BROADCAST CONTENT REQUEST FOR MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20070129062A1
• Filed: 12/02/2005
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Camp, William, Homiller, Daniel, Pantalone, Brett
• Application Number:
  US11/164,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20070129062A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234363 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for clients with a lower screen resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/26216 involving the channel capacity, e.g. network bandwidth admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a schedule or organising the servicing of application requests taking into account QoS H04L67/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• 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 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4823 using a channel name
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of requesting content from a mobile broadcast service provider wherein the mobile broadcast service provider maintains a variety of content offerings that can be broadcast to a portable mobile communications device. One method comprises creating a subscription profile on the portable mobile communications device that includes requested content from the content offered by the mobile broadcast service provider. The subscription profile is sent to the mobile broadcast service provider so that the mobile broadcast service provider can aggregate the requested content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels. The plurality of time multiplexed channels are then broadcast to the portable mobile communications device. The portable mobile communications device then de-multiplexes the time multiplexed channels of requested content to display the requested content.

Claims

1. A method of requesting content from a mobile broadcast service provider wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to a portable mobile communications device, the method comprising:

creating a content request derived from content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

sending the content request to the mobile broadcast service provider so that the mobile broadcast service provider can aggregate the requested content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels;

receiving a broadcast from the mobile broadcast service provider, the broadcast containing time multiplexed channels of requested content; and

de-multiplexing the time multiplexed channels of requested content so that the portable mobile communications device can display the requested content.

2. A method of providing requested content from a mobile broadcast service provider to a portable mobile communications device wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to a portable mobile communications device, the method comprising:

receiving a content request from at least one portable mobile communications device, the content request derived from content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

aggregating requested content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels according to most requested content; and

broadcasting the plurality of time multiplexed channels of aggregated requested content.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the content request is part of a subscription profile that further includes portable mobile communications device identification information.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising detecting whether the portable mobile communications device is currently receiving a broadcast from the mobile broadcast service provider.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising aggregating requested content onto the plurality of time multiplexed channels according to content requests of portable mobile communications devices that are currently receiving a broadcast from the mobile broadcast service provider.

6. A portable mobile communications device for requesting content from a mobile broadcast service provider wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to the portable mobile communications device, the portable mobile communications device comprising:

means for creating a content request derived from content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

means for sending the content request to the mobile broadcast service provider so that the mobile broadcast service provider can aggregate the requested content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels;

means for receiving a broadcast from the mobile broadcast service provider, the broadcast containing time multiplexed channels of requested content; and

means for de-multiplexing the time multiplexed channels of requested content so that the portable mobile communications device can display the requested content.

7. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable storage medium within a portable mobile communications device for requesting content from a mobile broadcast service provider wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to the portable mobile communications device, the computer program product comprising:

computer program code for creating a content request derived from content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

computer program code for sending the content request to the mobile broadcast service provider so that the mobile broadcast service provider can aggregate the requested content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels;

computer program code for receiving a broadcast from the mobile broadcast service provider, the broadcast containing time multiplexed channels of requested content; and

computer program code for de-multiplexing the time multiplexed channels of requested content so that the portable mobile communications device can display the requested content.

8. A method of requesting content from a mobile broadcast service provider wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to a portable mobile communications device, the method comprising:

creating a content request derived from content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

sending the content request to the mobile broadcast service provider so that the mobile broadcast service provider can aggregate the requested content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels;

receiving and displaying the broadcast channel from the mobile broadcast service provider.

9. A method of requesting content from a mobile broadcast service provider wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to a portable mobile communications device, the method comprising:

creating a voting profile that includes requested content in order of preference from the content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

sending the voting profile to the mobile broadcast service provider so that the mobile broadcast service provider can aggregate the requested content based on a vote tally onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels;

receiving a broadcast from the mobile broadcast service provider, the broadcast containing time multiplexed channels of the most voted for content; and

de-multiplexing the time multiplexed channels of the most voted for content so that the portable mobile communications device can display the most voted for content.

10. A method of providing requested content from a mobile broadcast service provider to a portable mobile communications device wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to a portable mobile communications device, the method comprising:

receiving a voting profile from the portable mobile communications device that includes requested content in order of preference from the content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

aggregating the most voted for content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels; and

broadcasting the plurality of time multiplexed channels of the aggregated most voted for content.

11. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable storage medium for requesting content from a mobile broadcast service provider wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content to a portable mobile communications device, the computer program product comprising:

computer program code for creating a voting profile that includes requested content in order of preference from the content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

computer program code for sending the voting profile to the mobile broadcast service provider so that the mobile broadcast service provider can aggregate the requested content based on a vote tally onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels;

computer program code for receiving a broadcast from the mobile broadcast service provider, the broadcast containing time multiplexed channels of the most voted for content; and

computer program code for de-multiplexing the time multiplexed channels of the most voted for content so that the portable mobile communications device can display the most voted for content.

12. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable storage medium for providing requested content from a mobile broadcast service provider to a portable mobile communications device wherein the mobile broadcast service provider broadcasts content offerings to a portable mobile communications device, the computer program product comprising:

computer program code for receiving a voting profile from the portable mobile communications device that includes requested content in order of preference from the content offered for broadcast by the mobile broadcast service provider;

computer program code for aggregating the most voted for content onto a plurality of time multiplexed channels; and

computer program code for broadcasting the plurality of time multiplexed channels of the aggregated most voted for content.