Method for simultaneously providing DVB-H and streaming services in a portable terminal

• US 8,881,198 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2010
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Seo, Jeong-Wook, Seo, Eun-Jung, Lyou, Hak-Sung, Kim, Bryan
• Primary Examiner(s): SCHNURR, JOHN R
• Application Number:
  US12/828,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20110004903A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,587 Days
• Field of Search: 725/37, 725/48, 725/54, 725/62, 455/3.01, 455/3.03, 455/3.04, 455/3.05, 455/3.06
• US Class Current: 725/48
• 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 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• 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 21/64315 DVB-H
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for providing Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) and streaming services in a portable terminal includes receiving Electronic Service Guide (ESG) data of DVB-H and displaying a DVB-H channel, confirming whether a field associated with a streaming channel is present in a reserved field of the received ESG data, and if the associated field is present in the ESG data, displaying a steaming channel corresponding to the associated field together with the DVB-H channel.

Claims

1. A method for providing broadcast service and streaming services in a portable terminal, comprising:

receiving Electronic Service Guide (ESG) data of broadcast service and displaying a broadcast service channel;

checking whether a field associated with a streaming channel is present in a reserved field of the received ESG data;

if the associated field is present in the ESG data, displaying a list including the streaming channel corresponding to the associated field and the broadcast service channel; and

checking a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) page and displaying only a list of streaming channels if a broadcast signal of the broadcast service is not detected for a prescribed time period.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising

if the associated field is not present in the ESG data, checking whether information about the streaming channel is present in the WAP page, and displaying the checked streaming channel and the broadcast service.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising

selectively displaying the streaming channel corresponding to the associated field and or broadcast service channel in response to a user request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the reserved field is a <

UnicastServiceDelivery>

field or an <

Extension>

field of the ESG data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising

selectively displaying the streaming channel corresponding to the associated field and or broadcast service channel in response to a user request.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising halting the broadcast service of the broadcast service channel if the portable terminal is unable to receive signals via the broadcast service channel and displaying the signals via the steaming channel;

monitoring a broadcast service network and providing a selection to broadcast the signals via either the broadcast service channel or the steaming channel if the portable terminal reenters the broadcast service network.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising providing a playback point of the signals when the portable terminal is unable to receive the signals via the broadcast service channel for a subsequent replay in the streaming channel.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast service comprises Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H).

9. A method for providing broadcast service and streaming services in a portable terminal, comprising:

receiving Electronic Service Guide (ESG) data of broadcast service and displaying a broadcast service channel;

checking whether a field associated with a streaming channel is present in a reserved field of the received ESG data; and

if the associated field is present in the ESG data, displaying the streaming channel corresponding to the associated field together with the broadcast service channel, and further comprising;

if a broadcast signal of the broadcast service is not detected for a prescribed time period, checking a WAP page and displaying only a list of streaming channels.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising

checking a broadcast network state at prescribed intervals, if a broadcast signal of the broadcast service is received, displaying a list of broadcast service channels through the ESG data together with the list of streaming channels.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the broadcast service comprises Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H).

12. A method for providing broadcast service and streaming services in a portable terminal, comprising:

if broadcast signal is not received, halting a broadcast service of a broadcast service channel and generating an alert message indicating that the broadcast service of the broadcast service channel is stopped;

checking whether information about a streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is present in a reserved field of Electronic Service Guide (ESG) data;

obtaining information about the service-stopped broadcast service channel through the checking the ESG data;

receiving and displaying the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel; and

checking a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) page and displaying only a list of streaming channels if a broadcast signal of the broadcast service is not detected for a prescribed time period.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

checking a broadcast network of the broadcast service at prescribed intervals while receiving and displaying the streaming channel; and

if the broadcast signal of broadcast service is received, informing a user that the broadcast signal of broadcast service is received and returning to the service-stopped broadcast service channel.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising

confirming whether the information about the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is present in the WAP page.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising

obtaining information about the service-stopped broadcast service channel through the checking the WAP page, and receiving and displaying the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

if the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is a streaming channel of a multimedia service identical to the service-stopped broadcast service channel, receiving and displaying the streaming channel from a playback point after a stopped point; and

if the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is a streaming channel of a multimedia service relating to the service-stopped broadcast service channel, receiving and displaying the streaming channel from a first playback point.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising

if the information about the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is not confirmed, confirming whether the information about the streaming channel is present in the WAP page or in the reserved page of the ESG data, and displaying a corresponding streaming channel.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

if the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is a streaming channel of a multimedia service identical to the service-stopped broadcast service channel, receiving and displaying the streaming channel from a playback point after a stopped point; and

if the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is a streaming channel of a multimedia service relating to the service-stopped broadcast service channel, receiving and displaying the streaming channel from a first playback point.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising

if the information about the streaming channel associated with the service-stopped broadcast service channel is not received, confirming whether the information about the streaming channel is present in the WAP page or in the reserved page of the ESG data, and displaying a corresponding streaming channel.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the reserved field is a <

UnicastServiceDelivery>

field or an <

Extension>

field of the ESG data.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the broadcast service comprises Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H).

22. The method of claim 12,wherein if the broadcast service is interrupted, displaying the streaming channel so that a portable terminal permits continuous use of a multimedia service in a particular broadcast through the streaming channel.