Service usage reporting data transport

• US 8,839,338 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eyer, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): MENGESHA, MULUGETA A
• Application Number:
  US13/800,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20130258191A1
• Time in Patent Office: 552 Days
• Field of Search: 725/9, 725136-137, 348/468
• US Class Current: 725/137
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/00 Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N7/14 ; broadcast or conference over packet switching networks H04L12/18
• 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 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0882 for the transmission of character code signals, e.g. for teletext circuits for the digital non-picture data signal H04N7/035

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for providing and/or processing service usage reporting data. The reception apparatus includes a receiver, a parser, and a processor. The receiver receives closed caption service data. The closed caption service data includes closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and the service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6. The closed caption data includes closed caption text. The parser parses the service usage reporting data within the second service block having the different service number in the range of 1-6. The processor provides service-usage information to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data.

Claims

1. A reception apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

receive audio/video content and closed caption service data, the closed caption service data including closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6, the closed caption data including closed caption text;

parse the service usage reporting data within the second service block having the different service number in the range of 1-6; and

provide service-usage information to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data.

2. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the service usage reporting data includes a SURS identifier indicating a universal resource identifier of the SURS.

3. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the service usage reporting data includes one or a combination of a transport signal identifier (TSID), a major channel number, a minor channel number of a broadcaster originating the audio/video content associated with the closed caption data.

4. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the service usage reporting data includes a content identifier.

5. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the service usage reporting data is carried in a CEA-708 compliant variable length command.

6. The reception apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the service usage reporting data is carried in the CEA-708 compliant variable length command having a variable length command of 0x98 or 0x99.

7. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the different service number of the second service block is service number 6, and

the service usage reporting data is defined in a variable-length command and at least one fixed-length command carried in service number 6 of a digital closed captioning stream.

8. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the circuitry is configured to receive the audio/video content associated with the closed caption data.

9. A method for processing service usage reporting data, the method comprising:

receiving, by circuitry of a reception apparatus, audio/video content and closed caption service data, the closed caption service data including closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and the service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6, the closed caption data including closed caption text;

parsing, by the circuitry of the reception apparatus, the service usage reporting data within the second service block having the different service number in the range of 1-6; and

providing, by the circuitry of the reception apparatus, service-usage information to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the service usage reporting data includes a SURS identifier indicating a universal resource identifier of the SURS.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the service usage reporting data includes one or a combination of a transport signal identifier (TSID), a major channel number, a minor channel number of a broadcaster originating the audio/video content associated with the closed caption data.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the service usage reporting data includes a content identifier.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the service usage reporting data is carried in a CEA-708 compliant variable length command.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein

the service usage reporting data is carried in the CEA-708 compliant variable length command having a variable length command of 0x98 and 0x99.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the different service number of the second service block is service number 6, and

the service usage reporting data is defined in a variable-length command and at least one fixed-length command carried in service number 6 of a digital closed captioning stream.

16. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving the audio/video content associated with the closed caption data.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method of a reception apparatus for processing service usage reporting data, the method comprising:

receiving, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, audio/video content and closed caption service data, the closed caption service data including closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and the service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6, the closed caption data including closed caption text;

parsing, by the circuitry of the reception apparatus, the service usage reporting data within the second service block having the different service number in the range of 1-6; and

providing, by the circuitry of the reception apparatus, service-usage information to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data.

18. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

generate or receive closed caption service data associated with audio/video content; and

provide the audio/video content and the closed caption service data to a reception apparatus, the closed caption service data including closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6, the closed caption data including closed caption text, wherein

service-usage information is provided to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data.

19. A method of an information providing apparatus for providing service usage reporting data, the method comprising:

generating or receiving, by circuitry of the information providing apparatus, closed caption service data associated with audio/video content; and

providing, by the circuitry of the information providing apparatus, the audio/video content and the closed caption service data to a reception apparatus, the closed caption service data including closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and the service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6, the closed caption data including closed caption text, wherein

service-usage information is provided to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method of an information providing apparatus for providing service usage reporting data, the method comprising:

generating or receiving, by circuitry of the information providing apparatus, closed caption service data associated with audio/video content; and

providing, by the circuitry of the information providing apparatus, the audio/video content and the closed caption service data to a reception apparatus, the closed caption service data including closed caption data within a first service block having a service number in the range of 1-6, and the service usage reporting data within a second service block having a different service number in the range of 1-6, the closed caption data including closed caption text, wherein

service-usage information is provided to a service-usage reporting server (SURS) based on the service usage reporting data.