MOBILE BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE THEREFOR

• US 20090075584A1
• Filed: 09/17/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Bo-Sun, LEE, Byung-Rae, SONG, Jae-Yeon, HWANG, Sung-Oh, LEE, Kook-Heui
• Application Number:
  US12/212,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20090075584A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/14 Arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

Abstract

A method for receiving a broadcast service through a plurality of terminals in a mobile broadcasting system supporting the broadcast service is provided. The method includes sending a registration request message for requesting registration of each of a plurality of terminals from a server associated with a broadcast service, receiving a registration response message from the server in response to each registration request message, sending a service request message to the server through one terminal of the plurality of terminals to request that the broadcast service be provided to the remaining terminals, and receiving, by the remaining terminals, a service response message from the server and the broadcast service.

Claims

1. A method for receiving a broadcast service through a plurality of terminals in a mobile broadcasting system, the method comprising:

sending a registration request message for requesting registration of each of a plurality of terminals from a server associated with a broadcast service;

receiving a registration response message from the server in response to each registration request message;

sending a service request message to the server through one terminal of the plurality of terminals to request that the broadcast service be provided to the remaining terminals; and

receiving, by the remaining terminals, a service response message from the server and the broadcast service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending of the registration request message for each of the plurality of terminals comprises sending, by each of the plurality of terminals, the registration request message for itself to the server and further wherein the receiving of the registration response message from the server in response to each registration request message comprises receiving, by each of the plurality of terminals, the registration response message for itself from the server in response to a corresponding registration request message.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving, by the one terminal, registration information of the remaining terminals from the server.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

sending, by the one terminal, to the server a request for information on all terminals registered in the server, and sending, by the server, information on all the terminals registered in the server to the one terminal.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein, when there is information on a terminal registered in the server, information on the registered terminal is included in the registration response message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending of the registration request message for each of the plurality of terminals comprises sending, by one of the plurality of terminals, a registration request message for each of the plurality of terminals to the server and further wherein the receiving of the registration response message comprises from the server in response to each registration request message comprises receiving, by the one of the plurality of terminals, a registration response message from the server for each of the plurality of terminals in response to a corresponding registration request message.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, when there is information on a terminal registered in the server, information on the registered terminal is included in the registration response message.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the registration request message includes at least one of a user identifier, a terminal identifier, and a terminal name.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the registration response message includes at least one of a request result code, an identifier type, a terminal identifier and a terminal name.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the service request message includes at least one of a processing result on a service request, an item identifier and price information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the service response message includes at least one of a processing result on a service request, an item identifier and currency information.

12. A method for providing a broadcast service through a plurality of terminals in a mobile broadcasting system, the method comprising:

upon receipt of a registration request message for each of a plurality of terminals, registering the plurality of terminals and sending a registration response message in response to each registration request message;

receiving a service request message through one terminal of the plurality of terminals, the service request message requesting that a broadcast service be provided to the remaining terminals; and

sending a service response message and the broadcast service to the remaining terminals.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, when the registration request message for each of a plurality of terminals is received from each of the plurality of terminals, sending the registration response message to each of the plurality of terminals that sent a corresponding registration request message.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising sending registration information for the remaining terminals to the one terminal.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a request for information on all registered terminals through the one terminal, and sending information on all the registered terminals to the one terminal.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising, when there is information on a terminal registered in a server, sending information on the registered terminal in a response message to the terminal registration request.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein when the registration request message for each of the plurality of terminals is received from one of the plurality of terminals, sending the registration response message in response each registration request message to the one of the plurality of terminals.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising, when there is information on a terminal registered in a server, sending information on the registered terminal in a response message to the terminal registration request.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the registration request message includes at least one of a user identifier, a terminal identifier and a terminal name.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the registration response message includes at least one of a request result code, an identifier type, a terminal identifier and a terminal name.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the service request message includes at least one of a processing result on a service request, an item identifier and price information.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein the service response message includes at least one of a processing result on a service request, an item identifier and currency information.

23. A mobile broadcasting system for providing a broadcast service to a plurality of terminals, the system comprising:

a plurality of terminals for receiving the broadcast service; and

a server for receiving a registration request message for each of the plurality of terminals, for registering the plurality of terminals, for sending a registration response message in response to each registration request message, for receiving a service request message through one terminal of the plurality of terminals, the service request message requesting that the broadcast service be provided to the remaining terminals, and for sending a service response message and the broadcast service to the remaining terminals.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the server receives a registration request message from each of the plurality of terminals, and sends the registration response message to each of the plurality terminals that sent a corresponding registration request message.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the server sends registration information for the remaining terminals through the one terminal.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the server receives a request for information on all registered terminals through the one terminal, and sends information on all the registered terminals to the one terminal.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the server sends information on a registered terminal in the registration response message.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the server receives a registration request for each of plurality of terminals from one of the plurality terminals, and sends the registration response message in response each registration request message to the one of the plurality of terminals.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the server sends information on a registered terminal in the registration response message.

30. The system of claim 23, wherein the registration request message includes at least one of a user identifier, a terminal identifier and a terminal name.

31. The system of claim 23, wherein the registration response message includes at least one of a request result code, an identifier type, a terminal identifier and a terminal name.

32. The system of claim 23, wherein the service request message includes at least one of a processing result on a service request, an item identifier and price information.

33. The system of claim 23, wherein the service response message includes at least one of a processing result on a service request, an item identifier and currency information.