METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST CONTENT RELATED NOTIFICATION

• US 20100151782A1
• Filed: 01/17/2007
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Liao, Xuan, Sato, Junichi, Huang, Zhongyang
• Granted Patent: US 8,165,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• 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: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26291 for providing content or additional data updates, e.g. updating software modules, stored at the client deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64 Addressing network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00; support for multicast or broadcast of one-way stream services H04L65/611
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method for broadcast content related notification. In embodiments, a Notification Generation unit (NTG) generates a notification message, the notification message including notification event description and related broadcast content identifiers. A broadcast content identifier references to a broadcast service, content or program which the notification event is related with. A Notification Channel Selection unit (NTCS) selects a notification channel to be used for delivery of the notification message. A Notification Distribution unit (NTD) uses the selected notification channel for the delivery of notification messages to one or multiple terminals. A Notification Reception unit (NTR) in a terminal receives the notification message from the notification channel. Notification Process unit (NTP) in the terminal processes the notification message and process the notification messages according to the notification event description, the related broadcast content identifiers and other information.

Claims

1-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A transmitting apparatus for transmitting notification messages related to broadcast services or broadcast contents to terminals, said apparatus comprising:

a notification message generation unit that generates a notification message which comprises a notification metadata, said notification metadata including identifier, media information and presentation type, said identifier identifying said related broadcast services or broadcast contents, said media information indicating one or multiple media objects being used to render a notification by said terminal, said presentation type indicating if said terminal renders said media object(s) immediately; and

a notification distribution unit that delivers said notification metadata via broadcast channel or interaction channel.

19. The transmitting apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said presentation type indicates if said terminal renders said media objects are rendered immediately, said terminal rendering said media objects after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.

20. A transmitting apparatus for transmitting notification messages related to broadcast service or broadcast contents to terminals, said apparatus comprising:

a notification message generation unit that generates a notification message which comprises a notification metadata, said notification metadata including first identifier, second identifier and presentation type, said first identifier identifying said related broadcast services or broadcast contents, said second identifier identifying auxiliary data related to said broadcast service or said broadcast content, said presentation type indicating if said terminal renders said auxiliary data immediately; and

a notification distribution unit that delivers said notification metadata via broadcast channel or interaction channel.

21. The transmitting apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said presentation type indicates if said terminal renders said auxiliary data immediately, said terminal rendering said auxiliary data after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.

22. A receiving apparatus for receiving notification messages related to broadcast services or broadcast contents via broadcast channel or interaction channel, said apparatus comprising:

a notification message reception unit that receives a notification message including media information and presentation type, said media information indicating one or multiple media objects being used to render a notification, said presentation type indicating if said media objects are rendered immediately; and

a notification process unit that judges said presentation type and renders said media objects immediately if said presentation type indicates said media objects are rendered immediately.

23. The receiving apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said notification process unit renders said media objects based on said presentation type indicating if said media objects are rendered immediately, said notification process unit rendering said media objects after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.

24. A receiving apparatus for receiving notification messages related to broadcast services or broadcast contents via broadcast channel or interaction channel, said apparatus comprising:

a notification message reception unit that receives a notification message including identifier and presentation type, said identifier identifying auxiliary data related to said broadcast service or said broadcast content, said presentation type indicating if said auxiliary data is rendered immediately; and

a notification process unit that judges said presentation type and renders said auxiliary data immediately if said presentation type indicates said auxiliary data is rendered immediately.

25. The receiving apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said notification process unit renders said auxiliary data based on said presentation type indicating if said auxiliary data is rendered immediately, said notification process unit rendering said auxiliary data after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.

26. A method of transmitting notification messages related to broadcast services or broadcast contents to terminals, said method comprising the steps of:

generating a notification message which comprises a notification metadata, said notification metadata including identifier, media information and presentation type, said identifier identifying said related broadcast services or broadcast contents, said media information indicating one or multiple media objects being used to render a notification by said terminal, said presentation type indicating if said terminal renders said media objects immediately; and

delivering said notification metadata via broadcast channel or interaction channel.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein said presentation type indicates if said terminal renders said media objects immediately, said terminal rendering said media objects after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.

28. A method of transmitting notification messages related to broadcast services or broadcast contents to terminals, said method comprising the steps of:

generating a notification message which comprises a notification metadata, said notification metadata including first identifier, second identifier and presentation type, said first identifier identifying said related broadcast services or broadcast contents, said second identifier identifying auxiliary data related to said broadcast service or said broadcast content, said presentation type indicating if said terminal renders auxiliary data immediately; and

delivering said notification metadata via broadcast channel or interaction channel.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein said presentation type indicates if said terminal renders said auxiliary data immediately, said terminal rendering said auxiliary data after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.

30. A method of receiving notification messages related to broadcast services or broadcast contents via broadcast channel or interaction channel, in a terminal, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving a notification message including media information and presentation type, said media information indicating one or multiple media objects being used to render a notification, said presentation type indicating if said media objects are rendered immediately;

judging said presentation type; and

rendering said media objects immediately if said presentation type indicates said media objects are rendered immediately.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein rendering said media objects based on said presentation type indicating if said media objects are rendered immediately, said terminal renders said media objects after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.

32. A method of receiving notification messages related to broadcast services or broadcast contents via broadcast channel or interaction channel in a terminal, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving a notification message including identifier and presentation type, said identifier identifying auxiliary data related to said broadcast service or said broadcast content, said presentation type indicating if said auxiliary data is rendered immediately;

judging said presentation type; and

rendering said auxiliary data immediately if said presentation type indicates said auxiliary data is rendered immediately.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein rendering said auxiliary data based on said presentation type indicating if said auxiliary data is rendered immediately, said terminal rendering said auxiliary data after interrupting said broadcast service or said broadcast content, or overlaying said broadcast service or said broadcast content.