Updating associating data in a media device

• US 20060067260A1
• Filed: 09/30/2004
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tokkonen, Timo, Tokkonen, Helena, Matero, Juha P.
• Application Number:
  US10/955,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20060067260A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method of updating associating data in a media device is provided. The associating data relates to a service being transmitted over a radio interface of a telecommunication system and associates the service with a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system. A media device receives a broadcast media stream from a broadcast system. The geographical location of the media device is determined. The media device sends a query for associating data, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device. The query is received and associating data is determined for more than one broadcast media stream transmitted to the geographical area in the vicinity of the media device and sent to the media device. The media device receives and stores the associating data.

Claims

1. A method of updating associating data in a media device, the associating data relating to a service being transmitted over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system and associating the service with a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system, the method comprising:

receiving a broadcast media stream from a broadcast system by the media device;

determining the geographical location of the media device;

sending a query for associating data by the media device, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device;

receiving the query and determining associating data for more than one broadcast media stream transmitted to the geographical area in the vicinity of the media device and sending the associating data to the media device;

receiving and storing the associating data by the media device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring the media device for reception of the service associated with the media stream by using the associating data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring the media device by using the associating data for reception of a service associated with the broadcast media stream the media device is currently receiving.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

storing the associating data and the information related to the broadcast media stream in the same program memory location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the associating data relating to a service being transmitted over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system, the service being associated with a broadcast media stream available in the vicinity of the media device but not currently received by the media device in a memory of the media device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

switching to receive another broadcast media stream;

loading the associating data from the memory of the media device, the data relating to a service being transmitted over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system, the service being associated with the broadcast media stream,

configuring the media device by using the associating data for receiving a service associated with the broadcast media stream the media device is receiving.

7. The method of claim 1, the associating data including at least one of the following:

a service identification

a radio service address

a radio broadcaster identification number

a program identification number

a traffic announcement identification number

a traffic program identification number

a program item number

an emergency warning message

a music/speech indicator

a radio frequency utilized by a media stream

a program service name

a program type identification number

a country code.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a reception query by the media device over the radio interface to a server connected to the cellular telecommunication system, the query comprising a request to receive a service associated with a broadcast media stream; and

receiving and responding to the query by the server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the service associated with a broadcast media stream comprises a communication channel synchronized with the broadcast media stream.

10. The method of claim 1, the service associated with a broadcast media stream providing visual and interactive bidirectional communication channel synchronized with the broadcast media stream.

11. A method of updating associating data in a media device, the associating data relating to a service being transmitted over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system and associating the service with a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system on given frequencies, the method comprising:

receiving a broadcast media stream from a broadcast system by the media device;

determining the geographical location of the media device;

sending a query for associating data by the media device, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device and a frequency a broadcast media stream is transmitted on;

receiving the query and determining associating data for the broadcast media stream transmitted on the given frequency to the geographical area in the vicinity of the media device and sending the associating data to the media device;

receiving and storing the associating data by the media device.

12. A media device configured to:

communicate with a cellular telecommunication system;

receive a broadcast media stream from a broadcast system by the media device;

send a query to the cellular telecommunication system for associating data relating to the broadcast media stream, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device; and

receive the associating data from the cellular telecommunication system and store the received associating data.

13. The media device of claim 12, comprising means for configuring the media device for reception of a service associated with the broadcast media stream by using the associating data.

14. The media device of claim 12, comprising means for determining the geographical location of the media device.

15. The media device of claim 12, configured to query the radio cellular network for information about the location of the media device.

16. A media device configured to:

communicate with a cellular telecommunication system;

receive a broadcast media stream on a given frequency from a broadcast system by the media device;

send a query to the cellular telecommunication system for associating data relating to the broadcast media stream, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device and a frequency a broadcast media stream is transmitted on; and

receive the associating data from the cellular telecommunication system and store the received associating data.

17. An arrangement for updating associating data in a media device, the arrangement comprising a server connected to a cellular telecommunication system and to a broadcast system, the server being configured to transmit at least one service over a radio interface of the cellular telecommunication system, the service being associated with a broadcast media stream transmitted by the broadcast system;

store associating data for associating services with broadcast media streams;

receive a query from a media device for associating data, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device, determining associating data for more than one broadcast media stream transmitted to the geographical area in the vicinity of the media device; and

sending the associating data to the media device.

18. The arrangement of claim 17, wherein the server is further configured to receive a reception query from a media device, the query comprising a request to receive a service associated with a broadcast media stream received by the media device.

19. The arrangement of claim 17, wherein the server is further configured to receive a reception query from a media device, the query comprising a request to receive a service associated with a broadcast media stream received by the media device.

20. An arrangement for updating associating data in a media device, the arrangement comprising a server connected to a cellular telecommunication system and to a broadcast system, the server being configured to

transmit at least one service over a radio interface of the cellular telecommunication system, the service being associated with a broadcast media stream transmitted by the broadcast system;

store associating data for associating services with broadcast media streams;

receive a query from a media device for associating data, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device and a frequency a broadcast media stream is transmitted on,

determining associating data for more than one broadcast media stream transmitted to the geographical area in the vicinity of the media device; and

sending the associating data to the media device.

21. A computer program product encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for updating associating data in a media device, the process comprising:

communicating with a cellular telecommunication system;

receiving a broadcast media stream from a broadcast system by the media device;

sending a query to the cellular telecommunication system for associating data relating to the broadcast media stream, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device;

receiving the associating data from the cellular telecommunication system and storing the received associating data.

22. A computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for updating associating data in a media device, the process comprising:

communicating with a cellular telecommunication system;

receiving a broadcast media stream from a broadcast system by the media device;

sending a query to the cellular telecommunication system for associating data relating to the broadcast media stream, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device;

receiving the associating data from the cellular telecommunication system and storing the received associating data.

23. The computer program distribution medium of claim 22, the distribution medium comprising a computer readable medium, a program storage medium, a record medium, a computer readable memory, a computer readable software distribution package, a computer readable signal, a computer readable telecommunications signal, and a computer readable compressed software package.

24. A computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for updating associating data in a media device the process comprising:

communicating with a cellular telecommunication system;

receiving a broadcast media stream from a broadcast system by the media device;

sending a query to the cellular telecommunication system for associating data relating to the broadcast media stream, the query comprising information about the geographical location of the media device and a frequency a broadcast media stream is transmitted on;

receiving the associating data from the cellular telecommunication system and storing the received associating data.