Wireless support for TV pay-per-view ordering
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1. A method for ordering television (TV) pay-per-view (PPV) content, said method comprising:
- (a) displaying PPV content that is available for ordering;
(b) receiving input indicating which PPV content is being ordered;
(c) generating PPV order information related to the PPV content ordered; and
, (d) communicating the PPV order information to a mobile station (MS) served by a wireless telecommunications network.
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Abstract
A method for ordering TV PPV content is provided. The method includes: displaying PPV content that is available for ordering; receiving input indicating which PPV content is being order; generating PPV order information related to the PPV content ordered; and, communicating the PPV order information to an MS (40) served by a wireless telecommunications network.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for ordering television (TV) pay-per-view (PPV) content, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying PPV content that is available for ordering;
(b) receiving input indicating which PPV content is being ordered;
(c) generating PPV order information related to the PPV content ordered; and
,(d) communicating the PPV order information to a mobile station (MS) served by a wireless telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
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4. The method of claim 4, wherein the wireless connection is selected from a Bluetooth connection, a Wi-Fi connection, a wireless local-area network (WLAN) connection, or an infrared connection.
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8. A system that provides for ordering of television (TV) pay-per-view (PPV) content by a user, said system comprising:
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means for displaying PPV content that is available for ordering;
means for receiving input indicating which PPV content is being order;
means for generating PPV order information related to the PPV content ordered; and
,means for communicating the PPV order information to a mobile station (MS) served by a wireless telecommunications network.
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9. A system that provides for ordering of television (TV) pay-per-view (PPV) content by a user, said system comprising:
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a receiver box operatively connected to a TV, said receiver box selectively displaying on said TV a menu listing the PPV content that is available for ordering;
a control for the receiver box, said control operative to enter a selection from the menu of the PPV content the user desires to order, such that the receiver box generates PPV ordering information in response to the selection; and
,a transmitter arranged to wirelessly transmit the PPV ordering information from the receiver box. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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