant time range, and optionally also in dependence upon priority.

8. A system for interleaving preferred location specific content into broadcast content, the system comprising:

means for providing a location of the client device to the source of preferred location specific content;

means for receiving broadcast content in the client device;

means for receiving preferred location specific content in the client device at a wireless network address;

means for identifying insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content;

means for inserting preferred location specific content into broadcast content at the identified insertion points.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for providing to a source of preferred location specific content the wireless network address for the client device.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for providing user preferences to the source of preferred location specific content.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein user preferences are represented by user preference records comprising data elements describing user preferences, optionally including priority.

12. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for receiving in the mobile client device a broadcast schedule for the broadcast content, wherein:

the broadcast schedule contains identifications of insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content; and

means for identifying insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content includes means for reading identifications of insertion points from within the broadcast schedule.

13. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for selecting, in the mobile client device, preferred location specific content for insertion into broadcast content.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein means for selecting preferred location specific content functions in dependence upon duration, relevant date range, and relevant time range, and optionally also in dependence upon priority.

15. A computer program product for interleaving preferred location specific content into broadcast content, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing a location of the client device to the source of preferred location specific content;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving broadcast content in the client device;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving preferred location specific content in the client device at a wireless network address;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting preferred location specific content into broadcast content at the identified insertion points.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing to a source of preferred location specific content the wireless network address for the client device.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing user preferences to the source of preferred location specific content.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein user preferences are represented by user preference records comprising data elements describing user preferences, optionally including priority.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving in the mobile client device a broadcast schedule for the broadcast content, wherein:

the broadcast schedule contains identifications of insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying insertion points for preferred location specific content within the broadcast content includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for reading identifications of insertion points from within the broadcast schedule.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting, in the mobile client device, preferred location specific content for insertion into broadcast content.

21. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the means for selecting preferred location specific content functions in dependence upon duration, relevant date range, and relevant time range, and optionally also in dependence upon priority.