Broadcast media bookmarks

• US 7,623,824 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2002
• Issued: 11/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Makipaa, Mikko, Anttila, Akseli, Othman, Jorgen
• Primary Examiner(s): SHARMA, SUJATHA R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vuong; Quochien B
• Application Number:
  US10/319,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20040198279A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,535 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/422.1, 455/426.1, 455/448, 455/454, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 455/457, 455/3.02, 455/550.1, 455/566, 455/455, 455/517, 455/556, 709/203, 709/206, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/228, 707/104.1, 707/10, 348/14.02, 348/14.016
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• 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 20/34 using an out-of-band subcarrier signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/13 radio data system/radio broadcast data system [RDS/RBDS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/70 characterised in that receivers can be addressed
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• 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 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• 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 21/4722 : for requesting additional data associated with the content
• 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

Abstract

A system and method is provided for permitting a mobile device 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 mobile device being tuned to receive a broadcast while the mobile device substantially simultaneously connects to a web site for the broadcast station. The bookmark may be programmed by the user and may represent different broadcast stations according to parameters. Bookmarks may be displayed to the user based on geographical location information. Bookmarks may be created by scanning for available broadcasts at a geographical location. RDS information may supplement broadcast information and may be sent to the mobile device via CBS messages.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at a device a message comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising identifiers for accessing a broadcast media and an associated website;

storing the combined functionality bookmark information in a memory of the device;

in response to receiving a user selection of a bookmark associated with the bookmark information, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting a receiver on the device to receive the broadcast media from a broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark; and

opening on the device an interactive data communication channel for interacting with the broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises a RDS message encapsulated within a cell broadcast service (CBS) message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast media comprises data broadcast via a digital radio transmission.

4. A method comprising:

storing at a device a message comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising an identifier for accessing a broadcast media, an identifier for accessing an associated website, and a geographical location parameter matching a determined geographical location for the device;

in response to receiving a user selection of a bookmark associated with the bookmark information, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting a receiver on the device to receive the broadcast media from a broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark; and

opening on the device an interactive data communication channel for interacting with the broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the geographical location is determined by receiving the geographical location information from a user interface on the device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the geographical location is received from a wireless cellular network in communication with the device.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the geographical location is determined from data transmitted within a FM transmission of the broadcast media.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data transmitted comprises a radio data system (RDS) message.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the geographical location is determined from the message transmitted to the device via a communication network.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message comprises a cellular network control message.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the geographical location is determined from a global positioning system (GPS) signal received by the device.

12. The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying a graphic associated with the broadcast media station as part of the bookmark.

13. A method comprising:

searching for available broadcast media transmissions;

detecting an available broadcast media transmission;

creating a bookmark comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising identifiers for accessing the available broadcast media transmission and an associated website;

in response to receiving a user selection of the bookmark associated with the bookmark information, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting a receiver on a device to receive the available broadcast media transmission according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark;

displaying on the device a graphic indicating that the receiver is being set to receive the available broadcast media transmission; and

opening on the device an interactive data communication channel for receiving data for interactive content from a server associated with the broadcast media transmission according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein for displaying a graphic, the graphic comprises a logo for a broadcast media station associated with the available broadcast media transmission.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein displaying a graphic includes displaying the interactive content received from the server associated with the broadcast media transmission.

16. A device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface;

a receiver;

a storage medium; and

a processor coupled to the storage medium for performing;

receiving a message comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising identifiers for accessing a broadcast media and an associated website;

storing the combined functionality bookmark information in the storage medium;

in response to receiving a user selection of a bookmark associated with the bookmark information, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting the receiver to receive broadcast media from a broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark; and

opening an interactive data communication channel for interacting with the broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein for the receiving a message, the message comprises a RDS message encapsulated within a cell broadcast service (CBS) message.

18. A device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface;

a user interface;

a storage medium; and

a processor coupled to the storage medium configured to perform;

storing a message comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising an identifier for accessing a broadcast media, an identifier for accessing an associated website, and a geographical location parameter matching a determined geographical location for the device;

in response to receiving a user selection of a bookmark associated with the bookmark information, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting up the device to receive broadcast media from a broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark; and

opening an interactive data communication channel for interacting with the broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the geographical location is determined by receiving the geographical location information from a user interface.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein the geographical location is received from a wireless cellular network in communication with the device.

21. The device of claim 18, wherein the geographical location is determined from data transmitted within a FM transmission of the broadcast media.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the data transmitted comprises a RDS message.

23. The device of claim 21, wherein the geographical location is determined from the message transmitted to the device via a communication network.

24. The device of claim 23, wherein the message comprises a cellular network control message.

25. The device of claim 18, wherein the geographical location is determined from a GPS signal received by the device.

26. The device of claim 18, wherein the processor further performs displaying a graphic associated with the broadcast media station as part of the bookmark.

27. A device comprising:

a display;

a storage medium; and

a processor coupled to the storage medium configured to perform;

scanning for available broadcast media transmissions;

detecting an available broadcast media transmission;

creating a bookmark comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising identifiers for accessing the available broadcast media transmission and an associated website;

in response to expiration of a timeout period for reception of a user selection of the bookmark;

setting up the device to receive the available broadcast media transmission according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark;

displaying on the display a graphic representing the broadcast media transmission; and

opening an interactive data communication channel for receiving digital content associated with the broadcast media transmission according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

28. The device of claim 27, wherein the processor performs the saving the bookmark for the broadcast media transmission into the storage medium.

29. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing actions comprising:

storing at a device a message comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising an identifier for accessing a broadcast media, an identifier for accessing an associated website, and a geographical location parameter matching a determined geographical location for the device;

in response to receiving a user selection of a bookmark associated with the bookmark information, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting a receiver on the device to receive the broadcast media from a broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark; and

opening on the device an interactive data communication channel for interacting with the broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

30. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing actions comprising:

searching for available broadcast media transmissions;

detecting an available broadcast media transmission;

creating a bookmark comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising identifiers for accessing the available broadcast media transmission and an associated website;

upon receiving a user selection of the bookmark associated with the bookmark information, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting a receiver on a device to receive the available broadcast media transmission according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark;

displaying on the device a graphic according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark, indicating that the receiver is being set to receive the available broadcast media transmission corresponding to the selected bookmark; and

receiving data at the device for interactive content from a server associated with the available broadcast media transmission according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 30, wherein the computer-executable instructions further perform the action of saving the bookmark for the broadcast media transmission in memory on the device.

32. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing actions comprising:

receiving at a device a message comprising combined functionality bookmark information, the combined functionality bookmark information comprising identifiers for accessing a broadcast media and an associated website;

storing the combined functionality bookmark information in a memory of the device;

in response to receiving a user selection of a bookmark, performing substantially simultaneously;

setting a receiver on the device to receive the broadcast media from a broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark; and

opening on the device an interactive data communication channel for interacting with the broadcast media station according to the bookmark information associated with the bookmark.

33. A method comprising:

receiving on a device a user selection of a combined functionality bookmark, wherein the bookmark comprises information for receiving broadcast media and website information for receiving broadcast content from a broadcast media station; and

in response to receiving the user selection, setting a receiver on the device to receive the broadcast media from the broadcast media station according to the bookmark, and opening on the device an interactive data communication channel associated with the broadcast media station, wherein, for setting and opening, the bookmark provides both a network address for the interactive data communication channel and information for setting the receiver to receive the broadcast media.

34. A method comprising:

displaying on a device a combined functionality bookmark associated with broadcast media, the combined functionality bookmark, when selected, providing for reception of the broadcast media from a broadcast media station and two-way, interactive data communication with the broadcast media station;

in response to receiving at the device a user selection of the combined functionality bookmark, performing;

sending from the device a request to a station id server for bookmark information associated with the broadcast media station, the bookmark information including information for receiving a broadcast from the broadcast media station and for opening an interactive data communication channel with the broadcast media station;

receiving at the device a message containing the bookmark information;

setting a receiver on the device to receive the broadcast media from the broadcast media station according to the bookmark information; and

substantially simultaneously with setting the receiver to receive the broadcast media, opening on the device an interactive data communication channel according to the bookmark information.