Method and system for subscribing a purchase item in mobile broadcast multicast service

• US 7,979,317 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Qinwei, Li, Zhibin, Sang, Zhuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen; Will
• Assistant Examiner(s): PALAVECINO, KATHLEEN GAGE
• Application Number:
  US11/998,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20080126222A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• Field of Search: 705 26- 272
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• 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 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• 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 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The present invention relates to Mobile Broadcast Multicast technologies, and discloses a method for subscribing a purchase item in Mobile Broadcast Multicast Service, so that the subscription operation and update operation of the purchase item in BCAST are simplified, and the utilization of system resources is improved. In the present invention, a subscription management module generates a PurchaseItem identification, and sends this identification to a service distribution and adaptation module. Therefore, the PurchaseItem identification may be included in a PurchaseItem fragment sent to a user terminal from the service distribution and adaptation module. And, the function of identifying the purchase item is separated from the PurchaseItem fragment identification. Through sending a service request including the PurchaseItem identification to the subscription management module by the user terminal, the subscription of the purchase item is accomplished. The subscription management module manages service information of the purchase item based on the PurchaseItem identification. A device for implementing the above method is also disclosed in the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for subscribing a purchase item in Mobile Broadcast Multicast Service, the method comprising:

generating, by a subscription management module, a PurchaseItem identification uniquely identifying the purchase item;

sending, by the subscription management module, the PurchaseItem identification to a service distribution and adaptation module;

generating, by the service distribution and adaptation module, a PurchaseItem fragment including the PurchaseItem identification and a PurchaseItem fragment identification, and sending the PurchaseItem fragment to a user terminal; and

receiving, by the subscription management module, the PurchaseItem identification of the purchase item to be subscribed for, which is reported by the user terminal, and accomplishing, by the subscription management module, the subscription of the purchase item;

changing, by the service distribution and adaptation module, the PurchaseItem fragment identification, wherein the purchase item corresponding to the PurchaseItem fragment does not change;

in response to the changing, sending, by the service distribution and adaption module, the changed PurchaseItem fragment identification or the PurchaseItem fragment, including the changed PurchaseItem fragment identification only to the user terminal,

wherein the PurchaseItem identification in the PurchaseItem fragment does not change and the service distribution and adaption module does not send the changed PurchaseItem fragment identification to the subscription module; and

updating, by the user terminal, the PurchaseItem fragment or the PurchaseItem fragment identification, the update corresponding to the changed PurchaseItem fragment identification.

2. The method for subscribing a purchase item in Mobile Broadcast Multicast Service according to claim 1, further comprising:

managing, by the subscription management module, user subscription information of the purchase item based on the PurchaseItem identification.

3. The method for subscribing a purchase item in Mobile Broadcast Multicast Service according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal reports the PurchaseItem identification to the subscription management module via a service request including the PurchaseItem identification.

4. The method for subscribing a purchase item in Mobile Broadcast Multicast Service according to claim 1, wherein the subscription management module sends the PurchaseItem identification to the service distribution and adaptation module when the purchase item changes, or the subscription management module sends the PurchaseItem identification to the service distribution and adaptation module periodically.

5. A system for subscribing a purchase item in Mobile Broadcast Multicast Service, comprising:

a subscription management module;

a service distribution and adaption module;

and a user terminal;

wherein the subscription management module comprises;

an identification generating unit, adapted to generate a PurchaseItem identification on-to-one corresponding to a purchase item, and storing the PurchaseItem identification in a service management database;

the service management database, adapted to store information of the purchase item comprising the PurchaseItem identification uniquely identifying the purchase item;

an information sending unit, adapted to send the PurchaseItem identification and/or the relevant service information to a service distribution and adaptation module; and

a subscription unit, adapted to receive and manage a service request, including accomplishing the subscription of the purchase item based on the PurchaseItem identification in the service request from a user terminal;

wherein the service distribution and adaption module comprises;

an information receiving unit, adapted to receive a PurchaseItem identification or relevant service information;

a fragment generating unit, adapted to generate a PurchaseItem fragment including the PurchaseItem identification and a PurchaseItem fragment identification, and adapted to change the PurchaseItem fragment identification, without changing the purchase item corresponding to the PurchaseItem fragment; and

a sending unit adapted to;

send the PurchaseItem fragment generated by the fragment generating unit to the user terminal, the PurchaseItem identification in the PurchaseItem fragment being usable as a unique identification of the purchase item subscribed by the user terminal, and

send the changed PurchaseItem fragment identification or the PurchaseItem fragment including the changed PurchaseItem fragment identification only to the user terminal and not to the subscription module;

wherein the user terminal comprises;

a receiving unit, adapted to receive a PurchaseItem fragment including a PurchaseItem identification uniquely identifying the purchase item; and

a service management and request unit, adapted to subscribe for the purchase item with the PurchaseItem identification to a subscription management module,

wherein the user terminal is further adapted to update the PurchaseItem fragment or the PurchaseItem fragment identification, the update corresponding to the changed PurchaseItem fragment identification.

6. The system for subscribing a purchase item in Mobile Broadcast Multicast Service according to claim 5, wherein the information of the purchase item in the service management database further comprises user subscription information of the purchase item;

and

the subscription unit updates the user subscription information of the purchase item in response to accomplishing the subscription of the purchase item.