Methods and apparatus for conveying a delivery schedule to mobile terminals

• US 9,288,538 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2006
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, An Mei, Walker, Gordon Kent
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayles, Ashford S
• Application Number:
  US11/392,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20060245441A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,640 Days
• Field of Search: 705/28
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1881 with schedule organisation, e.g. priority, sequence management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• 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 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for conveying a delivery schedule to mobile terminals. In an aspect, a method is provided that includes receiving a contact window that describes a time interval when a content clip will be available on a distribution network, determining one or more clips of interest, determining that the content clip matches at least one of the one or more clips of interest, and scheduling a receive time to receive the content clip within the time interval. An apparatus is provided that includes scheduling logic configured to determine that a content clip matches one or more clips of interest and to schedule a receive time to receive the content clip within a contact window.

Claims

1. A method for providing a clip delivery schedule, the method comprising:

by a wireless receiver device;

receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window that describes a time during which a content clip will be available on a distribution network;

receiving, via a broadcast, a reception parameter associated with the contact window, wherein the reception parameter indicates a time interval in the contact window during which the wireless receiver device should wake up from a low power mode to receive the content clip and indicates a portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted;

receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window duration time parameter;

determining whether the content clip is of interest;

determining whether the content clip can be successfully received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted; and

scheduling a receive time within the time interval to receive the content clip in response to determining that the content clip is of interest and that the content clip can be successfully received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the contact window in an information message.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising conserving power until the receive time.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising waking up from the low power mode at the receive time to receive the content clip.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether one or more content clips are of interest based on at least one of an operator input and a device subscription status.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more additional contact windows that describe when the content clip will be available on the distribution network; and

receiving the content clip in at least one of the one or more additional contact windows.

7. A wireless receiver device for receiving a clip delivery schedule comprising:

a processor configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window that describes a time during which a content clip will be available on a distribution network;

receiving, via a broadcast, a reception parameter associated with the contact window, wherein the reception parameter indicates a time interval in the contact window during which the wireless receiver device should wake up from a low power mode to receive the content clip and indicates a portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted;

receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window duration time parameter;

determining whether the content clip is of interest;

determining whether the content clip can be successfully received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted; and

scheduling a receive time within the time interval to receive the content clip in response to determining that the content clip is of interest and that the content clip can be successfully received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations further comprising receiving the contact window in an information message.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations further comprising conserving power until the receive time.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations further comprising waking up from the low power mode at the receive time to receive the content clip.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations further comprising determining if one or more content clips are of interest based on at least one of an operator input and a device subscription status.

12. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining one or more additional contact windows that describe when the content clip will be available on the distribution network; and

receiving the content clip in at least one of the one or more additional contact windows.

13. A wireless receiver device for receiving a clip delivery schedule comprising:

means for receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window that describes a time during which a content clip will be available on a distribution network;

means for receiving, via a broadcast, a reception parameter associated with the contact window, wherein the reception parameter indicates a time interval in the contact window during which the wireless receiver device should wake up from a low power mode to receive the content clip and indicates a portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted;

means for receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window duration time parameter;

means for determining whether the content clip is of interest;

means for determining whether the content clip can be successfully received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted; and

means for scheduling a receive time within the time interval to receive the content clip in response to determining that the content clip is of interest and that the content clip can be received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein means for receiving the contact window comprises means for receiving the contact window in an information message.

15. The device of claim 13, further comprising means for conserving power until the receive time.

16. The device of claim 13, further comprising means for waking up from the low power mode at the receive time to receive the content clip.

17. The device of claim 13, wherein means for determining that the content clip is of interest comprises means for determining that the content clip is of interest based on one or both of an operator input and a device subscription status.

18. The device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for determining one or more additional contact windows that describe when the content clip will be available on the distribution network; and

means for receiving the content clip in at least one of the one or more additional contact windows.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor executable software instructions configured to cause a processor in a wireless receiver device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window that describes a time during which a content clip will be available on a distribution network;

receiving, via a broadcast, a reception parameter associated with the contact window, wherein the reception parameter indicates a time interval in the contact window during which the wireless receiver device should wake up from a low power mode to receive the content clip and indicates a portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted;

receiving, via a broadcast, a contact window duration time parameter;

determining whether the content clip is of interest;

determining whether the content clip can be successfully received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted; and

scheduling a receive time within the time interval to receive the content clip in response to determining that the content clip is of interest and that the content clip can be received within the time interval based on the contact window duration time parameter and the reception parameter indicating the portion of the contact window that is insufficient for the content clip to be successfully received and during which reception of the content clip should not be attempted.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that receiving the contact window is received in an information message.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising conserving power until the receive time.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising waking up from the low power mode at the receive time to receive the content clip.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that determining that the content clip is of interest based on one or both of an operator input and a device subscription status.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining one or more additional contact windows that describe when the content clip will be available on the distribution network; and

receiving the content clip in at least one of the one or more additional contact windows.