System comprising a receiving device for receiving broadcast information

• US 20060143683A1
• Filed: 12/22/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Mampaey, Marcel Joseph Louis
• Application Number:
  US11/313,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20060143683A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/135
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/40 Arrangements for broadcast specially adapted for accumulation-type receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/30 characterised by the use of a return channel, e.g. for collecting users' opinions, for returning broadcast space/time information or for requesting data
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information

Abstract

Systems (1) comprising receiving devices (2) for receiving broadcast information from sources (3), which is converted into audio/video information, are made more user friendly by introducing triggering devices (4) for, in response to user actions, transmitting selection information defining parts of the broadcast information to collecting apparatuses (5) and by retrieving additional information linked to the part of the broadcasting information. The user only needs to activate the transmission of the selection information, and then the additional information is retrieved automatically, from the sources (3) or from other media (6). The broadcast information comprises part codes defining the parts of the broadcast information and/or comprises source codes defining the sources (3), and the systems (1) further comprise time/date stamp adders (25,45,55) for adding time/date stamps to the source codes. Memories (26,46,56) store user profiles. The collecting apparatuses (5) might be third party collecting apparatuses for collecting additional information such as songs in WAV format and for sending a collection of additional information such as an audio CD to the user.

Claims

1. System (1) comprising a receiving device (2) for receiving broadcast information from a source (3), which receiving device (2) comprises a converter (23) for converting the broadcast information into audio/video information perceptible to a user, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises a triggering device (4) for, in response to a user action from the user, transmitting selection information defining a part of the broadcast information to a collecting apparatus (5) different from said source (3), which collecting apparatus (5) comprises a retriever (51) for, in response to a reception of the selection information, retrieving additional information linked to the part of the broadcasting information.

2. System (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the broadcast information comprises a part code defining the part of the broadcast information, the receiving device (2) comprising a supplier (22) for supplying the part code to the triggering device (4), and the selection information comprising the part code.

3. System (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the broadcast information comprises a source code defining the source (3), the receiving device (2) comprising a supplier (22) for supplying the source code to the triggering device (4), and the selection information comprising the source code, the system (1) further comprising a time/date stamp adder (25,45,55) for adding a time/date stamp to the source code.

4. System (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises a memory (26,46,56) for storing a user profile.

5. System (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises a comparator (59) for comparing a parameter of the additional information with a threshold.

6. System (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises a requester (27,47,57) for requesting the user for a confirmation.

7. System (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises a counter (48,58) for counting the selection information.

8. System (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the collecting apparatus (5) is a third party collecting apparatus (5) comprising a collector (54) for collecting additional information linked to parts of the broadcasting information and for sending a collection of additional information to the user.

9. Receiving device (2) for use in a system (1) as defined in claim 1 comprising the receiving device (2) for receiving broadcast information from a source (3), which receiving device (2) comprises a converter (23) for converting the broadcast information into audio/video information perceptible to a user, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises the triggering device (4) for, in response to a user action from the user, transmitting selection information defining a part of the broadcast information to a collecting apparatus (5) different from said source (3), which collecting apparatus (5) comprises a retriever (51) for, in response to a reception of the selection information, retrieving additional information linked to the part of the broadcasting information, the receiving device (2) comprising a supplier (22) for supplying a code to the triggering device (4), and the selection information comprising the code.

10. Triggering device (4) for use in a system (1) as defined in claim 1 comprising a receiving device (2) for receiving broadcast information from a source (3), which receiving device (2) comprises a converter (23) for converting the broadcast information into audio/video information perceptible to a user, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises the triggering device (4) for, in response to a user action from the user, transmitting selection information defining a part of the broadcast information to a collecting apparatus (5) different from said source (3), which collecting apparatus (5) comprises a retriever (51) for, in response to a reception of the selection information, retrieving additional information linked to the part of the broadcasting information.

11. Collecting apparatus (5) for use in a system (1) as defined in claim 1 comprising a receiving device (2) for receiving broadcast information from a source (3), which receiving device (2) comprises a converter (23) for converting the broadcast information into audio/video information perceptible to a user, characterized in that the system (1) further comprises a triggering device (4) for, in response to a user action from the user, transmitting selection information defining a part of the broadcast information to the collecting apparatus (5) different from said source (3), which collecting apparatus (5) comprises a retriever (51) for, in response to a reception of the selection information, retrieving additional information linked to the part of the broadcasting information.

12. Method for use in a system (1) as defined in claim 1 and comprising a receiving step of receiving broadcast information from a source (3) and a converting step of converting the broadcast information into audio/video information perceptible to a user, characterized in that the method further comprises a triggering step of, in response to a user action from the user, transmitting selection information defining a part of the broadcast information to a collecting apparatus (5) different from said source (3) and a retrieving step of, in response to a reception of the selection information, retrieving additional information linked to the part of the broadcasting information.

13. Processor program product for use in a system (1) as defined in claim 1 and comprising a receiving function of receiving broadcast information from a source (3) and a converting function of converting the broadcast information into audio/video information perceptible to a user, characterized in that the processor program product further comprises a triggering function of, in response to a user action from the user, transmitting selection information defining a part of the broadcast information to a collecting apparatus (5) different from said source (3) and a retrieving function of, in response to a reception of the selection information, retrieving additional information linked to the part of the broadcasting information.