Method and Apparatus for Providing Interactive Services to Users Using Unicast and Broadcast Wireless Networks
First Claim
1. A method for providing an interactive service in a wireless network, comprising:
- receiving content interaction information indicative of interactions by a user with content presented at a wireless user terminal, wherein said content is provided toward the wireless user terminal over a broadcast wireless network, wherein said content interaction information is received over a unicast wireless network;
obtaining at least one service parameter; and
providing the identified service using the content interaction information and the at least one service parameter, wherein the service is provided using one of the unicast wireless network and the broadcast wireless network.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing interactive services using unicast wireless networks and broadcast wireless networks. A method includes receiving content interaction information indicative of interactions by a user with content presented at a wireless user terminal, obtaining at least one service parameter, and providing a service using the content interaction information and the at least one service parameter, wherein the service is provided using one of the unicast wireless network or the broadcast wireless network. The content for which content interaction information is received is provided to the wireless user terminal using a broadcast wireless network and the content interaction information is received over a unicast wireless network. The service that is provided may include providing modified content over the broadcast wireless network, providing personalized content over the unicast wireless network, operating a proxy for a network-based service, and the like.
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1. A method for providing an interactive service in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving content interaction information indicative of interactions by a user with content presented at a wireless user terminal, wherein said content is provided toward the wireless user terminal over a broadcast wireless network, wherein said content interaction information is received over a unicast wireless network; obtaining at least one service parameter; and providing the identified service using the content interaction information and the at least one service parameter, wherein the service is provided using one of the unicast wireless network and the broadcast wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for providing an interactive service in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for receiving content interaction information indicative of interactions by a user with content presented at a wireless user terminal, wherein said content is provided toward the wireless user terminal over a broadcast wireless network, wherein said content interaction information is received over a unicast wireless network; means for obtaining at least one service parameter; and means for providing the identified service using the content interaction information and the at least one service parameter, wherein the service is provided using one of the unicast wireless network and the broadcast wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium storing a software program, that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving content interaction information indicative of interactions by a user with content presented at a wireless user terminal, wherein said content is provided toward the wireless user terminal over a broadcast wireless network, wherein said content interaction information is received over a unicast wireless network; obtaining at least one service parameter; and providing the identified service using the content interaction information and the at least one service parameter, wherein the service is provided using one of the unicast wireless network and the broadcast wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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