System and method for providing advertisement music

• US 20060075430A1
• Filed: 09/20/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Yong Soo
• Application Number:
  US11/229,653
• Publication Number:
  US 20060075430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/42
• 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 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for providing a user with a music file or detailed information about music contained in a broadcast advertisement. In the method, a broadcast advertisement including music and a program ID is broadcast at a broadcasting station. A download request signal including the program ID and a user ID is transmitted from a display device to the broadcasting station so as to download the music of the broadcast advertisement. A music file stored in the broadcasting station is detected on the basis of the program ID received from the display device. The detected music file is transmitted from the broadcasting station to the display device.

Claims

1. A method for providing advertisement music, the method comprising the steps of:

broadcasting a broadcast advertisement at a broadcasting station, the broadcast advertisement including music and a program ID (identification);

transmitting a download request signal from a display device to the broadcasting station so as to download the music of the broadcast advertisement, the download request signal including the program ID and a user ID;

detecting a music file stored in the broadcasting station on the basis of the either the program ID or the user ID received from the display device; and

transmitting the detected music file from the broadcasting station to the display device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the download request signal is transmitted via the Internet to a server of the broadcasting station.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detected music file is transmitted from the broadcasting station to the display device, together with the user ID received from the display device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detected music file is transmitted from the broadcasting station to the display device on a broadcast channel.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detected music file is transmitted from the broadcasting station to the display device via the Internet.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

detecting music information stored in the broadcasting station on the basis of the program ID received from the display device; and

transmitting the detected music information to the display device.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising selectively transmitting the music file in response to a user input, wherein the music file is selected according to at least one subcategory of the group consisting of an advertisement title, a music title, an artist ID and a service fee.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing the music file within a memory of the display device.

8. A system for providing advertisement music, the system comprising:

a display device for transmitting a download request signal to a broadcasting station server so as to download music contained in a broadcast advertisement, the download request signal including a user ID and a program ID contained in the broadcast advertisement;

a database for storing music files related to the broadcast advertisement; and

the broadcasting station server for detecting a corresponding music file from the database on the basis of the program ID received from the display device, and transmitting the detected music file to the display device.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the display device transmits the download request signal to the broadcasting station server via the Internet.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broadcasting station server transmits the detected music file to the display device, together with the user ID received from the display device.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broadcasting station server transmits the detected music file to the display device on a broadcast channel.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broadcasting station server transmits the detected music file to the display device via the Internet.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broadcasting station server detects corresponding music information from the database on the basis of the program ID received from the display device, and transmits the detected music information to the display device.

14. A method for obtaining advertisement music, the method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a download request signal from a display device to a broadcasting station broadcasting an advertisement having music and a program ID, the download request signal including the program ID and a user ID;

detecting a music file stored in the broadcasting station on the basis of the either the program ID or the user ID received from the display device; and

transmitting the detected music file from the broadcasting station to the display device.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising selectively transmitting the music file in response to a user input, wherein the music file is selected according to at least one subcategory of the group consisting of an advertisement title, a music title, an artist ID and a service fee.

17. The method according to claim 14, further comprising storing the music file within a memory of the display device.