CN101322350B - 从移动广播服务提供商处请求内容的方法 - Google Patents

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CN101322350B
CN101322350B CN2006800451724A CN200680045172A CN101322350B CN 101322350 B CN101322350 B CN 101322350B CN 2006800451724 A CN2006800451724 A CN 2006800451724A CN 200680045172 A CN200680045172 A CN 200680045172A CN 101322350 B CN101322350 B CN 101322350B
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Abstract

公开了从移动广播服务提供商处请求内容的方法，其中移动广播服务提供商保持可广播到便携式移动通信设备的多种内容提供。一种方法包括在该便携式移动通信设备建立订阅简档，其包括来自移动广播服务提供商提供的内容的所请求内容310。该订阅简档被发送320到移动广播服务提供商，从而移动广播服务提供商可集合所请求内容到多个时间复用的信道340。所述多个时间复用的信道然后被广播到便携式移动通信设备350。该便携式移动通信设备然后解复用所请求内容的时间复用的信道370以显示380所请求内容。

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从移动广播服务提供商处请求内容的方法
背景技术
本发明涉及便携式移动通信设备和系统，更具体地涉及可控制接收自移动广播服务的分发广播信号的的便携式移动通信设备、系统和方法。 
便携式移动通信设备(例如移动电话)正变得愈加复杂，并包括很多新的特征和性能。其中一个特征就是能接收移动广播信号、移动电视之类的服务。这样的服务包括数字视频手持广播(DVB-H)、数字媒体广播(DMB)、地面综合业务数字广播(ISDB-T)、移动广播多播服务(MBMS)，或其他类似的技术。当其集成到移动电话中时，所有上述技术除了MBMS之外都利用独立的移动广播调谐器，MBMS可利用便携式移动通信设备现有的移动无线接收器和发射器进行接收。 
移动广播服务提供商带宽受限于有限数量的、可在任意给定时刻进行广播的信道。但是，可能存在移动用户仅对广播业务(offerings)的特定子集感兴趣的情况。在这些情况下，用户希望请求移动广播服务提供商在有限的带宽频谱上将要广播的信道。 
目前，没有方法处理用户的上述困境。所需要的是允许用户从移动广播服务提供商处请求特定信道的机制。 
发明内容
根据本发明的实施例，公开了一种从移动广播服务提供商处请求内容的方法，其中移动广播服务提供商保持多种可广播到便携式移动通信设备的内容业务。该方法包括在便携式移动通信设备上产生订阅简档，其包括来自由移动广播服务提供商提供的内容的被请求内容。订阅简档被发送到移动广播服务提供商，从而移动广播服务提供商可集合该被请求内容到多个时间复用信道。接着，该多个时间复用信道被广播到便携式移动通信设备。然后，便携式移动通信设备解复用该请求内容的时间复用信道以显示该被请求内容。 
该方法可进一步包括探测便携式移动通信设备当前是否正连接到移动广播服务提供商。如果已连接上，那么当集合所请求内容到多个时间复用信道时，与 订阅简档有关的内容将被考虑。否则，移动广播服务提供商将忽略当前没有连接到移动广播服务提供商的便携式移动通信设备的简档。 
在另一个实施例中，投票简档用于代替订阅简档。在该方法中，便携式移动通信设备根据偏好从移动广播服务提供商处请求特定内容。接着，移动广播服务提供商总计当前投票来决定最多票数的内容。然后，在被广播之前，获得最多票数的内容被集合到所述多个时间复用信道，直到信道容量被耗尽。 
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图1是用于产生和传送从便携式移动通信设备到移动广播服务提供商的信道请求的典型系统的框图。 
图2是用于图1系统中的典型的便携式移动通信设备的框图。 
图3是用于产生和传送从便携式移动通信设备到移动广播服务提供商的信道请求的方法的流程图。 
图4是说明关于网络存在性探测的数据流程图。 
具体实施例
图1是用于产生和传送从便携式移动通信设备110到移动广播服务提供商120的信道请求的典型系统的框图。移动广播服务提供商120可以是手持数字视频广播(DVB-H)、数字媒体广播(DMB)、地面综合业务数字广播(ISDB-T)、移动广播多播服务(MBMS)或其他类似的技术。当其集成到移动电话中时，所有上述技术除了MBMS之外都利用一个独立的移动广播接收器，MBMS可利用便携式移动通信设备现有的移动无线接收器和发射器通过便携式移动通信设备的移动网络服务提供商150进行接收。 
便携式移动通信设备110可以是无绳电话、蜂窝电话、个人数字助理(PDA)、通信器、电脑设备等，并不限定为任何特定通信标准，如高级移动电话服务(AMPS)、数字高级移动电话服务(D-AMPS)、全球移动通信系统(GSM)、码分多址(CDMA)等。图2中所示便携式移动通信设备110的设计是为了解释本发明，但本发明并不局限于任何特定的设计。 
图2所示的便携式移动通信设备110可包括操作者或用户界面210来帮助控制便携式移动通信设备110的操作，所述操作包括启动和进行电话呼叫和其他通信。用户界面210可以包括显示器212以提供有关便携式移动通信设备110的状态和操作的可视信号给订购者或用户。显示器212可以是能够呈现彩色图像的液  晶显示器(LCD)等等。显示器212可通过图像、文本、数字、字符、图形用户界面(GUI)等提供信息给用户或操作者。 
用户界面212也可包括键盘和功能键或按钮214，其包括指向装置，如操纵杆等。键盘、功能按钮和操纵杆214允许用户发送指令到便携式移动通信设备110来拨打电话号码、启动和结束呼叫、建立其他通信，如访问移动广播服务提供商120、互联网160，通过移动网络服务提供商150发送和接收电子邮件、文本消息等。键盘、功能按钮和操纵杆214也可用于控制便携式移动通信设备110的其他操作。键盘、功能按钮和操纵杆214也可在适于接收触觉输入的触摸敏感显示器上实现。 
显示器212、键盘和功能按钮214可耦合到主处理器和控制逻辑单元220。处理器和逻辑单元220可以是微处理器等。处理器和逻辑单元220可包括广播请求应用222，用于向移动广播服务提供商120作出信道请求以及解复用输入信道。广播请求应用222可以以硬件、固件、软件(数据结构)或它们的结合来实现。处理器和逻辑单元220也可包括其他数据结构、软件程序、计算机应用程序等以便编码和解码控制信号；执行通信过程和其他如这里所描述的功能。 
针对传统便携式移动通信设备操作，用户界面210也可包括话筒和扬声器216。话筒216可从用户或其它声源接收音频或声音信号。话筒216可将音频或声音信号转换为电信号。话筒216可连接到处理器和逻辑单元220，其中处理器和逻辑单元220可将这些电信号转换为基带通信信号。处理器和控制逻辑单元220可连接到移动无线发射器和接收器230，其可将来自处理器和控制逻辑单元220的基带信号转换为射频(RF)信号。移动无线发射器和接收器230可连接到天线组件240，用于发射RF信号到通信介质或系统，如移动网络服务提供商150等。移动无线发射器和接收器230也可接收根据MBMS标准的移动电视广播。在这一方案下，移动网络服务提供商150充当移动广播服务提供商。 
天线组件240可通过空气接收RF信号并传输RF信号到无线接收器230。无线接收器230可将RF信号转换为基带信号。基带信号可施加到处理器和控制逻辑单元220，其可将基带信号转换为电信号。处理器和控制单元220可将电信号发送到扬声器216，扬声器216可将电信号转换为可被用户理解的音频信号。 
便携式移动通信设备110也可包括移动广播设备250。移动广播设备250可以是DVB-H型设备等。移动广播设备250可完整地形成便携式移动通信设备110  的一部分或可以是与便携式移动通信设备110连接并且与便携式移动通信设备110关联地操作的一个独立的单元。移动广播设备250可包括天线组件252，用于接收来自移动广播服务提供商120的节目编排(programming)的广播信号。接收器254可耦合到天线组件252以接收广播信号。信号处理器256可接收来自接收器254的广播信号并将这些信号转换为用于在便携式移动通信设备110的显示器212上呈现的格式。 
移动广播服务提供商120可发起用于向便携式移动通信设备110或移动电视设备250广播的节目编排。移动广播服务提供商120可包括广播应用服务器130和用于存储要广播的内容的存储器140。 
移动广播服务提供商120可连接到可以利用互联网协议(IP)等的互联网160或其他专用网。这种连接可提供移动广播服务提供商120和移动网络服务提供商150或无线接入点170之间的连接。于是，便携式移动通信设备110可以利用其到移动网络服务提供商150或无线接入点的无线链路以及之后到移动广播服务提供商120的互联网160链路向移动广播服务提供商120发送或转发诸如信道请求之类的上行链路数据。无线接入点也通过互联网160和无线接入点170提供从移动广播服务提供商120到便携式移动通信设备110的点到点内容传输的可能。 
图3是用于产生和传送从便携式移动通信设备到移动广播服务提供商的信道内容请求的流程图。图3中所示的操作和功能可由便携式移动通信设备执行，或者部分地由通信设备、通信系统或网络、移动广播服务提供商和部分地由便携式移动通信设备执行，或者由上述任意组合来执行。 
在功能块310中，用户创建针对移动广播服务提供商的内容请求。在功能块320中，便携式移动通信设备转发内容请求到移动广播服务提供商。该内容请求以无线的方式从便携式移动通信设备被发送到移动网络服务提供商。其后，在功能块330中该请求通过互联网连接转发到接收该请求的移动广播服务提供商。可替换地，该内容请求从便携式移动通信设备以无线的方式发送到移动网络服务提供商，到附近的无线接入点。类似地，其后在功能块330中该请求通过互联网连接转发到接收该请求的移动广播服务提供商。 
在功能块340中，移动广播服务提供商集合和多路复用所请求或标识的内容到要在功能块350中向便携式移动通信设备广播出去的信道。在功能块360中，便携式移动通信设备接收由移动广播服务提供商所广播的被集合和多路复用的信  道。在功能块370中，便携式移动通信设备解复用接收到的信道以便可以在单元380中在便携式移动通信设备的显示器上显示请求的内容。 
上述的多路复用和解复用假设移动广播服务提供商具有多个要广播的信道。在通过单个信道广播的情况下，多路复用和解复用步骤是不必要的。 
从移动广播服务提供商的角度看，可以有多种方法用于接收和处理来自便携式移动通信设备的用户的信道内容请求。 
一种方法可基于对应每个便携式移动通信设备的订阅简档。在这种方法中，每个便携式移动通信设备制作其唯一的订阅简档，该简档包含了从多种移动广播服务提供商的业务中挑出的优选内容。该订阅简档可本地地存储于便携式移动通信设备上，并且也可以发送到移动广播服务提供商。移动广播服务提供商接收和处理多个用户订阅简档。基于这些简档，移动广播服务提供商在每条信道上集合内容以进行广播。内容集合的信道然后以时间复用的方式广播到便携式移动通信设备。然后，每个便携式移动通信设备可根据其订阅简档过滤所接收的广播并观看其选择的内容。 
一个进一步完善订阅简档方法的附加特征包括网络存在探测。在上面所述的订阅简档方法中，移动广播服务提供商为很多的便携式移动通信设备接收和保持订阅简档。但是，不是每个便携式移动通信设备都会在给定的时间接收移动广播。所以，当集合内容到信道时只考虑那些现在“连接”到移动广播服务提供商的便携式移动通信设备的订阅简档会更有效率。这就减少了由于带宽限制的原因不完全满足某人的简档的可能。 
图4是说明了怎样完成网络存在探测的数据流程图。在功能块410中，便携式移动通信设备打开其关联的移动广播接收器。随即，在功能块420中，便携式移动通信设备信号处理器产生指示移动广播接收器已激活的消息。该消息可以是但不局限于寻址到移动广播服务提供商所知的预规定位置的IMS消息。在功能块430中，指示移动广播接收器已激活的该消息被从便携式移动通信设备发送到移动广播服务提供商可获取该消息的位置。该位置可直接到由移动广播服务提供商控制的服务器，或到独立的位置/服务器，如功能块450所示。如果发送到独立的位置，那么在功能块460中移动广播服务提供商获取该信息。或者，如功能块440所示，移动广播服务提供商现已知便携式移动通信设备已激活且其移动广播接收器已打开。 
另一种方法可基于来自便携式移动通信设备110的投票计算。在该方法中，每个便携式移动通信设备给其所希望接收的内容投票。移动广播服务器120接收投票并周期性地计算投票和根据所接收的票数而给其提供的内容分等级。其后，移动广播服务提供商120在每个信道上集合最受欢迎的内容，直到移动广播服务提供商120可用的带宽耗尽。内容集合的信道然后被以时间复用的方式广播到便携式移动通信设备110。然后，每个便携式移动通信设备110可观看内容。 
本领域技术人员应当理解，本发明可实现为一种方法系统或计算机程序产品。因此，本发明可表现为整体的硬件实施例、整体的软件实施例(包括固件、驻留软件、微码等)或结合这里统称为“电路”、“模块”或“系统”的软件和硬件方面的实施例的形式。此外，本发明可表现为计算机可用的存储介质上的计算机程序产品的形式，在该介质中含有计算机可用程序代码。 
任何合适的计算机可读介质都可以利用。计算机可用或计算机可读介质可以是但不局限于例如电子的、磁的、光学的、电磁的、红外的或半导体系统、装置、设备或传播介质。计算机可读介质的更具体的例子(非穷举列表)包括如下：具有一条或多条导线的电连接，便携式计算机盘片，硬盘，随机访问存储器(RAM)，只读存储器(ROM)，可擦可编程只读存储器(EPROM或闪存)，光纤，便携式光盘只读存储器(CD-ROM)，光存储设备，传输介质(如支持互联网或内联网的传输介质)，或磁存储设备。应当注意，当程序可以通过例如光扫描纸张或其他介质被电子获得，接着进行编译、翻译或如果需要的话用其他合适的方式进行处理，然后存储到计算机存储器中，那么计算机可用或计算机可读介质甚至可以是其上打印程序的纸张或其他合适的介质。在本文的上下文中，计算机可用或计算机可读介质可以是能够包含、存储、通信、传播或传输用于或连接到指令执行系统、设备或装置的任何介质。 
用于执行本发明的操作的计算机程序代码可以例如Java、smalltalk、C++等面向对象的编程语言编写。但是，用于执行本发明操作的计算机程序代码也可用传统过程语言(如“C”编程语言或其他类似的编程语言)来编写。程序代码可整体地在用户的计算机上、部分地在用户的计算机上、作为独立的软件包、部分地在用户的计算机上并且部分地在远程计算机上或者整体地在远程计算机或服务器上执行。在后面的方案中，远程计算机可通过局域网(LAN)或广域网(WAN)连接到用户的计算机，或者可以建立到外部计算机的连接(如使用互联网服务提供商  通过互联网)。 
本发明可以参照根据本发明实施例的方法、装置(系统)和计算机程序产品的流程图说明和/或框图来描述。可以理解的是，流程图说明和/或框图的每个功能块以及流程图说明和/或框图中功能块的组合可由计算机程序指令来实现。这些计算机程序指令可提供给通用计算机的、专用计算机或其他制造机器的可编程数据处理装置的处理器，使得通过计算机或其他可编程数据处理装置的处理器执行的这些指令产生用于实现流程图和/或框图功能块中指定的功能/动作的方法。 
这些计算机程序指令也可存储在计算机可读存储器中，其可指示计算机或其他可编程数据处理装置以特定方式发挥作用，使得存储在计算机可读存储器中的这些指令产生包括指令装置的制品，所述指令装置实现流程图和/或框图功能块中指定的功能/动作。 
计算机程序指令也可装载到计算机或其他可编程数据处理装置以引发一系列在计算机或其他可编程装置上执行的操作步骤，产生计算机实现的过程，使得执行在计算机或其他可编程装置上的这些指令提供用于实现流程图和/或框图功能块中指定的功能/动作的步骤。 
附图中的流程图和框图说明了根据本发明各个实施例的系统、方法和计算机程序产品的结构、功能和可能实现的操作。在这点上，流程图或框图中的每个功能块可代表模块、分段或一部分代码，其包括用于实现指定逻辑功能的一个或多个可执行指令。还应注意的是，在一些可替换实现中，功能块中提及的功能可能以附图中表示的顺序之外的顺序出现。例如，连续显示的两个块实际上可以基本同时执行，或者取决于所涉及的功能，有时候块以相反的顺序执行所述功能块。也应注意到，框图和/或流程图说明中的每个功能块以及框图和/或流程图说明中的功能块的组合，可由基于专用硬件的系统来实现，所述基于专用硬件的系统执行指定功能或动作，或专用硬件和计算机指令的组合。 
尽管在此举例说明和描述了特定实施例，本领域普通技术人员应当理解，用于达到相同目的的装置可以替代所示的特定实施例，并且本发明在其他的环境中具有其他的应用。本申请意在覆盖本发明的任何改变和变型。下述的权利要求决不意在将本发明的范围限制在此处描述的具体实施例。 

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1.一种从移动广播服务提供商处请求内容的方法，其中移动广播服务提供商广播内容到便携式移动通信设备，该方法包括：
由便携式移动通信设备发送订阅简档到移动广播服务提供商，该订阅简档包括来自提供给移动广播服务提供商广播的内容的、便携式移动通信设备偏好的内容，移动广播服务提供商为许多便携式移动通信设备接收并保持订阅简档；
确定所述许多便携式移动通信设备中的哪些当前被连接到移动广播服务提供商，所述确定基于以下子步骤：
(a)便携式移动通信设备打开其关联的移动广播接收器；
(b)便携式移动通信设备信号处理器产生指示移动广播接收器已激活的消息；以及
(c)便携式移动通信设备将该消息发送到移动广播服务提供商可获取该消息的位置；
仅集合来自当前连接到移动广播服务提供商的便携式移动通信设备的偏好的内容到多个时间复用的信道；
当前连接到移动广播服务提供商的便携式移动通信设备从移动广播服务提供商处接收广播，所述广播包括偏好内容的时间复用的信道；和
当前连接到移动广播服务提供商的便携式移动通信设备解复用偏好内容的时间复用的信道，使得每个便携式移动通信设备可显示关联的偏好内容。
2.一种提供从移动广播服务提供商到便携式移动通信设备的所请求内容的方法，其中移动广播服务提供商广播内容到便携式移动通信设备，该方法包括：
接收来自至少一个便携式移动通信设备的内容请求，该内容请求是针对移动广播服务提供商广播的；
探测便携式移动通信设备当前是否正在接收来自移动广播服务提供商的广播，所述探测基于以下子步骤：
(a)便携式移动通信设备打开其关联的移动广播接收器；
(b)便携式移动通信设备信号处理器产生指示移动广播接收器已激活的消息；以及
(c)便携式移动通信设备将该消息发送到移动广播服务提供商可获取该消息的位置；
根据当前正在接收来自移动广播服务提供商的广播的便携式移动通信设备的内容请求，集合所请求内容到多个时间复用的信道；和
广播集合的所请求内容的所述多个时间复用的信道。
3.根据权利要求2所述的方法，其中所述内容请求是订阅简档的一部分，该订阅简档还包括便携式移动通信设备的标识信息。
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