Interactive ticker

• US 8,799,801 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2008
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: McCartie, Jonathan Paul, Rothrock, George Allen, Glassman, Nicholas Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadeese
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bycer, Eric J
• Application Number:
  US12/015,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20090183103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,393 Days
• Field of Search: 715/771, 715/764, 715/864, 715/774
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates

Abstract

Ticker functionality provides filtering and displaying information relevant to a user. The ticker can be employed to parse information from a broadcast stream and insert the information into a ticker display area. The information presented in the display area can be animated in order to maximize and control the amount of information available to the user. The information offered in the ticker is interactive so that it allows the user to customize this abbreviated data and how the data is presented.

Claims

1. A method for rendering information from a micro-channel on a wireless device, comprising:

receiving a wirelessly-transmitted multicast stream of data comprising a plurality of micro-channels, wherein each micro-channel is associated with a different respective event, and wherein each micro-channel comprises related content within the multicast stream of data and further wherein the related content is associated with the respective event;

individually parsing a plurality of markers from the received multicast stream of data;

respectively assigning each marker to one of the plurality of micro-channels of the received multicast stream of data by inferring an association with the respective one of the plurality of micro-channels based at least in part on historical usage data of the wireless device;

rendering the markers parsed from the multicast stream of data in a predetermined area of a display;

receiving a user selection for a first marker associated with a first micro-channel;

employing the selected first marker to access the first micro-channel from the multicast stream of data; and

displaying content of the first micro-channel in a dedicated display area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed content is a subset of data parsed from the first micro-channel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the rendered markers are included within a ticker that can be presented on the predetermined area of the display at substantially the same time that another application is presented on a second predetermined area of the display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the dedicated display area comprises a section of a total display area, and wherein the section is movable by user input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first micro-channel can be dynamically accessed via user input to obtain additional information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein an item with additional information can be selected by receiving user input for navigating through the plurality of micro-channels.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the rendered markers each comprise information related to the content of the respectively assigned micro-channel.

8. A device for rendering information from a micro-channel, comprising:

a memory;

a display;

a user input device; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the display, and the user input device, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving a wirelessly-transmitted multicast stream of data comprising a plurality of micro-channels, wherein each micro-channel is associated with a different respective event, and wherein each micro-channel comprises related content within the multicast stream of data and further wherein the related content is associated with the respective event;

individually parsing a plurality of markers from the received wirelessly-transmitted multicast stream of data;

respectively assigning each marker to one of the plurality of micro-channels of the received wirelessly-transmitted multicast stream of data by inferring an association with the respective one of the plurality of micro-channels based at least in part on historical usage data of the device;

rendering the plurality of markers in a predetermined area of the display;

receiving a user selection of a first marker associated with a first micro-channel;

employing the selected first marker to access the first micro-channel; and

displaying content of the first micro-channel in a dedicated area of the display.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that displaying content of the first micro-channel comprises displaying a subset of data parsed from the first micro-channel.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the rendered markers are included within a ticker that can be presented on the predetermined area of the display at substantially the same time as another application is presented.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the rendered markers each comprise information related to the content of the respectively assigned micro-channel.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the dedicated area of the display comprises a section of a total display area, wherein the section is movable by user input.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising dynamically accessing the first micro-channel based on user input to obtain additional information.

14. An apparatus for selectively rendering information from a micro-channel, comprising:

means for receiving a wirelessly-transmitted multicast stream of data comprising a plurality of micro-channels, wherein each micro-channel is associated with a different respective event, and wherein each micro-channel comprises related content within the multicast stream of data and further wherein the related content is associated with the respective event;

means for individually parsing a plurality of markers from the received multicast stream of data;

means for respectively assigning each marker to one of the plurality of micro-channels of the received multicast stream of data by inferring an association with the respective one of the plurality of micro-channels based at least in part on historical usage data of the apparatus;

means for rendering the markers that are respectively associated with the micro-channels;

means for receiving a user selection for a first marker associated with a first micro-channel;

means for employing the first marker to access the first micro-channel; and

means for displaying content of the first micro-channel in a dedicated display area.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein means for displaying content of the first micro-channel comprises means for displaying a subset of data parsed from the first micro-channel.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising means for including the rendered markers within a ticker that can be presented on a display at substantially the same time as another application is presented.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the rendered markers each comprise information related to the content of the respectively assigned micro-channel.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein means for displaying content of the first micro-channel in a dedicated display area comprises means for displaying content of the first micro-channel in a section of a total display area, wherein the section is movable by user input.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising means for dynamically accessing the first micro-channel based on user input to obtain additional information.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the wireless communication apparatus processor to perform operations such that the rendered markers each comprise information related to the content of the respectively assigned micro-channel.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a wireless communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a wirelessly-transmitted multicast stream of data comprising a plurality of micro-channels, wherein each micro-channel is associated with a different respective event, and wherein each micro-channel comprises related content within the multicast stream of data and further wherein the related content is associated with the respective event;

individually parsing a plurality of markers from the received multicast stream of data;

respectively assigning each marker to one of the plurality of micro-channels of the received multicast stream of data by inferring an association with the respective one of the plurality of micro-channels based at least in part on historical usage data of the wireless communication apparatus;

rendering the markers parsed from the multicast stream of data;

receive receiving a user selection for a first marker, wherein the first marker is associated with a first micro-channel;

employing the selected first marker to access the first micro-channel from the multicast stream of data; and

displaying content of the first micro-channel in a dedicated display area.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the wireless communication apparatus processor to perform operations such that displaying content of the first micro-channel comprises displaying a subset of data parsed from the first micro-channel.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the wireless communication apparatus processor to perform operations further comprising:

including the rendered-markers within a ticker that can be presented on a predetermined display area at substantially the same time as another application is presented on a second predetermined display area.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the wireless communication apparatus processor to perform operations such that the dedicated display area comprises a section of a total display area, wherein the section is movable by user input.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the wireless communication apparatus processor to perform operations further comprising dynamically accessing the first micro-channel based on user input to obtain additional information.