Method and system for cellular network services and an intelligent integrated broadcast television downlink having intelligent service control with feedback

• US 7,242,960 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2004
• Issued: 07/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: van Rooyen, Pieter Gert Wessel
• Primary Examiner(s): WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE
• Application Number:
  US11/010,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 939 Days
• Field of Search: 455/552.1, 455/3.01, 455/3.02, 455/3.04
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/24 Arrangements for distribution of identical information via broadcast system and non-broadcast system
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

In an RF communication system, aspects for cellular network and intelligent integrated broadcast television downlink with intelligent service control with feedback may comprise generating a request in a mobile terminal for media to be delivered to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may transmit the request via a cellular service. The mobile terminal may receive the requested media having a specified quality of service via a single integrated cellular and VHF/UHF baseband processing integrated circuit. The received requested media may be received from a cellular broadcast service, the cellular service and/or a VHF/UHF broadcast service. The mobile terminal may negotiate for an acceptable quality of service with a service provider that controls delivery of the media. The media may be delivered via at least one of the cellular broadcast service, the cellular service and the VHF/UHF broadcast service.

Claims

1. A method for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the method comprising:

generating, in a mobile terminal, a request for media to be delivered to said mobile terminal, said request comprising a specified quality of service;

transmitting, by said mobile terminal via a cellular service, said request;

receiving, in said mobile terminal, said requested media having said specified quality of service via a single integrated cellular and VHF/UHF baseband processing integrated circuit from at least one of;

a cellular broadcast service, said cellular service, and a VHF/UHF broadcast service; and

consuming said received requested media in said mobile terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising negotiating, via said mobile terminal, an acceptable quality of service with a service provider that controls delivery of said media via at least one oft said cellular broadcast service, said cellular service and said VHF/UHF broadcast service.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining, in said mobile terminal, said quality of service based on at least received channel condition.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal communicates with said cellular service via uplink and downlink communication paths.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said received requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service is from a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said received requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service is from an advanced standards technical committee (ATSC) system.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said received requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service is from an integrated service digital broadcasting terrestrial (ISDB) system.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said received requested media is received from at least one of:

global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems, and multiple broadcast/multicast service (MBMS).

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cellular broadcast service is a downlink only cellular broadcast service.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cellular broadcast service and said cellular service are provided via a wireless service provider.

11. A system for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the system comprising:

a mobile terminal that enables generating of a request for media to be delivered to said mobile terminal, said request comprising a specified quality of service, and said mobile terminal enables transmission of said request via a cellular service; and

a single integrated cellular and VHF/UHF baseband processing integrated circuit in said mobile terminal that receives said requested media having said specified quality of service from at least one of;

a cellular broadcast service, said cellular service and a VHF/UHF broadcast service, wherein said mobile terminal consumes said received requested media.

12. The system according to claim 11, comprising circuitry that processes negotiation, via said mobile terminal, of an acceptable quality of service with a service provider that controls delivery of said media via at least one of:

said cellular broadcast service, said cellular service and said VHF/UHF broadcast service.

13. The system according to claim 11, comprising circuitry that determines, in said mobile terminal, said quality of service based on at least received channel condition.

14. The system according to claim 11, comprising circuitry said mobile terminal utilizes to communicate with said cellular service via uplink and downlink communication paths.

15. The system according to claim 11, comprising circuitry, in said mobile terminal, that receives said requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service that is a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system.

16. The system according to claim 11, comprising circuitry, in said mobile terminal, that receives said requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service that is an advanced standards technical committee (ATSC) system.

17. The system according to claim 11, comprising circuitry, in said mobile terminal, that receives said requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service that is an integrated service digital broadcasting terrestrial (ISDB) system.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said received requested media is received from at least one of:

global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems, and multiple broadcast/multicast service (MBMS).

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein said cellular broadcast service is a downlink only cellular broadcast service.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein said cellular broadcast service and said cellular service are provided via a wireless service provider.

21. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for cellular network services and an intelligent integrated broadcast television downlink having intelligent service control with feedback, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

generating, in a mobile terminal, a request for media to be delivered to said mobile terminal, said request comprising a specified quality of service;

transmitting, by said mobile terminal via a cellular service, said request;

receiving, in said mobile terminal, said requested media having said specified quality of service via a single integrated cellular and VHF/UHF baseband processing integrated circuit from at least one of;

a cellular broadcast service, said cellular service and a VHF/UHF broadcast service; and

consuming said received requested media in said mobile terminal.

22. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, comprising code that allows negotiating, via said mobile terminal, an acceptable quality of service with a service provider that controls delivery of said media via at least one of:

said cellular broadcast service, said cellular service and said VHF/UHF broadcast service.

23. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, comprising code that allows determining, in said mobile terminal, said quality of service based on at least received channel condition.

24. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, comprising code that allows said mobile terminal to communicate with said cellular service via uplink and downlink communication paths.

25. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, comprising code that allows said mobile terminal to receive said requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service, wherein said VHF/UHF broadcast service is a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system.

26. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, comprising code that allows said mobile terminal to receive said requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service, wherein said VHF/UHF broadcast service is an advanced standards technical committee (ATSC) system.

27. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, comprising code that allows said mobile terminal to receive said requested media from said VHF/UHF broadcast service, wherein said VHF/UHF broadcast service is an integrated service digital broadcasting terrestrial (ISDB) system.

28. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said received requested media is received from at least one of:

global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems, and multiple broadcast/multicast service (MBMS).

29. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said cellular broadcast service is a downlink only cellular broadcast service.

30. The machine-readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said cellular broadcast service and said cellular service are provided via a wireless service provider.