INTERACTIVE TICKER

• US 20090183103A1
• Filed: 01/16/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Rothrock, George Allen, McCartie, Jonathan Paul, Glassman, Nicholas Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 8,799,801 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates

Abstract

Ticker functionality provides filtering and displaying information relevant to a user. The ticker can be employed to parse information from a broadcast stream and insert the information into a ticker display area. The information presented in the display area can be animated in order to maximize and control the amount of information available to the user. The information offered in the ticker is interactive so that it allows the user to customize this abbreviated data and how the data is presented.

Claims

1. A method for rendering information from a micro-channel, comprising:

rendering markers that are respectively associated with micro-channels on a multicast stream of data in a predetermined area of a display;

receiving a user selection for a first marker;

employing the markers to access respective micro-channels; and

displaying information contained in the respective micro-channel in a dedicated display area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information is a subset of data parsed from the respective micro-channel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the rendered markers are included within a ticker that can be presented on the predetermined are of the display at substantially the same time as another application is presented at a second predetermined are of the display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the markers point to the micro-channel that contains related information to the data that is associated with each marker.

5. A device for rendering information from a micro-channel, comprising:

a computer platform having a memory and a processor wherein the memory stores information related to decisions made by the processor;

a data formatter that assigns markers that are respectively associated with micro-channels on a multicast stream;

a display module that displays the markers in a predetermined area of a display;

a selector module that receives a user selection; and

a rendering module that employs the markers to access respective micro-channels, wherein the display module displays information contained in the respective micro-channel in the dedicated area of the display.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the displayed information is a subset of data parsed from the respective micro-channel.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the rendered markers are included within a ticker that can be presented on the predetermined are of the display at substantially the same time as another application is presented.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the markers point to the micro-channel that contains related information to the content associated with the markers.

9. An apparatus for selectively rendering information from a micro-channel, comprising:

means for rendering markers that are respectively associated with micro-channels on a multicast stream of data;

means for receiving a user selection for a first marker;

means for employing the markers to access respective micro-channels; and

means for displaying information contained in the respective micro-channel in a dedicated display area.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the displayed information is a subset of data parsed from the respective micro-channel.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the rendered markers are included within a ticker that can be presented on a display at substantially the same time as another application is presented.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the markers point to the micro-channel that contains related information to the content displayed as the marker for the information.

13. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to;

render markers that are respectively associated with micro-channels on a multicast stream of data;

receive a user selection for a first marker;

employ the first marker to access a respective micro-channel; and

display information contained in the respective micro-channel in a dedicated display area.

14. In the wireless communication system of claim 13, wherein the displayed information is a subset of data parsed from the respective micro-channel.

15. In the wireless communication system of claim 13, wherein the rendered markers are included within a ticker that can be presented on a predetermined area of the display at substantially the same time as another application is presented at a second predetermined area of the display.

16. In the wireless communication system of claim 13, wherein the markers point to the micro-channel that contains related information to the data that is associated with each marker.