Mobile TV channel and service access filtering
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- causing, at least in part, reception, via a broadcasting network, of a plurality of sets of electronic service guide data at a subscriber terminal, each set of the electronic service guide data corresponding to a program or service and including at least one first parameter in metadata of the service guide data for identifying a mobile television operator, each mobile television operator offering a plurality of programs or services based upon authorization by the mobile television operator to one or more subscriber terminals and via a mobile infrastructure of the mobile television operator;
causing, at least in part, reception from a memory connected to the subscriber terminal a plurality of second parameters each identifying a corresponding mobile television operator;
comparing the at least one first parameter to the second parameters at the subscriber terminal per program or per service; and
identifying the mobile television operator based on the comparison, whereineach set of electronic service guide (ESG) data comprises filtering information including filtering at least a program or service associated with the service guide data by the identifier thereby displaying or preventing display of the program or service per mobile television operator.
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Abstract
Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting and receiving ESG fragments containing identification information. In one example, the identification identifies a mobile operator. For example, the identification information may include a Mobile Network Code (MNC), Mobile Country Code (MCC), or name corresponding to the mobile operator. In another example, the identification information may also contain a web address corresponding to a web page associated with the mobile operator. For example, the identification information received in the ESG fragment may be compared to stored identification information at a receiver. Based on the identification information in the ESG fragment and stored identification information, a corresponding web page may be provided. Also, a program or service corresponding to the ESG fragment may be filtered based on the identification information in the ESG fragment and stored identification information.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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causing, at least in part, reception, via a broadcasting network, of a plurality of sets of electronic service guide data at a subscriber terminal, each set of the electronic service guide data corresponding to a program or service and including at least one first parameter in metadata of the service guide data for identifying a mobile television operator, each mobile television operator offering a plurality of programs or services based upon authorization by the mobile television operator to one or more subscriber terminals and via a mobile infrastructure of the mobile television operator; causing, at least in part, reception from a memory connected to the subscriber terminal a plurality of second parameters each identifying a corresponding mobile television operator; comparing the at least one first parameter to the second parameters at the subscriber terminal per program or per service; and identifying the mobile television operator based on the comparison, wherein each set of electronic service guide (ESG) data comprises filtering information including filtering at least a program or service associated with the service guide data by the identifier thereby displaying or preventing display of the program or service per mobile television operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive via a broadcasting network a plurality of sets of electronic service guide data at a subscriber terminal, each set of the electronic service guide data corresponding to a program or service and including at least one first parameter in metadata of the service guide data for identifying a mobile television operator, each mobile television operator offering a plurality of programs or services based upon authorization by the mobile television operator to one or more subscriber terminals and via a mobile infrastructure of the mobile television operator; receive from a memory connected to the apparatus a plurality of second parameters each identifying a corresponding mobile television operator; compare the at least one first parameter to the second parameters per program or per service; and identify the mobile television operator based on the comparison, wherein each set of electronic service guide (ESG) data comprises filtering information including filtering at least a program or service associated with the service guide data by the identifier thereby displaying or preventing display of the program or service per mobile television operator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following steps:
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receiving via a broadcasting network a plurality of sets of electronic service guide data at a subscriber terminal, each set of the electronic service guide data corresponding to a program or service and including at least one first parameter in metadata of the service guide data for identifying a mobile television operator, each mobile television operator offering a plurality of programs or services based upon authorization by the mobile television operator to one or more subscriber terminals and via a mobile infrastructure of the mobile television operator; receiving from a memory connected to the apparatus a plurality of second parameters each identifying a corresponding mobile television operator; comparing the at least one first parameter to the second parameters per program or per service; and identifying the mobile television operator based on the comparison, wherein each set of electronic service guide (ESG) data comprises filtering information including filtering at least a program or service associated with the service guide data by the identifier thereby displaying or preventing display of the program or service per mobile television operator. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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