Media streaming enhancements

• US 7,743,396 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2005
• Issued: 06/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Finkelstein, Jeffrey A., Kansal, Sachin S., Crowley, Matthew W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gu; Yu (Andy)
• Application Number:
  US11/316,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20070094705A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,644 Days
• Field of Search: 725/136, 725/46
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2221 being a cable television head-end CATV in broadcast systems H04H20/78
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• 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 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• 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 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• 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: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A system and a method are disclosed for configuring a device for receipt of data corresponding to broadcast media signal. The system and method include selecting a metadata preference for use in a search of metadata associated with the broadcast media signals and selecting a notification preference for a notification format. The selected metadata preference and the selected notification preference are transmitted to a hosting system. The device can then receive, in the selected notification format, data corresponding to a broadcast media signal, the broadcast signal corresponding to the metadata preference. In one embodiment, the broadcast media signal is an analog or digital video signal. The metadata can be in a non-video portion of the broadcast television signal, for example, a vertical blanking interval or header field.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a mobile computing device for providing personalized event occurrence notification, the method comprising:

selecting a metadata preference associated with the occurrence of an event for use in a search of metadata incorporated in media signals;

selecting a notification preference for a notification format;

transmitting the selected metadata preference to a hosting system;

transmitting the selected notification preference to the hosting system;

receiving, in the notification format, data corresponding to one of the media signals, said media signal incorporating metadata indicating the occurrence of the event corresponding to the metadata preference;

transmitting to the hosting system, responsive to receiving the data, a location of the mobile computing device determined by a positioning device;

receiving information about a point of interest geographically proximate to the location of the mobile computing device, said media signal available for viewing at the point of interest; and

displaying information about the occurrence of the event along with information about said media signal and the point of interest.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether to launch an application associated with the received data; and

executing the application in response to receiving an execution signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media signals comprise a television signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said media signal is played in the point of interest, and wherein the positioning device comprises a global positioning system.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the television signal comprises a digital television signal or an analog television signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the digital television signal includes a raw video stream and a user data field.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the metadata is stored in the user data field.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata preference comprises an event notification and wherein the notification format is one of an electronic mail and a text message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification format is one of a short message service (SMS) message and a multimedia message service (MMS) message.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media signals comprise a streaming signal.

11. A non-transient computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program when executed by a processor performs steps comprising:

selecting a metadata preference associated with the occurrence of an event for use in a search of metadata incorporated in media signals;

selecting a notification preference for a notification format;

transmitting the selected metadata preference to a hosting system;

transmitting the selected notification preference to the hosting system;

receiving, in the notification format, data corresponding to one of the media signals, said media signal incorporating metadata indicating the occurrence of the event corresponding to the metadata preference;

transmitting, responsive to receiving the data, a location of the mobile computing device determined by a positioning device to the hosting system;

receiving information about identifying a point of interest geographically proximate to a the location of the mobile computing device, said media signal available for viewing at the point of interest;

and displaying information about the occurrence of the event along with information about said media signal and the point of interest.

12. The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the notification format is one of an electronic mail, a text message, a short message service (SMS) message, and a multimedia message service (MMS) message.

13. The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein said media signal comprises a television signal that is played in the point of interest, and wherein the positioning device comprises a global positioning system.

14. The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein selecting the metadata preference further comprises selecting the event.

15. The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the steps further comprise executing an application in response to receiving the data in the notification format.

16. A mobile computing device comprising:

a data input mechanism adapted to receive a selection corresponding to a metadata preference associated with the occurrence of an event for use in a search of metadata incorporated in media signals and to receive a selection corresponding to a notification preference for a notification format;

a transmitter adapted to transmit the selected metadata preference to a hosting system and to transmit the selected notification preference to the hosting system;

a receiver adapted to receive, in the notification format, data corresponding to one of the media signals, said media signal incorporating metadata indicating the occurrence of the event corresponding to the metadata preference;

wherein the transmitter is further adapted to transmit, responsive to receiving the data, a location of the mobile computing device determined by a positioning device to the hosting system, and wherein the receiver is further adapted to receive information about a point of interest geographically proximate to the location of the mobile computing device, said media signal available for viewing at the point of interest; and

a displaying mechanism adapted to display information about the occurrence of the event along with information about said media signal and the point of interest.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein the processor is farther adapted to determine whether to launch an application associated with the received data and to execute the application in response to receiving an execution signal.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein the media signals comprise a television signal.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein said media signal comprises a television signal that is played in the point of interest, and wherein the positioning device comprises a global positioning system.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein the notification format is one of a short message service (SMS) message and a multimedia message service (MMS) message.