System and method for bookmarking radio stations and associated internet addresses

• US 7,599,689 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2002
• Issued: 10/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kopra, Toni, Heikkinen, Barbara, Makipaa, Mikko, Anttila, Akseli, Saarinen, Petteri J., Madan, Hemant, Beletski, Oleg
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Congvan
• Application Number:
  US10/126,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203729A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,724 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456, 455/414.1, 455/556.2, 455/3.03, 455/450, 455/567, 455/418, 455/131, 455/141, 455/142, 455/145, 455/3.01, 455/3.06, 455/77, 455/503, 455/150.1, 455/154.1, 455/154.2, 455/3.04, 455/186.1, 455/566, 370/401, 370/402, 370/404, 370/352
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/18 Arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/34 using an out-of-band subcarrier signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/40 characterised in that additional data relating to the broadcast data are available via a different channel than the broadcast channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/70 characterised in that receivers can be addressed
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/07 characterised by processes or methods for the generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/63 for services of sales data processing systems or methods specially adapted for electronic commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/66 for using the result on distributors' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/85 which are mobile communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 : with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 : for supporting Internet browser applications
• 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 21/42202 : environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 : Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 : Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4383 : Accessing a communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4431 : characterized by the use of Application Program Interface [API] libraries
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 : involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• 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 21/4786 : e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 : End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 : End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 : involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 : involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 : comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 : Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 : involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• 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: H04W 4/06 : Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A system and method is provided for permitting a data terminal to connect to a broadcast station web site and to receive a broadcast station broadcast in response to selection of a bookmark. Selection of the bookmark results in a tuner on the data terminal being tuned to receive a broadcast while the data terminal substantially simultaneously connects to a web site for the broadcast station. Broadcast frequency information and web site address information for the bookmark may be stored on the data terminal, or such information may be stored remotely, such as on a station id server in communication with the data terminal. The bookmark may be programmed by the user and may represent different broadcast stations according to parameters.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

detect an operator input for selecting a bookmark stored in the storage medium;

set up the apparatus to receive broadcast media associated with the bookmark from a broadcast media station;

send a request to a broadcast station server via a data network for information related to the broadcast media station;

send a request for a broadcast frequency to a station id server via the data network; and

receive data indicative of the broadcast frequency;

wherein setting up the apparatus and sending the request to the broadcast station server are both performed in response to the detection of the operator input for selecting the bookmark, and the data indicative of the broadcast frequency is received from the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast media station.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if executed by the processor, the instructions further cause the apparatus to :

receive information from the broadcast station server; and

display the received information on a display of the apparatus.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is configured to display the received information on the display while rendering the received broadcast media associated with the bookmark.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bookmark comprises a radio bookmark, the broadcast media comprises a radio broadcast, and the broadcast media station comprises a radio station.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile terminal device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the broadcast media comprises analog broadcast media.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the broadcast media comprises digital broadcast media.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bookmark comprises at least one parameter, and at least one of sending a request to a broadcast station server and sending a request to a station id server includes sending the at least one parameter.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the bookmark is programmable by a user of the apparatus.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the broadcast media comprises a radio broadcast and the broadcast classification information comprises a music category.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request for information related to the broadcast media station is sent to the broadcast station server through a station id server that redirects the request to the broadcast station server.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a command entry device, wherein the apparatus is configured to detect the user input for selecting the bookmark via the command entry device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the command entry device includes a keypad.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the command entry device includes a graphical user interface.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

detect an operator input for selecting a bookmark stored in the storage medium, the bookmark comprising at least one parameter;

set up the apparatus to receive broadcast media associated with the bookmark from a broadcast media station;

send a request to a broadcast station server via a data network for information related to the broadcast media station;

send a request for a broadcast frequency to a station id server via the data network; and

receive data indicative of the broadcast frequency;

wherein;

setting up the apparatus and sending the request to the broadcast station server are both performed in response to the detection of the operator input for selecting the bookmark;

the data indicative of the broadcast frequency is received from the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast media station;

at least one of sending a request to a broadcast station server and sending a request to a station id server includes sending the at least one parameter;

the bookmark is programmable by a user of the apparatus;

the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information; and

the unique user id comprises a username and a password.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive a request with a bookmark comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device for broadcast frequency information of a broadcast station and a network address for a broadcast station server of the broadcast station;

determine a broadcast media station based on the at least one parameter received in the request;

send data indicative of the broadcast frequency information to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter; and

send data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein, if executed by the processor, the instructions further cause the apparatus to redirect the request to the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast station.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the broadcast media station is a radio station and the broadcast classification information comprises a music category.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the broadcast media station is a radio station.

22. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive a request with a bookmark comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device for broadcast frequency information of a broadcast station and a network address for a broadcast station server of the broadcast station;

determine a broadcast media station based on the at lest one parameter received in the request;

send data indicative of the broadcast frequency information to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter; and

send data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter;

wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information, and the unique user id comprises a username and a password.

23. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions to perform a method comprising:

detecting an operator input for selecting a bookmark stored in a storage medium of an apparatus;

setting up the apparatus to receive broadcast media associated with the bookmark from a broadcast media station;

sending a request to a broadcast station server for information related to the broadcast media station;

sending a request for a broadcast frequency to a station id server; and

receiving data indicative of the broadcast frequency from the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast media station;

wherein setting up the apparatus and sending the request to the broadcast station server are both performed in response to detecting the operator input selecting the bookmark.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein, for detecting an operator input, the bookmark comprises at least one parameter, and sending the request to the broadcast station server for information related to the broadcast media station comprises sending the at least one parameter to the broadcast station server.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the broadcast media station comprises a radio station.

27. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions to perform:

receiving a request with a bookmark comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device via a communication network for a broadcast frequency and a network address for a broadcast station server;

determining a broadcast media station based on the at least one parameter received in the request;

sending data indicative of the broadcast frequency to the data terminal device via the communication network after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter; and

sending data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device via the communication network after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further configured to perform redirecting the request to the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast station.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of a broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information.

30. A method comprising:

detecting an operator input for selecting a bookmark stored in a storage medium of a terminal device;

sending a request for a broadcast frequency to a station id server via a data network;

receiving data indicative of the broadcast frequency from a broadcast station server associated with a broadcast media station;

setting up the terminal device to receive broadcast media associated with the bookmark from the broadcast media station; and

sending a request to a broadcast station server for information related to the broadcast media station;

wherein setting up the terminal device and sending the request to the broadcast station server are both performed in response to detecting the operator input selecting the bookmark.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein, for detecting an operator input, the bookmark comprises at least one parameter, and sending the request to the broadcast station server for information related to the broadcast media station comprises sending the at least one parameter to the broadcast station server.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of the broadcast frequency for the broadcast media station, a radio station call sign, a television station call sign, a unique user id, a unique apparatus id, user location information, and broadcast classification information.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein the broadcast media station comprises a radio station.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein, for detecting an operator input selecting the bookmark, the operator input is received via a command entry device of the terminal device.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the command entry device includes a keypad.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the command entry device includes a graphical user interface.

37. A method comprising:

receiving a request comprising at least one parameter from a data terminal device via a communication network for a broadcast frequency and a network address for a broadcast station server;

determining a broadcast media station based on the at least one parameter;

sending data indicative of the broadcast frequency to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter; and

sending data indicative of the network address to the data terminal device after the broadcast media station has been determined based on the at least one parameter.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising redirecting the request to the broadcast station server associated with the broadcast media station.

39. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a storage medium configured with executable instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

detect an operator input for selecting a radio bookmark;

set a radio receiver to a frequency to receive a radio broadcast from a radio station associated with the radio bookmark;

send a request to a radio station server via a data network for information related to the radio station, wherein the information is different from the radio broadcast;

receive the information from the radio station server; and

display the information on a display;

wherein the radio bookmark is stored in the storage medium, the radio bookmark pointing to the frequency for receiving the radio broadcast for the radio station and pointing to the network address for the radio station server for the radio station.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the apparatus is configured to display the information on the display while receiving the radio broadcast associated with the radio bookmark.