Method of gathering information relating to consumption of broadcast content by receiving stations
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Abstract
In a 3G broadcasting network, an electronic service guide (ESG) is broadcast including descriptions of sessions in which items, such as multimedia streams, are broadcast. Each description of a session includes an instruction to a mobile station to notify the network if it wishes to receive or to continue receiving items included in the session. This can be used to generate ratings for the session and/or to broadcast the session only in cells in which users are interested in receiving items included in the session.
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57 Claims
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1-32. -32. (canceled)
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33. A method of gathering information relating to consumption of broadcast content, the method comprising:
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preparing a description of the content;
adding to said description an instruction to notify a given party of one of the group comprising intended reception of said content and consumption of said content; and
transmitting said description to a plurality of receiving stations. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 53)
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45. A method, in a receiving station, of providing information relating to consumption of broadcast content, the method comprising:
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receiving a description of said content;
determining whether an instruction has been added to said description, said instruction being to notify a given party of one of the group comprising intended reception of said content and consumption of the said content; and
if determined that said instruction is added to said description, then transmitting, to said given party, a notification of intended reception of said content. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of controlling a broadcasting network, said broadcasting network including a base station for broadcasting content in a predetermined region, said method comprising:
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counting a number of notifications of intended reception of broadcast content received from receiving stations located in said predetermined region and if said number of notifications equals or exceeds a predetermined number, broadcasting said content in said predetermined region. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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54. Apparatus for gathering information relating to consumption of broadcast content, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor for preparing a description of the content and adding to said description an instruction to notify a given party of one of a group comprising intended reception of said content and consumption of said content; and
a transmitter for transmitting said description to a plurality of receiving stations.
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55. Apparatus for controlling a broadcasting network, said broadcasting network including a content provider, a network element for routing content and a base station for broadcasting content in a predetermined region, said apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving, from receiving station, a notification of intended reception of broadcast content;
a processor for determining whether said notification is received from a receiving station located in said predetermined region and transmitter for instructing said network element to route said content to said base station for transmission in said predetermined region.
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56. A receiving station for providing information relating to consumption of broadcast content, the receiving station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a description of said content;
a processor for determining whether an instruction has been added to said description, said instruction being to notify a given party of one of a group comprising intended reception of said content and consumption of said content; and
a transmitter for transmitting, to said given party, a notification of intended reception of said content if said instruction is added to said description.
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57. A system for presenting program schedule data on a display of receiving station, said system comprising at least a schedule data for broadcasting content, the schedule data being organized to include at least partly an instruction to notify a given party of consumption of content.
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