Flexible system for distributing content to a device

• US 20070115929A1
• Filed: 11/08/2005
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, An, Collins, Bruce, Walker, Gordon, Pazos, Carlos Macelo
• Application Number:
  US11/270,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20070115929A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers

Abstract

A flexible system for distributing content to a device involves associating a set of packages with a provider, associating a set of tiers with a package, associating a set of channels with a tier, and allowing subscription to a package of services associated with the provider, wherein a channel is a view of a service, the view based on the provider associated with the service.

Claims

1. A method of providing a subscription of a package of services, the method comprising:

associating a set of packages with a provider;

associating a set of tiers with a package;

associating a set of channels with a tier; and

providing a subscription to a package of services associated with the provider,

wherein a channel is a view of a service, the view based on the provider associated with the service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the provider is a billing and customer service (BCS) provider.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the set of packages associated with the provider.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the channels ultimately associated with the provider.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein subscribing to the package of services associated with the provider includes selecting a package from the set of packages associated with the provider.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising displaying the channels ultimately associated with the provider.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein subscribing to the package of services associated with the provider includes selecting a package from the set of packages associated with the provider.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein subscribing to the package of services associated with the provider includes selecting a package from the set of packages associated with the provider.

9. A wireless device, comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive system information;

a processor configured to extract a set of packages associated with a provider and extracting a set of channels associated with a selected package from the system information;

a user interface configured to select the package from the set of packages associated with the provider;

a memory coupled to the processor configured to store the set of packages and for storing the set of channels associated with the selected package; and

a display coupled to the processor configured to display the set of packages and the set of channels associated with the selected package.

10. A server, comprising:

a processor configured to associate a set of packages with a provider, associate a set of tiers with a package, associate a set of channels with a tier, and associate a service with a channel; and

means for providing a subscription to a package of services associated with the Provider,

wherein a channel is a view of a service, the view based on the provider associated with the service.

11. A device, comprising:

means for associating a set of packages with a provider;

means for associating a set of tiers with a package;

means for associating a set of channels with a tier; and

means for providing a subscription to a package of services associated with the provider,

wherein a channel is a view of a service, the view based on the provider associated with the service.

12. A processor configured to extract from system information, a set of packages associated with a provider and a set of channels associated with a selected package from the set of packages.