Method for transmitting a user data record to a user station

• US 20060168248A1
• Filed: 02/13/2004
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brands & Products Ipr Holding GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Brands & Products Ipr Holding GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Sack, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,001,265 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1836 with heterogeneous network architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels

Abstract

A method is described for transmission of a user data record to a user station via a network system comprising at least one broadcast network. In Accordance with the invention the method features the following steps: Transmission of the user data record as a broadcast data record via a network system comprising at least two networks capable of data transmission, of which at least one is designed as a broadcast network, in which a network identification of the broadcast network used for transmission is added to the broadcast data record prior to transmission in the respective broadcast network; Extraction of at least the network identification last added to the broadcast data record at reception of the last used broadcast data records from this broadcast data record; and Forwarding of at least the last network identification to the user station for allowance of at least the last network identification in connection with the user data record usage.

Claims

1. Method for transmission of a user data record to a user station comprising the following steps:

Transmission of the user data record as broadcast data record via a network system, comprising at least two networks capable of data transmission, of which at least one is designed as a broadcast network, in which a network identification of the broadcast network used for transmission is added to the broadcast data record prior to transmission.

Extraction of at least the network identification last added to the broadcast data record during reception of the last used broadcast data record from this broadcast data record and

Forwarding of at least the last network identification to the user station to make allowance for at least the last network identification in connection with the usage of the user data record.

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that the network system comprises at least two consecutive and/or parallel broadcast networks capable of data transmission.

3. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that the allowance of the last network identification in connection with the usage of the user data record includes a comparison of the last network identification with a network identification predetermined to the user station for decision on the release of the user data record for the user station.

4. Method according to claim 3, characterized thereby, that the decision on the release of the user data record is positive, when the last network identification corresponds to the predetermined network identification.

5. Method according to claim 3, characterized thereby, that the decision on the release of the user data record is carried out by a filter operation inserted before access to the user data record

6. Method according to claim 3, characterized thereby, that the predetermined network identification is transmitted via the network system.

7. Method according to claim 3, characterized thereby, that the predetermined network identification is transmitted via a path separated from network system.

8. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that in addition to the last network identification at least one other precedent network identification can be extracted from broadcast data record and forwarded to the user station.

9. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that the network identification added to the broadcast data record allows the identification of at least one precedent broadcast network.

10. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that the forwarding of at least the last network identification to a user station includes the transmission of it as independent information.

11. Method according to claim 10, characterized thereby, that the forwarding of at least the last network identification is carried out via a separate transmission path.

12. Method according to claim 10, characterized thereby, that the forwarding of at least the last network identification is carried out via a transmission path for the user data record.

13. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that the allowance for at least the last network identification in connection with the usage of the user data record includes the forwarding of at least the last network identification to a compilation station for usage of the user data record in case of access to the user data record by user station.

14. Method according to claim 13, characterized thereby, that the forwarding of at least the last network identification to compilation station is carried out together with usage information from the user station.

15. Method according to claim 14, characterized thereby, that the usage information comprises information about the user data record and/or user information.

16. Method according to claim 15, characterized thereby, that the user information is a user identification and/or that the user information includes information on user activities.

17. Method according to claim 13, characterized thereby, that the forwarding of at least the last network identification to compilation station is carried out via a transmission path separated from network system.

18. Method according to claim 13, characterized thereby, that the compilation station exploits at least the last network identification and the usage information.

19. Method according to claim 13, characterized thereby, that the compilation station forwards at least the last network identification together with at least parts of the usage information.

20. Method according to claim 13, characterized thereby, that the compilation station communicates with the user station concerning the usage of the user data record.

21. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that the allowance of at least the hitherto last network identification is used by the respective subsequent network transition station for identification for generation of a broadcast data record and a that the transmission in the network belonging to that network transition station depends on it, where the dependence might be predefined.

22. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that at least the thitherto last network identification is used for identification in a network transition station for transmission into different networks of the network system starting from that network transition station and that the transmission into the respective network depends on it, where the dependence might be predefined.

23. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that at least one of the networks is a matter of a bi-directional network, in particular a network in accordance with the TCP/IP standard.

24. Method according to anyone of claims 16 to 23, characterized thereby, that the transmission path is a matter of a network in accordance with the TCP/IP standard.

25. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that at least one of the broadcast networks is a matter of a digital broadcast network.

26. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that at least one of the broadcast networks is a matter of a digital broadcast network in accordance with the DVB standard.

27. Method according to claim 1, characterized thereby, that a user'"'"'s receiver station and his user station are two physically separated devices that are also not connected via a physical network, where the user data record is transferred to the user station via a storage medium und interfaces intended therefore in the receiver station and the user station.

28. Method according to claim 27, characterized thereby, that the storage medium is a flash memory.

29. Method according to claim 27 or 28, characterized thereby, that the interface is a USB interface.