Methods and apparatus for hybrid multimedia presentations

• US 20060174314A1
• Filed: 07/19/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Jacobs, Paul E., Walker, Gordon Kent, Chandhok, Ravinder Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/186,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20060174314A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/135
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• 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 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

System for providing hierarchical services in a data network. A method is provided for rendering hybrid presentations. The method includes caching one or more content items, and detecting a presentation event associated with a real-time service. The method also includes retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on the presentation event, and rendering the selected content item.

Claims

1. A method for rendering hybrid presentations, the method comprising:

caching one or more content items;

detecting a presentation event associated with a real-time service;

retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on the presentation event; and

rendering the selected content item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selection to receive the real-time service.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an entry content identifier associated with the real-time service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selection to exit the real-time service.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an exit content identifier associated with the real-time service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selected user activity associated with the real-time service.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the user activity.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selected subscription status associated with the device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the selected subscription status.

10. Apparatus for rendering hybrid presentations, the apparatus comprising:

memory configured to cache one or more content items;

client application logic configured to detect a presentation event associated with a real-time service, and to retrieve selected content item from the one or more content items based on the presentation event; and

rendering logic configured to render the selected content item.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said client application logic detects the presentation event when a real-time service is joined.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said client application logic detects the presentation event when a real-time service is exited.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said client application logic detects the presentation event when a selected user action is detected.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said client application logic detects the presentation event based on a selected subscription status.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the client application logic further comprises logic configured to access system information to obtain a content identifier that identifies the selected content.

16. Apparatus for rendering hybrid presentations, the apparatus comprising:

means for caching one or more content items;

means for detecting a presentation event associated with a real-time service;

means for retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on the presentation event; and

means for rendering the selected content item.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said means for detecting comprises means for detecting a selection to receive the real-time service at the device.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said means for retrieving comprises means for retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an entry content identifier associated with the real-time service.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said means for detecting comprises means for detecting a selection to exit the real-time service.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said means for retrieving comprises means for retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an exit content identifier associated with the real-time service.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said means for detecting comprises means for detecting a selected user activity associated with the real-time service.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said means for retrieving comprises means for retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the user activity.

23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said means for detecting comprises means for detecting a selected subscription status associated with the device.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein said means for retrieving comprises means for retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the selected subscription status.

25. A computer-readable medium comprises instructions, which when executed by processing logic, operate to render hybrid presentations, the computer-readable medium comprising:

instructions for caching one or more content items;

instructions for detecting a presentation event associated with a real-time service;

instructions for retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on the presentation event; and

instructions for rendering the selected content item.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein said instructions for detecting comprise instructions for detecting a selection to receive the real-time service at the device.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein said instructions for retrieving comprise instructions for retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an entry content identifier associated with the real-time service.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein said instructions for detecting comprise instructions for detecting a selection to exit the real-time service.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein said instructions for retrieving comprise instructions for retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an exit content identifier associated with the real-time service.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein said instructions for detecting comprise instructions for detecting a selected user activity associated with the real-time service.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 30, wherein said instructions for retrieving comprise instructions for retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the user activity.

32. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein said instructions for detecting comprise instructions for detecting a selected subscription status associated with the device.

33. The computer-readable medium of claim 32, wherein said instructions for retrieving comprise instructions for retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the selected subscription status.

34. At least one processor configured to perform a method for rendering hybrid presentations, the method comprising:

caching one or more content items;

detecting a presentation event associated with a real-time service;

retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on the presentation event; and

rendering the selected content item.

35. The processor of claim 34, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selection to receive the real-time service at the device.

36. The processor of claim 35, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an entry content identifier associated with the real-time service.

37. The processor of claim 34, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selection to exit the real-time service.

38. The processor of claim 37, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on an exit content identifier associated with the real-time service.

39. The processor of claim 34, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selected user activity associated with the real-time service.

40. The processor of claim 39, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving the selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the user activity.

41. The processor of claim 34, wherein said detecting comprises detecting a selected subscription status associated with the device.

42. The processor of claim 41, wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving a selected content item from the one or more content items based on a content identifier associated with the selected subscription status.

43. A method for rendering hybrid presentations, the method comprising:

generating system information parameters for one or more real-time services, wherein the system information parameters associate a presentation event with a cacheable content item;

transmitting the system information parameters.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein said presentation event comprises determining an entry to a real-time service.

45. The method of claim 43, wherein said presentation event comprises determining an exit from a real-time service.

46. The method of claim 43, wherein said presentation event comprises determining a selected device user activity.

47. The method of claim 43, wherein said presentation event comprises a determining a selected device subscription status.

48. Apparatus for rendering hybrid presentations, the apparatus comprising:

logic for generating system information parameters for one or more real-time services, wherein the system information parameters associate a presentation event with a cacheable content item;

logic for transmitting the system information parameters.

49. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein said presentation event comprises determining an entry to a real-time service.

50. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein said presentation event comprises determining an exit from a real-time service.

51. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein said presentation event comprises determining a selected device user activity.

52. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein said presentation event comprises a determining a selected device subscription status.