Media device and method of enhancing use of media device

• US 20060130102A1
• Filed: 12/13/2004
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Matero, Jyrki, Matero, Juha P.
• Granted Patent: US 9,420,021 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• 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 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

A method of enhancing the use of a media device and a media device are provided. The media device receives a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system, a service transmitted by a telecommunication system, the service being associated with a broadcast media stream and program guide information relating to a broadcast media stream. The media device is configured to detect when the service transmission comprises data corresponding to given search parameters and to record the broadcast media stream in a memory on the basis of the detection.

Claims

1. A method of enhancing use of a media device configured to receive a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system by the media device;

the method comprising;

receiving over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system a service transmission associated with the broadcast media stream, the service transmission comprising information about the contents of the broadcast media stream;

detecting when the service transmission comprises data corresponding to given search parameters;

recording the broadcast media stream on the basis of the detection.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving search parameters from a user of the media device;

storing the search parameters in a memory of the media device;

activating a search application in the media device.

3. The method of claim 1, the search parameters comprising parameters of a program transmitted in the broadcast media stream or a music track played in a program.

4. The method of claim 3, the search parameters comprising information about at least one of the following:

name of a program,

name of a music track,

style of a music track,

artist performing in a music track,

names of albums in which a music track is included.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a program or a music track transmitted in the broadcast media stream on the basis of the detection by detecting from the service transmission starting and ending times of a program or a music track;

starting recording the program or a music track transmitted in the broadcast media stream at a detected starting time;

ending recording at a detected ending time;

storing the recording in a memory of the media device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

indicating an ongoing recording process on a display of the media device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording the service transmission on the basis of the detection.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a spectral analysis on the received broadcast stream and controlling the recording of a broadcast media stream on the basis of the analysis.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing silence detection on the received broadcast stream and controlling the recording of a broadcast media stream on the basis of the detection.

10. A media device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system;

a transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular telecommunication system and to receive a service transmitted over a radio interface of the cellular telecommunication system, the service being associated with at least one broadcast media stream, and to receive program guide information relating to at least one broadcast media stream;

a memory for storing data;

a processor connected to the receiver, transceiver and the memory, and configured to detect when the service transmission comprises data corresponding to given search parameters and to record the broadcast media stream in the memory on the basis of the detection.

11. The media device of claim 10, wherein the media device comprises a user interface configured to receive search parameters from a user of the media device and wherein the processor is further configured to store the search parameters in the memory of the media device.

12. The media device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to execute a software application configured to:

detect when a service transmission comprises data corresponding to given search parameters;

identify a program or a music track transmitted in the broadcast media stream on the basis of the detection;

detect from the service transmission starting and ending times of a program or a music track;

start recording the program or music track transmitted in the broadcast media stream at a detected starting time;

end recording at a detected ending time;

store the recording in the memory of the media device.

13. The media device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to record the service transmission on the basis of the detection.

14. The media device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to perform spectral analysis on the received broadcast stream and control the recording of a broadcast media stream on the basis of the analysis.

15. The media device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to perform silence detection on the received broadcast stream and control the recording of a broadcast media stream on the basis of the detection.

16. A method of enhancing use of a media device configured to receive a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system and to receive over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system a service transmission associated with the broadcast media stream, the service transmission comprising information about the contents of the broadcast media stream;

the method comprising;

starting reception of a broadcast media stream and the associated service,

initiating recording the broadcast media stream;

stopping the recording without saving if no command to continue is received from a user interface of the media device within a predetermined time period.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

recording also the associated service transmission.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

indicating an ongoing recording process on a display of the media device.

19. A media device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system;

a transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular telecommunication system and to receive a service transmitted over a radio interface of the cellular telecommunication system, the service being associated with at least one broadcast media stream, and to receive program guide information relating to at least one broadcast media stream;

a memory for storing data;

a user interface;

a processor connected to the receiver, transceiver, user interface and the memory, and configured to initiate recording the broadcast media stream when starting reception of the broadcast media stream and the associated service, and to stop the recording without saving if no command to continue is received from the user interface of the media device within a predetermined time period.

20. The media device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured to record also the associated service transmission.

21. A computer program product encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for enhancing use of a media device, the process comprising:

receiving over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system a service transmission associated with a broadcast media stream, the service transmission comprising information about the contents of the broadcast media stream;

detecting when the service transmission comprises data corresponding to given search parameters;

recording the broadcast media stream on the basis of the detection.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the process further comprises

receiving search parameters from a user of the media device;

storing the search parameters in a memory of the media device;

activating a search application in the media device.

23. A computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for enhancing use of a media device, the process comprising:

receiving over a radio interface of a cellular telecommunication system a service transmission associated with a broadcast media stream, the service transmission comprising information about the contents of the broadcast media stream;

detecting when the service transmission comprises data corresponding to given search parameters;

recording the broadcast media stream on the basis of the detection.

24. The computer program distribution medium of claim 23, wherein the process further comprises:

receiving search parameters from a user of the media device;

storing the search parameters in a memory of the media device;

activating a search application in the media device.

25. The computer program distribution medium of claim 23, the distribution medium comprising a computer readable medium, a program storage medium, a record medium, a computer readable memory, a computer readable software distribution package, a computer readable signal, a computer readable telecommunications signal, and a computer readable compressed software package.