Method and system for providing quick service access

• US 7,702,337 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2006
• Issued: 04/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Vare, Jani, Virtanen, Kari S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le; Thanh C
• Application Number:
  US11/434,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20070268874A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/25 Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/72 using electronic programme guides [EPG] focusing on identifying broadcast space time H04H60/39 ; menu type display of EPG in television receivers H04N21/47
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/434 Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream demultiplexing of data packets for data networks, e.g. RTP/UDP H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64315 DVB-H

Abstract

Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting and receiving quick access services. For example, a mobile terminal may receive a data stream containing a quick access service of a particular type. The quick access service may have a fixed Packet Identification (PID) and/or fixed IP address. The fixed PID and/or fixed IP addressed may be associated with a quick access service based on the particular type of the quick access service. In another example, a mobile terminal and a user interface on a mobile terminal may provide a menu for selection of an access mode for accessing the quick access service. Also, a quick access service may be selected based on the type of the quick access service.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

locating, at a mobile terminal, a signal corresponding to a data stream carried by a transport stream;

detecting an identifier associated with the transport stream, the identifier indicating an availability of a quick access service in the data stream;

receiving the quick access service at the mobile terminal over a transmission channel based on the identifier,

wherein data of the quick access service is associated with one or more of the following;

a globally fixed packet identifier (PID), an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a range of IP addresses.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein locating the signal comprises finding a first network and scanning for the signal only within the first network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein locating the signal comprises scanning for the signal over a predefined frequency range.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting Electronic Service Guide (ESG) information corresponding to the data stream.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising updating ESG information in the background substantially simultaneously with receiving of the quick access service at the mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising receiving a service corresponding to the updated ESG information at the mobile terminal after receiving the quick access service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein locating the signal comprises scanning for the signal until a first frequency carrying the transport stream is found and wherein receiving the quick access service includes receiving the quick access service immediately after the first frequency is found.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising finding a first network and scanning for the signal only within the first network.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising scanning for the signal over a Mobile and Portable Digital Video Broadcasting—

Terrestrial/Handheld (DVB-T/H) Radio Access Interface (MBRAI) frequency range.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the fixed PID is associated with a type of the quick access service.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the quick access service comprises receiving a first quick access service of a first type at a first fixed PID and receiving a second quick access service of a second type at a second fixed PID.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein all quick access services of the first type are received at the first fixed PID and all quick access services of the second type are received at the second fixed PID.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to;

locate a signal corresponding to a data stream carried by a transport stream;

detect an identifier associated with the transport stream, the identifier indicating an availability of a quick access service in the data stream;

receive the quick access service over a transmission channel based on the identifier,

wherein data of the quick access service is associated with one or more of the following;

a globally fixed packet identifier (PID), an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a range of IP addresses.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the locating the signal corresponding to a data stream comprises finding a first network and scanning for the signal only within the first network.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the locating the signal corresponding to a data stream comprises scanning for the signal over a predefined frequency range.

16. One or more computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:

locate a signal corresponding to a data stream carried by a transport stream;

detect an identifier associated with the transport stream, the identifier indicating an availability of a quick access service in the data stream;

receive the quick access service over a transmission channel based on the identifier,

wherein data of the quick access service is associated with one or more of the following;

a globally fixed packet identifier (PID), an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a range of IP addresses.

17. The one or more computer readable media of claim 16, further comprising selecting Electronic Service Guide (ESG) information corresponding to the data stream.

18. The one or more computer readable media of claim 17, wherein updating ESG information is performed in the background substantially simultaneously during the receiving of the quick access service at the apparatus.