Multimedia Session Management
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Abstract
A multimedia provider (100) generates, based on a request for a media channel from a user terminal (10), a session set-up description that is returned to the user terminal (10). The description defines, when processed in the terminal (10), a session window (20) that is displayed on a screen (12) of the terminal and comprises a region (22) for displaying media data of a requested channel and a channel region (24) comprising information on alternative available media channels. The description also defines a binding between user inputs (14) of the terminal (10) and identifiers of the alternative channels. The set-up description allows for a user-friendly channel switch by automatically transmitting a channel switch request to the multimedia provider (100) upon a triggering of the user input (14) that is associated with the identifier of the requested media channel. The description, thus, provides a visually appealing graphical interface and simultaneously allows for a user-friendly media channel switch.
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Citations
72 Claims
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1-36. -36. (canceled)
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37. A multimedia session set-up method in a unicast-based communications system (1), said method comprising the steps of:
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a multimedia provider (100) generating, based on a request for a first multimedia channel from a user terminal (10), a multimedia session set-up description comprising;
i) a multimedia object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), a multimedia session window (20) displayable in a user interface (12) of said user terminal (10), said multimedia session window (20) comprising a multimedia display region (22) adapted for displaying multimedia data of a requested multimedia channel and a displayable channel region (24) comprising information on a second alternative multimedia channel;
ii) an association object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), an association of a user input (14) of said user terminal (10) with a channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel; and
iii) a request object generating, upon a user-triggering of said user input (14), a request for said second alternative multimedia channel, said request comprising an identifier of said user terminal (10) and said channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel; and
said multimedia provider (100) transmitting said multimedia session set-up description to said user terminal (10). - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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38. A multimedia session managing method in a unicast-based communication system (1), said method comprising the steps of:
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a multimedia provider (100) generating, based on a request for a first multimedia channel from a user terminal (10), a multimedia session set-up description comprising;
i) a multimedia object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), a displayable multimedia session window (20) in a user interface (12) of said user terminal (10), said multimedia session window (20) comprising a multimedia display region (22) adapted for displaying multimedia data of a requested multimedia channel and a displayable channel region (24) comprising information on a second alternative multimedia channel;
ii) an association object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), an association of a user input (14) of said user terminal (10) with a channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel; and
iii) a request object generating, upon a user-triggering of said user input (14), a request for said second alternative multimedia channel, said request comprising an identifier of said user terminal (10) and said channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel;
said multimedia provider (100) transmitting said multimedia session set-up description to said user terminal (10);
said multimedia provider (100) receiving, from said user terminal (10), said request for said second alternative multimedia channel; and
said multimedia provider (100) providing, based on said user terminal identifier and said channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia and to said user terminal (10) for display in said multimedia display region (22), multimedia data of said second alternative multimedia channel during said ongoing multimedia session, - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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54. A multimedia session set-up arrangement (100;
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110) comprising;
means (113) for generating, based on a request for a first multimedia channel from a user terminal (10) sent over a unicast-based communications system (1), a multimedia session set-up description comprising;
i) a multimedia object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), a multimedia session window (20) displayable in a user interface (12) of said user terminal (10), said multimedia session window (20) comprising a multimedia display region (22) adapted for displaying multimedia data of a requested multimedia channel and a displayable channel region (24) comprising information on a second alternative multimedia channel;
ii) an association object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), an association of a user input (14) of said user terminal (10) with a channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel; and
iii) a request object generating, upon a user-triggering of said user input (14), a request for said second alternative multimedia channel, said request comprising an identifier of said user terminal (10) and said channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel; and
means (111) for transmitting said multimedia session set-up description to said user terminal (10). - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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110) comprising;
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55. A multimedia session managing arrangement (100) comprising:
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means (111) for generating, based on a request for a first multimedia channel from a user terminal (10) sent over a unicast-based communications system (1), a multimedia session set-up description comprising;
i) a multimedia object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), a displayable multimedia session window (20) in a user interface (12) of said user terminal (10), said multimedia session window (20) comprising a multimedia display region (22) adapted for displaying multimedia data of a requested multimedia channel and a displayable channel region (24) comprising information on a second alternative multimedia channel;
ii) an association object defining, when processed in said user terminal (10), an association of a user input (14) of said user terminal (10) with a channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel; and
iii) a request object generating, upon. a user-triggering of said user input (14), a request for said second alternative multimedia channel, said request comprising an identifier of said user terminal (10) and said channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel;
means (111) for transmitting said multimedia session set-up description to said user terminal (10);
means (111) for receiving, from said user terminal (10), said request for said second alternative multimedia channel; and
means (120;
130) for providing, based on said user terminal identifier and said channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel and to said user terminal (10) for display in said multimedia display region (22), multimedia data of said second alternative multimedia channel during said ongoing multimedia session. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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71. A user terminal (10) comprising:
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means (11) for transmitting a request for a first multimedia channel to a multimedia provider (100) over a unicast-based communications system (1);
means (11) for receiving, from said multimedia provider (100) a multimedia session set-up description generated based on said request for said first multimedia channel, said multimedia session set-up description comprising a multimedia object, an association object, and a request object;
means (13) for processing said multimedia object to provide a multimedia session window (20) displayable in a user interface (12) of said user terminal (10), said multimedia session window (20) comprising a multimedia display region (22) adapted for displaying multimedia data of a requested multimedia channel and a displayable channel region (24) comprising information on a. second alternative multimedia channel;
means (15) for processing said association object to provide an. association of a user input (14) of said user terminal (10) with a channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel; and
means (17) for processing said request object to generate, upon a user-triggering of said user input (14), a request for said second. alternative multimedia channel, said request comprising an identifier of said user terminal (10) and said channel identifier of said second alternative multimedia channel, - View Dependent Claims (72)
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Specification