Method and system for cellular network and integrated broadcast television (TV) downlink with intelligent service control

• US 7,450,900 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2004
• Issued: 11/11/2008
• 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): SHARMA, SUJATHA R
• Application Number:
  US11/010,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128375A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,429 Days
• Field of Search: 455/552.1, 455/3.02, 455/556.1, 455/3.04, 455/418, 455/431, 455/426.1, 455/3.01, 455/456.1, 455/414.1, 455/12.1, 455/413, 455/575.7, 455/3.06, 370/336, 370/493, 370352-356, 370/395.21, 370/395.71, 725/112, 725/109, 725/138, 725 75- 77, 725/1, 725/30, 725/153, 725/73
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/24 Arrangements for distribution of identical information via broadcast system and non-broadcast system
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/33 via the broadcast channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/004 for digital television systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64315 DVB-H
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information

Abstract

A method and system for communicating information via a plurality of different networks may comprise requesting in a mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, media having a specified quality of service. A description of said requested media and/or a quality of service associated with the requested media may be displayed via a user interface in the mobile terminal. An input may be received in the mobile terminal that indicates at least one required quality of service associated with the requested media. Based on information stored in the mobile terminal, at least one required quality of service associated with the requested media may be determined. One or more required quality of service associated with the requested media may be stored in a profile within the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A method for communicating information via a plurality of different networks, the method comprising:

requesting in a mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, media having a specified quality of service; and

receiving at least a portion of said requested media having said specified quality of service from a wireless service provider providing said cellular frequency band services and receiving at least another portion of said requested media from a VHF/UHF broadcast service provider providing said broadcast frequency band services, based on information received from said wireless service provider and/or said VHF/UHF broadcast service provider.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising displaying in said mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, a user interface comprising at least one of description of said requested media and a quality of service associated with said requested media.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving in said mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, an input indicating at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining based on information stored in said mobile terminal, at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media is stored in a profile within said mobile terminal.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving said requested media from a wireless service provider providing said cellular frequency band services.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving said requested media from a VHF/UHF broadcast service provider providing said broadcast frequency band services.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving, in said mobile terminal, said cellular frequency band services provided via 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 broadcastlmulticast service (MBMS).

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving, in said mobile terminal, said VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services provided via at least one of digital video broadcast (DVB), advanced standards technical committee (ATSC), and integrated service digital broadcasting (ISDB).

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising communicating RF channel condition from said mobile terminal to a service provider providing said cellular frequency band services and said VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said wireless service provider and/or said VHF/UHF broadcast service provider determines how said requested media having said specified quality is delivered to said mobile terminal based on said communicated RF channel condition.

12. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for communicating information via a plurality of different networks, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

requesting in a mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, media having a specified quality of service; and

receiving at least a portion of said requested media having said specified quality of service from a wireless service provider providing said cellular frequency band services and receiving at least another portion of said requested media from a VHF/UHF broadcast service provider providing said broadcast frequency band services, based on information received from said wireless service provider and/or said VHF/UHF broadcast service provider.

13. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for displaying in said mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, a user interface comprising at least one of description of said requested media and a quality of service associated with said requested media.

14. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for receiving in said mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, an input indicating at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media.

15. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for determining based on information stored in said mobile terminal, at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media.

16. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media is stored in a profile within said mobile terminal.

17. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for receiving said requested media from a wireless service provider providing said cellular frequency band services.

18. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for receiving said requested media from a VHF/UHF broadcast service provider providing said broadcast frequency band services.

19. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for receiving, in said mobile terminal, said cellular frequency band services provided via 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 broadcastlmulticast service (MBMS).

20. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for receiving, in said mobile terminal, said VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services provided via at least one of digital video broadcast (DVB), advanced standards technical committee (ATSC), and integrated service digital broadcasting (ISDB).

21. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, comprising code for communicating RF channel condition from said mobile terminal to a service provider providing said cellular frequency band services and said VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services.

22. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, wherein said wireless service provider and/or said VHF/UHF broadcast service provider determines how said requested media having said specified quality is delivered to said mobile terminal based on said communicated RF channel condition.

23. A system for communicating information via a plurality of different networks, the system comprising:

circuitry in a mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, that requests media having a specified quality of service; and

said circuitry receives at least a portion of said requested media having said specified quality of service from a wireless service provider providing said cellular frequency band services and receives at least another portion of said requested media from a VHF/UHF broadcast service provider providing said broadcast frequency band services, based on information received from said wireless service provider and/or said VHF/UHF broadcast service provider.

24. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, that displays a user interface comprising at least one of description of said requested media and a quality of service associated with said requested media.

25. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing cellular frequency band services and VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services, that receives an input indicating at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media.

26. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that determines based on information stored in said mobile terminal, at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media.

27. The system according to claim 26, wherein said at least one required quality of service associated with said requested media is stored in a profile within said mobile terminal.

28. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that receives said requested media from a wireless service provider providing said cellular frequency band services.

29. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that receives said requested media from a VHF/UHF broadcast service provider providing said broadcast frequency band services.

30. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that receives said cellular frequency band services provided via 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).

31. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that receives said VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services provided via at least one of digital video broadcast (DVB), advanced standards technical committee (ATSC), and integrated service digital broadcasting (ISDB).

32. The system according to claim 23, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal communicates RF channel condition from to a service provider providing said cellular frequency band services and said VHF/UHF broadcast frequency band services.

33. The system according to claim 23, wherein said wireless service provider and/or said VHF/UHF broadcast service provider determines how said requested media having said specified quality is delivered to said mobile terminal based on said communicated RF channel condition.