Phone functions triggered by broadcast data

• US 20060128418A1
• Filed: 12/14/2004
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Quelle, Hans-Christoph, Huomo, Heikki, Nihtila, Jukka, Reidelsturz, Achim
• Application Number:
  US11/012,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128418A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• 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 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for delivering program related content information to users over broadcast media. A user initiates a request to contact a program such as a shopping television program by inputting an indication that the user would like to contact the program. The mobile terminal utilizes contact information embedded in a broadcast signal to initiate a connection between the mobile device and a telephone or other device associated with the program. The contact information received in the broadcast signal may be stored in a phone book application of the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal for receiving broadcast media, the mobile terminal comprising:

a processor;

a display; and

memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the steps of;

receiving broadcast media;

extracting contact information and other related and non-related information from the broadcast media;

receiving user input to initiate an action; and

performing the action with a device associated with the broadcast media through use of the received contact information or the other related and non-related information.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the contact information for future use in the mobile terminal'"'"'s phone book application.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising the step of verifying user authorization before establishment of the communication connection with the device associate with the broadcast media.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the contact information comprises data in WTAI format.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying an indicator of the availability of contact information for the broadcast media on the display of the mobile terminal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying the contact information for the broadcast media on the display of the mobile terminal.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the broadcast media comprises a broadcast program.

8. A computer readable medium having computer readable instructions for performing the steps of:

receiving a broadcast program;

extracting contact information for the broadcast program;

receiving user input to initiate a connection with a device associated with the broadcast program;

transmitting a request to the device associated with the broadcast program using the broadcast contact information in order to initiate the connection; and

if the request is accepted, establishing the connection with the device associated with the broadcast program.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising the step of storing the contact information for future use in the mobile terminal'"'"'s phone book application.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the step of verifying user authorization before establishment of the communication connection with the device associate with the broadcast media.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the contact information comprises data in WTAI format.

12. In a mobile terminal, a method of establishing a voice connection between a user of the mobile terminal and a device associated with a broadcast program, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a broadcast signal at the mobile terminal, the broadcast signal comprising contact information for connection of the mobile terminal to the device associated with the broadcast program;

in response to a user-activated command, transmitting a request using the contact information to establish a voice connection with the device associated with the broadcast radio program; and

establishing a voice connection with the device associated with the broadcast radio program.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the contact information comprises data in WTAI format.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of displaying an indicator of the availability of contact information for the broadcast program on a display of the mobile terminal.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of displaying the contact information for the broadcast program on the display of the mobile terminal.

16. In a portable device having a graphical user interface including a display and a user interface selection device, a method of establishing a voice connection between a user of the mobile terminal and a device associated with a broadcast program, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a broadcast signal at the mobile terminal, the broadcast signal comprising contact information for connection of the mobile terminal to the device associated with the broadcast program;

displaying a message related to the contact information on the display of the mobile terminal during receipt of the broadcast signal; and

linking the received contact information to a phone application in the mobile terminal on a user selection.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying a message related to contact information comprises displaying an indicator of the availability of contact information for the broadcast program on a display of the mobile terminal.

18. The method of claim 16, further wherein displaying a message related to contact information comprises displaying the contact information for the broadcast program on the display of the mobile terminal.