IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0423292
(2006-06-09)
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등록번호 |
US-8447284
(2013-05-21)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A multimedia communications system for broadcast distribution of multimedia content to mobile terminals over a cellular network is disclosed. The disclosed system accesses content providers, receives corresponding content information associated with provider content, and broadcasts content informati
A multimedia communications system for broadcast distribution of multimedia content to mobile terminals over a cellular network is disclosed. The disclosed system accesses content providers, receives corresponding content information associated with provider content, and broadcasts content information to user terminals. The user terminals include software and/or hardware for receiving the content information and enabling a user to subscribe to one or more content items. Once a subscription is in place for one or more content items, corresponding content IDs are sent to and stored at the terminal. The system facilitates broadcast of the content. Content IDs stored in the terminal and broadcasted content IDs are compared. Only the content associated with the matching content IDs is then downloaded to the user terminal for storage and/or presentation. Content associated with unmatched content IDs is prevented from being received.
대표청구항
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1. A mobile terminal comprising a communications component configured to receive multimedia content identity information about multimedia content from a regular cell of a cell cluster of a cellular communications network during a broadcast session, wherein the multimedia content and the multimedia c
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A mobile terminal comprising a communications component configured to receive multimedia content identity information about multimedia content from a regular cell of a cell cluster of a cellular communications network during a broadcast session, wherein the multimedia content and the multimedia content identity information are broadcast by a multimedia communications service source that monitors available service providers and associated multimedia content, and wherein a multimedia communications service is associated with a super cell which is part of the cellular communications network;a display configured to present service icons representative of the multimedia content identity information;a user interface configured to facilitate a user selection of at least one of the multimedia content identity information by selecting at least one of the service icons;a memory configured to store the user selection of the multimedia content identity information for processing during the broadcast session, the user selection comprising user-selected multimedia content identity information; anda subscription control component configured to selectively control receipt of the multimedia content by the mobile terminal by: accessing the user-selected multimedia content identity information from the memory;comparing the user-selected content identity information with the broadcasted content identity information received at the mobile terminal during the broadcast session;generating matched content identity information based upon the comparison of the user-selected content identity information and the broadcasted content identity information;responsive to the generating of matched content identity information, initiating handover of communications to the mobile terminal from the regular cell of the cell cluster to the super cell associated with the multimedia communications service;allowing receipt of only specific multimedia content associated with the matched content identity information at the mobile terminal from the super cell; andat least one of: denying the mobile terminal access to other broadcastmultimedia content; and ignoring the other broadcast multimedia content. 2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service is configured to interface with a mobile broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) to broadcast the multimedia content to the mobile terminal. 3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein a multiplex component multiplexes the multimedia content via the communications service in association with the broadcast session. 4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the multiplex component is a broadcast/multicast service center (BM-SC) cellular entity. 5. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the multiplex component is configured to schedule the multiplexed multimedia content for broadcast delivery. 6. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the multiplex component is configured to facilitate cyclical delivery of the multiplexed multimedia content. 7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service is configured to utilize multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) broadcast functions on a point-to-multipoint bearer to deliver the multimedia content. 8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service is deployed on an overlay access layer. 9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service operates on an access network architecture that is at least one of an Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) Evolution (EDGE) system and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WCDMA system. 10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service operates on an access network architecture that utilizes hierarchy cells structured according to at least one of a GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) and a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). 11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the super cell associated with the multimedia communications service covers a service area of a cluster of regular cells in the cellular communications network. 12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the super cell associated with the multimedia communications service is collocated with a regular cell of a cluster of cells in the cellular communications network. 13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service is configured to facilitate delivery of one type of the multimedia content in one broadcast session. 14. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service is configured to facilitate delivery of multiple different types of the multimedia content in one broadcast session. 15. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia content includes content associated with at least one of news, weather, sports, streaming video, stocks, music, ring tones, games, vehicular traffic, movies, and commercials. 16. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the subscription control component is further configured to utilize a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) session ID and an MBMS service ID for subscription control. 17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein during subscription of the multimedia communications service, the MBMS session ID and the MBMS service ID are communicated to the mobile terminal via an over-the-air interface. 18. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the MBMS session ID triggers creation and presentation of the service icons for interactive selection of the multimedia content via the display of the mobile terminal. 19. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia communications service facilitates update of the specific multimedia content associated with the matched content identity information as a background process that is transparent to a user of the mobile terminal. 20. A method for operating a mobile terminal to control receipt of multimedia content from a cellular communications network employing a multimedia broadcast selective receive service (MBSRS), the method comprising: receiving, at the mobile terminal, broadcasted multimedia content identity information of provider multimedia content from a regular cell of a cell cluster of the cellular communications network;presenting, on a display of the mobile terminal, service icons representative of the multimedia content;receiving, via a user interface of the mobile terminal, a user selection of at least one of the service icons;storing, via a memory of the mobile terminal, the user selection for processing during a broadcast session, the user selection comprising user-selected multimedia content identity information of the broadcasted multimedia content identity information; andselectively controlling receipt of the multimedia content via a subscription control component of the mobile terminal, by: accessing the user-selected multimedia content identity information from the memory;comparing the user-selected multimedia content identity information with the broadcasted multimedia content identity information;generating matched content identity information based upon the comparison of the user-selected multimedia content identity information and the broadcasted multimedia content identity information;responsive to the generating of matched content identity information, initiating handover of communications to the mobile terminal from the regular cell of the cell cluster to a MBSRS super cell, which is part of the cellular communications network;allowing receipt of only specific multimedia content associated with the matched content identity information at the mobile terminal from the MBSRS super cell; andat least one of: denying the mobile terminal access to other broadcastmultimedia content; and ignoring the other broadcast multimedia content. 21. A tangible computer-readable medium of a mobile terminal, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the mobile terminal to perform a method, comprising: receiving, via a communications component of the mobile terminal, broadcasted multimedia content identity information of provider multimedia content from a regular cell of a cell cluster a cellular communications network;presenting, on a display of the mobile terminal, service icons representative of the multimedia content;receiving, via a user interface of the mobile terminal, a user selection of at least one of the service icons;storing the user selection for processing during a broadcast session, the user selection comprising user-selected multimedia content identity information of the broadcasted multimedia content identity information; andselectively controlling receipt of the multimedia content via a subscription control component of the mobile terminal, by: accessing the user-selected broadcasted multimedia content identity information from the memory;comparing the user-selected multimedia content identity information with the broadcasted content identity information;generating matched content identity information based upon the comparison of the user-selected multimedia content identity information and the broadcasted multimedia content identity information;responsive to the generating of matched content identity information, initiating handover of communications to the mobile terminal from the regular cell of the cell cluster to a multimedia broadcast selective receive service (MBSRS) super cell, which is part of the cellular communications network;allowing receipt of only specific multimedia content associated with the matched content identity information at the mobile terminal from the MBSRS super cell; andat least one of: denying the mobile terminal access to other broadcast multimedia content and ignoring the other broadcast multimedia content. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein the MBSRS super cell covers a service area of a cluster of regular cells in the cellular communications network. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein the MBSRS super cell is collocated with a regular cell of a cluster of cells in the cellular communications network. 24. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the MBSRS super cell covers a service area of a cluster of regular cells in the cellular communications network. 25. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the MBSRS super cell is collocated with a regular cell of a cluster of cells in the cellular communications network.
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