File Delivery Session Handling

• US 20080115148A1
• Filed: 08/31/2005
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Paila, Toni
• Granted Patent: US 8,819,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/316
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/40 Arrangements for broadcast specially adapted for accumulation-type receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/13 Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

The invention relates generally to resource delivery over digital communication systems.

Claims

1-28. -28. (canceled)

29. A method of defining a presentation for remote delivery, the method comprising:

defining at least two regions of a display;

providing each region with a region identifier; and

associating files of content with region identifiers.

30. A method as claimed in claim 29, in which the associating step comprises also associating the files of content with presentation timing information.

31. A method as claimed in claim 29, comprising providing at least one presentation file including data defining the regions and identifying associated region identifiers.

32. A method as claimed in claim 31, comprising providing the at least one presentation file with data associating the files of content with the presentation timing information.

33. A method as claimed in claim 29, comprising providing a file including information allowing access to a stream.

34. A method as claimed in claim 29, comprising presenting a set of related files in a file delivery session as a logical directory structure.

35. A method as claimed in claim 29, comprising listing a set of related files in a file.

36. A method as claimed in claim 29, comprising defining in the at least one presentation file different display layouts, and associating the display layout with respective timing information.

44. A method as claimed in any claim 29, in which the rendering step comprises changing the display layouts during the presentation, according to received data.

37. Apparatus for defining a presentation for remote rendering, the apparatus comprising a signal generator arranged to provide:

data defining at least two regions of a display;

data associating each region with a region identifier; and

data associating each of at least one file of content with one of the region identifiers.

38. A method of operating a receiver, the method comprising:

receiving data defining at least two regions of a display, and data associating at least one file of content with regions of the display, and

rendering a presentation by providing content from the at least one file of content in the regions of the display according to the received data.

39. A method as claimed in claim 38, in which the rendering step includes providing content according to receiver presentation timing information.

40. A method as claimed in claim 38, in which the receiving step comprises receiving at least one presentation file including data defining the regions and identifying associated region identifiers.

41. A method as claimed in claim 38, comprising receiving a file including information allowing access to a stream, and accessing the stream.

42. A method as claimed in claim 38, comprising receiving a set of related files in a file delivery session as a logical directory structure.

43. A method as claimed in claim 38, comprising receiving a listing of a set of related files in a file.

57. A method as claimed in claim 38, comprising selecting one of the received presentation files for rendering.

45. A receiver module arranged, following the reception of data defining at least two regions of a display and data associating files of content with regions of the display, to render a presentation by providing content from the at least one file in the regions of the display according to the received data.

52. A receiver module as claimed in claim 45, further arranged:

to receive a delivery object,

to determine from the delivery object the identity of at least one transport object and an indication of the content of each listed transport object; and

to receive plural transport objects,

to determine from the delivery object the identity of a presentation object,

to use the identity so determined to receive at least one presentation object,

if there are plural presentation objects, to select one of the received presentation objects and

to provide a presentation of content data as defined by the selected presentation object.

55. A portable handheld device including a receiver module as claimed in claim 45.

46. A signal defining a presentation, the signal comprising:

data defining at least two regions of a display;

data associating each region with a region identifier; and

data associating each of at least one file of content with one of the identifiers.

47. A method of operating a file delivery session, comprising:

sending plural transport objects, and

sending a delivery object which lists at least one of the transport objects and indicates the content of each listed transport object,

sending at least one presentation object including instructions for providing a presentation of content, and

providing the delivery object with data identifying the at least one presentation object.

48. A method of operating a receiver, the method comprising:

receiving data defining at least two regions of a display, and data associating at least one file of content with regions of the display, and

rendering a presentation by providing content from the at least one file of content in the regions of the display according to the received data, further comprising defining a presentation for remote delivery by;

defining at least two regions of a display;

providing each region with a region identifier; and

associating files of content with region identifiers.

49. Filecasting apparatus arranged:

to send plural transport objects, and

to send a delivery object which lists at least one of the transport objects and indicates the content of each listed transport object,

to send at least one presentation object including instructions for providing a presentation of content, and

to provide the delivery object with data identifying the at least one presentation object.

50. Filecasting apparatus as claimed in claim 49, further arranged for defining a presentation for remote rendering by defining at least two regions of a display;

associating each region with a region identifier; and

associating each of at least one file of content with one of the region identifiers.

51. A receiver module for receiving data sent in a file delivery session, the module being arranged:

to receive a delivery object,

to determine from the delivery object the identity of at least one transport object and an indication of the content of each listed transport object; and

to receive plural transport objects,

to determine from the delivery object the identity of a presentation object,

to use the identity so determined to receive at least one presentation object,

if there are plural presentation objects, to select one of the received presentation objects and

to provide a presentation of content data as defined by the selected presentation object.

56. A portable handheld device including a receiver module as claimed in claim 51.

53. A method of receiving data sent in a file delivery session, the method comprising:

receiving a delivery object,

determining from the delivery object the identity of at least one transport object and an indication of the content of each listed transport object; and

receiving plural transport objects,

determining from the delivery object the identity of a presentation object,

using the identity so determined to receive at least one presentation object,

if there are plural presentation objects, selecting one of the received presentation objects and

providing a presentation of content data as defined by the selected presentation object.