Method for Transmission of a Change to a Static Object by Means of a Change Object in a Data Distribution Service, Transmitter and Receiver

• US 20110162028A1
• Filed: 02/09/2007
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Winter, Martin, Heuer, Jörg
• Granted Patent: US 9,055,327 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/118
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26266 for determining content or additional data repetition rate, e.g. of a file in a DVB carousel according to its importance arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• 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 21/4349 by extracting from data carousels, e.g. extraction of software modules from a DVB carousel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4586 Content update operation triggered locally, e.g. by comparing the version of software modules in a DVB carousel to the version stored locally deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction of the data by redundancy during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide and/or utilize a system, device, and/or method for managing changes to data, such as a method that includes transmitting a change to a static object (SO1) by means of a change object (SO*) in a data distribution service that communicates a plurality of static objects (SO1, . . . , SO5) via a carousel transmission (KUE) and real time data (RD) via a streaming transmission (SUE), wherein the change object (SO*) is formed on the basis of at least one information item (I*) to be changed and on the basis of at least one change rule (R*) specifying a procedure for carrying out the change, and the change object (SO*) is communicated via the streaming transmission (SUE).

Claims

1. A method comprising:

transmitting a change to a static object (SO1) by means of a change object (SO*) in a data distribution service that communicates a plurality of static objects (SO1, . . . , SO5) via a carousel transmission (KUE) and real time data (RD) via a streaming transmission (SUE), wherein the change object (SO*) is formed on the basis of at least one information item (I*) to be changed and on the basis of at least one change rule (R*) specifying a procedure for carrying out the change, and

the change object (SO*) is communicated via of the streaming transmission (SUE).

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the change object (SO*) is filtered out of the streaming transmission (SUE), and

the static object (SO1) to be changed is changed into the changed static object (SO1′

) on the basis of the change object (SO*).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the static object (SO1) to be changed is selected on the basis of an identification indication (ID) comprised in the at least one change rule (R*).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a first version number (VER1) comprised in the at least one change rule (R*) is entered into the static object (SO1) to be changed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a time indication (T) comprised in the at least one change rule (R*) is entered into the change object (SO*), the time indication (T) specifying a time for carrying out the at least one change rule (R*).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the change to the static object (SO1) to be changed is carried out on the basis of at least one second version number (VER2) comprised in the at least one change rule (R*) if a further version number (VER3) of a further static object (SO3) has a value greater than or equal to the second version number (VER2).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a further static object (SO4) is changed on the basis of at least one additional change rule (RX*) in the change object (SO*).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

in a transmitter, the static object (SO1) to be changed is changed into the changed static object (SO1′

) on the basis of the change object (SO*), at least the changed static object (SO1′

) is communicated via the carousel transmission (KUE).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

prior to transmission, the change object (SO*) is protected via an error protection method (FEC) for reducing transmission errors.

10. A transmitter (S) in a data distribution service, the transmitter adapted for communicating static objects (SO1, . . . , SO5) by means of a carousel transmission (KUE) and real time data (RD) via a streaming transmission (SUE), wherein:

a first processing module (VM) is adapted for forming a change object (SO*), the change object (SO*) comprising an indication of an information item (I*) to be changed and a change rule (R*) specifying a procedure for carrying out the change; and

a streaming transmission module (ST) is adapted for transmitting the change object (SO*) via the streaming transmission (SUE).

11. The transmitter (S) claim 10, wherein:

the first processing module (VM) is adapted for forming the change object (SO*), the change object (SO*) additionally comprising at least one of the following indications;

a first version number (VER1) adapted for entering into the static object (SO1) to be changed;

a second version number (VER2), the change to the static object (SO1) to be changed being carried out if a further version number (VER3) of a further static object (SO3) has a value greater than or equal to the second version number (VER2);

at least one additional change rule (RX*), adapted for changing a further static object (SO4);

a time indication (T) comprised in the change rule (R*), the time indication (T) adapted for specifying a time for carrying out the change rule (R*).

12. The transmitter (S) of claim 10, wherein:

the first processing module (VM) is adapted for changing the static object (SO1) to be changed into the changed static object (SO1′

) on the basis of the change object (SO*) and for forwarding at least the changed static object (SO1′

) to a carousel (K), the carousel (K) adapted for communicating at least the changed static object (SO1′

) to the receiver (E) via the carousel transmission (KUE).

13. A receiver (E) in a data distribution service, the receiver adapted for receiving static objects (SO1, . . . , SO5) via a carousel transmission (KUE) and real time data (RD) via a streaming transmission (SUE), wherein:

a selector (AM) is adapted for separating the real time data (RD) and a change object (SO*) received from the streaming transmission (SUE), and

a carousel processor (KE) is adapted for evaluating the change object (SO*) on the basis of at least one information item (I*) to be changed and comprising the change object (SO*), and a change rule (R*).

14. The receiver (E) of claim 13, wherein:

the carousel processor (KE) is adapted for changing the static object (SO1) to be changed into the changed static object (SO1′

) on the basis of the change object (SO*).

15. The receiver (E) of claim 13, wherein:

the carousel processor (KE) is adapted for changing the at least one static object (SO1) additionally on the basis of selecting the static object (SO1) to be changed on the basis of an identification indication (ID) comprised in the change rule (R*).

16. The receiver (E) claim 13, wherein:

said selector (AM) is adapted for correcting errors that occur on account of an erroneous streaming transmission (SUE) on the basis of an error protection method (FEC).

17. The receiver (E) of claim 13, wherein:

the carousel processor (KE) is adapted for changing the at least one static object (SO1) additionally on the basis of entering a first version number (VER1) comprised in change rule (R*) into the static object (SO1) to be changed.

18. The receiver (E) of claim 13, wherein:

the carousel processor (KE) is adapted for changing the at least one static object (SO1) to be changed on the basis of at least one second version number (VER2) comprised in the change rule (R*) if a further version number (VER3) of a further static object (SO3) has a value greater than or equal to the second version number (VER2).

19. The receiver (E) of claim 13, wherein:

the carousel processor (KE) is adapted for changing the at least one static object (SO1) additionally on the basis of changing a further static object (SO4) on the basis of at least one additional change rule (RX*) in the change object (SO*).

20. The receiver (E) of claim 13, wherein:

the carousel processor (KE) is adapted for changing the at least one static object (SO1) additionally on the basis of implementing the change rule (R*) with respect to a time indication (T) comprised in the change rule (R*).