Abstract: A content delivery system, a mobile subscriber terminal (102) and method for mediated access to a data façade are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the mobile subscriber terminal (102) includes one or more applications (108) that may request advertisements, a mediator client (104), and a delivery client (106) operating as a data façade that interfaces with a delivery server (130). The mediator client (104) may generate an application profile based on advertising preferences of the applications (108) and may register with the data façade using the application profile. The mediator client may identify, filter and select advertisements to provide targeted content in response to requests from the applications (103).

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver and a control method thereof are disclosed. The control method of the digital broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcast signal into which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, extracting transmission parameter channel (TPC) signaling information and fast information channel (FIC) signaling information from a data group in the received mobile service data, acquiring a program table describing virtual channel information and a service of an ensemble, which is a virtual channel group of the received mobile service data, using the extracted FIC signaling information, selectively detecting a first message descriptor mapped with time information or a second message descriptor not mapped with time information, using the acquired program table, performing a control operation to display a message defined in the detected message descriptor.

Abstract: When reservation information is inputted, a mobile terminal apparatus (broadcast receiver) 1 stores a mode ID for which the set flag is set at “1” and stored in a mode information memory section 1-3-1 and the inputted reservation information in the reservation information memory section 1-3-3. Subsequently, the apparatus 1 receives a television broadcast or a radio broadcast based on the reservation information. Then, the apparatus 1 judges whether or not the mode ID for which the set flag is set at “1” matches the mode ID that is stored in the reservation information memory section 1-3-3 in the manner so as to be associated with the reservation information. When both match each other, the apparatus 1 outputs the broadcast content to a speaker SP and a display section 1-7, and when both do not match each other, it outputs the broadcast content to a record data memory section 1-3-4.

Abstract: Systems and methods to provide data services for concurrent display with media content items are provided. The media content items may include an on-demand media content item or an over-the-air (OTA) television content item. A particular method includes receiving a program identifier associated with an OTA television content item from a set-top box device. The method includes identifying one or more supplemental content items associated with the OTA television content item based on the program identifier. The method also includes transmitting a notification to the set-top box device indicating an availability of the one or more supplemental content items.

Abstract: Interactive cellular and television (TV), wired and wireless systems for interactive communication and broadcasting between Wi-Fi connected cellular phones, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and TV sets and between cell phones and other mobile devices. Remote control system for generating control signal for controlling a wire or wireless connected device from a distance. Processor for processing a digital signal into Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase filtered signal. Processors for processing data voice, music and video signals into Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal used in Wi-Fi networks and in cellular systems. Signal generation by touching the screen of a cellular phone or of a PDA or of a other mobile device and for generating touch screen processed control signals for control of a television set or of a other mobile wired or wireless device.

Abstract: An entertainment delivery system including a delivery station configured for receiving an order for entertainment content from a telephone, the telephone being configured to receive entertainment content over a wireless network, the telephone also having a display device adapted to display said entertainment content, an entertainment database coupled to the delivery station, wherein the delivery station is configured for retrieving the entertainment content from the entertainment database when the order is received, the entertainment content including video content for display, and a billing database coupled to the delivery station, wherein the delivery station is configured for sending a billing record corresponding to a user account associated with the telephone to the billing database when the order is received.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes: a wireless communicating module configured to transmit data including an image to another communication apparatus through wireless communication and configured to control a directivity towards a direction at which a transmission state of wireless communication with the another communication apparatus is better; and a receiver configured to receive an operation command from a user, wherein the wireless communicating module is configured control the directivity to be fixed in a predetermined direction when an operation command for starting adjustment of an installation position of the communication apparatus or the another communication apparatus is received.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system of providing a Video on Demand (VoD) service using contents of multiple bitrates that may provide a content encoded at a different bitrate according to a bandwidth of each access network and thereby prevent quality degradation occurring due to a limit of a bandwidth.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for collecting user response information corresponding to a request transmitted as a part of unidirectional media broadcast. Mobile devices used to display media broadcast containing the request, such a survey, are also configured to send information using other communication networks, such as cellular networks. Mobile devices collect users' responses to the request and send information corresponding to these responses to a response processing server. The response processing server in turn processes the information, generate a report, and transmit this report to the broadcasting service. These reports may be used for a variety of purposes. In one example, reports are used to update broadcasted content such that mobile device user can view results of their responses as a part of the updated broadcast.

Abstract: A personal broadcasting home shopping providing system is linked with a seller terminal capable of photographing a moving picture and one or more viewer terminals capable of receiving a broadcasting signal, which each is provided with a communication function. At this time, the service control server establishes a personal broadcasting home shopping channel in accordance with a request from the seller terminal and sets a reception target of the personal broadcasting home shopping channel. A relay server receives a real-time moving picture of a sold product photographed by the seller terminal from the seller terminal through a mobile communication network and transmits the received real-time moving picture to one or more viewer terminals included in reception target information set by the service control server.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing shared media data in a communication network. A Video Content Call Server (VCC-S) receives a request message from a calling party requesting a video content call with a called party. The message includes information identifying the called party, and information identifying the video content. The VCC-S establishes a video content call between the calling party and the VCC-S, and a video content call between the called party and the VCC-S. The same video content is sent at substantially the same time from the VCC-S to both the calling party and the called party.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for changing a broadcasting channel list provided in a digital broadcasting service by a user are provided. The method of providing a channel list of digital broadcasting in a mobile terminal includes providing a setting screen of the channel list according to a request for setting the channel list; receiving a digital broadcasting channel selected by a user in the channel list; allocating a predetermined sky wave broadcasting channel number to a virtual channel of the selected digital broadcasting channel according to the user's request; and completing setting of a channel list including the allocated virtual channel information.

Abstract: A system for a mobile wireless device to receive and display a video stream while preventing overflow or starvation of its receive buffer by requesting changes to the video streaming or encoding rates and by controlling the video playback frame rate. The current receive buffer level is used to make comparisons with several thresholds, the results of which are used to trigger actions. If the current receive buffer level has risen above a start level, then playback of the video can begin. If the current receive buffer level rises above an early detection threshold, then the video streaming device is requested to slow its streaming rate. If the current receive buffer level rises above a high level threshold, then the video streaming device is requested to stop streaming the video. If the current receive buffer level drops below a low level threshold, then the playback frame rate is slowed.

Abstract: Multimedia communications with cross-layer optimization in multimedia communications with different user terminals. Various optimization for the delivery of multimedia content across different channels are provided concurrently to a plurality of user terminals.

Abstract: Computer implemented methods and systems are provided for distributing content. Information is collected on usage of a mobile device. The information is analyzed to identify a content type preference of the mobile device. A portion of a unit of content is pushed to the mobile device, wherein the unit of content is associated with the content type preference. The remainder of the unit of content is provided to the mobile device in response to a selection of the unit of content.

Abstract: In a system for viewing accumulated contents by using a cellular phone, if an error prevents the content to be viewed, a simple operation is performed to view the rest at home. In accordance with a viewing request from a cellular phone, a television receiver, while sequentially receiving data from D-VHS, converts the data into a format suitable for reception and play in a cellular phone by using an encoder. After this format conversion, the television receiver stores in a play position memory a time stamp indicating a position information of a content and a sequence number used for transmission in TCP/IP. The cellular phone notifies the television receiver of a decode error of a reception data. When receiving a confirmation response of a normal play from the cellular phone, the television receiver clears the data of the play position memory, and otherwise holds the data of the play position memory.

Abstract: Within a radio communication network infrastructure transmitting data organized into a sequence of symbols to a receiving device over a plurality of radio links, data to be transmitted is encoded according to an error correction coding scheme in order to produce a set of systematic symbols and a set of corresponding redundancy symbols; the systematic symbols and a first subset of the corresponding redundancy symbols are transmitted, over a first radio link among said plurality of radio links, in broadcast mode, and a second subset of the corresponding redundancy symbols, distinct from the first one, is transmitted over a second radio link among said plurality of radio links.

Abstract: A method for operating a personal communication device includes, using a user interface, selecting a policy type and entering parameters of the selected policy type, thereby to designate a policy to govern the distribution of a video signal to viewers by a wireless network. One or more messages are transmitted from the personal communication device, in which the policy is communicated to a video server within the wireless network. A prompt is received from the video server to begin transmitting the video signal, and then the personal communication device begins wirelessly transmitting the video signal on an uplink to the wireless network for distribution according to the policy.

Abstract: A system and method for redirecting or duplicating a media flow to one or more alternative media presentation devices and providing updated quality of service parameters to the application server providing the media flow. The user of a mobile communication device can manually initiate the media flow change or the user can configure the media flow change to automatically transfer based on the proximity of the mobile communication device to the alternative media presentation device. If desired, the media flow can be reverted to the mobile communication device. A media flow can also be divided, such as by audio and video to different alternative media presentation devices.

Abstract: A method in a server for providing various Internet Protocol television signal qualities involves an IPTV signal having a first signal quality that is transmitted over a first network connection to a first device. A request to receive the IPTV signal over a second network connection at a second device with the IPTV signal having a second signal quality is received. A determination is made that the second network connection has sufficient bandwidth to transmit the IPTV signal at the second signal quality, and that the second device is capable of receiving IPTV signal. The transmission of the IPTV signal over the first network connection to the first device is ended. An endpoint for the transmission of the IPTV signal to the first device is determined. The IPTV signal is transmitted over the second network connection to the second device at the second signal quality beginning at the determined endpoint.

Abstract: A wireless entertainment system includes a delivery station, a wireless telephone network, and a receiver. Entertainment, such as a motion picture, is ordered by a customer through a wireless telephone, and is delivered to the customer through the wireless telephone network. The entertainment is delivered in a non-permanent method (streaming) to the customer through the network, to a receiver, such as a television viewing set in the customer's home, or to an intermediate storage medium, such as a memory device, that is then communicated directly to a viewing device.

Abstract: A handover of a wireless communication device is performed between a first wireless band and a second wireless band when a detected feature occurs within a content stream being communicated with the wireless communication device.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. The method includes receiving a data processing method includes receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, acquiring transmission-parameter-channel signaling information including transmission parameter information of the mobile service data, and fast-information-channel signaling information, acquiring binding information describing a relationship between at least one ensemble transferring the mobile service data and a first virtual channel contained in the at least one ensemble by decoding the fast-information-channel, and acquiring status information of the first virtual channel, displaying content data contained in the mobile service data according to the binding information and the status information of the first virtual channel.

Abstract: Provided is an enhanced television system and method including a television receiver in communication with a broadcast reception tuner. The television receiver is configured to receive and display video data from a video stream and enhancement data from the reception tuner. The video stream includes embedded base programming identification metadata, and the television receiver is further configured to extract a base identification tag from the embedded base programming identification metadata, and combine enhancement data received from the reception tuner associated with the base identification tag with the video stream. The video stream may then be displayed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing video distribution to display devices including mobile devices capture video from one or more cameras and apply a selected compression strategy suitable to broadcast video over a computer network and cellular network to at least one mobile device only when requested by a user to improve security and reduce required bandwidth and usage. The system and method may include controlling broadcast bandwidth by dynamically changing the selected compression strategy or algorithm to facilitate management of the video stream and adapt to changing network conditions. In one embodiment, the system and method include dynamically modifying video image properties of captured video frames to generate video data packets of a size suitable for transmission over a low bit-rate channel to a hand-held device for viewing.

Abstract: A television receiver is connected to a multi-directional antenna, and stores, in a memory, a receiving direction table containing: channel numbers; best receiving directions of the multi-directional antenna for receiving the respective channels; and register channel information indicating whether the channels are registered as selectable or non-selectable. The receiving direction table is used for selecting each channel. Based on the operation of a user interface by a user (S42), the register channel information of the receiving direction table can be changed (S44, S45), so that the user can optionally set selectable channels. Thus, the user can preliminarily delete channels in bad receiving conditions from candidates of selectable channels.

Abstract: A system capable of receiving a television signal and telephone signal on a mobile communication terminal. In particular, the system is capable of displaying each television broadcast on a monitor of the mobile communication terminal by receiving the video and audio signal, decoding it, and outputting it to the monitor of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the system can transmit an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data corresponding to a subscriber request and a selected broadcasting program in real time.

Abstract: Methods for the deployment of an image servicing platform over a mobile wireless network ate described. A mobile multimedia service controller (MMSC) includes a video gateway that is capable of transcoding among different video formats supported by an imaging service platform. The MMSC can be connected over a network to a download server that provides updates to a transcoder application and a video image application.

Abstract: A computing device having a software defined radio (SDR) wireless network interface is automatically configured to support a wireless service in response to a request from the user to access the service. The computing device may determine the appropriate profile and obtain it by querying a remote database. The query may indicate the computing device's current location, though location information may alternatively be determined by a server coupled to the database. The communication profile is downloaded from the remote database using an existing or available network connection. The software defined radio is configured with the communication profile and is used to access an available wireless service. Content obtained from the wireless service is presented through a user interface of the computing device.

Abstract: In a communications network, a network access point address is determined that is currently associated with at least one of a plurality of subscriber mobile devices associated with a subscription to an information service. Content associated with the information service is formatted to provide subscriber content that is configured to be used by the plurality of subscriber mobile devices. The subscriber content is broadcast from a transmitter at the determined network access point address to the at least one subscriber mobile device over a wireless network.

Abstract: A real time streaming video capture, delivery, and alert system may capture a streaming video of a live event and deliver it into a computer network as the live event is being captured. The system may include a camera, a network interface, a source operator interface configured to receive alerts, and a processing system. The system may issue an alert when the live event is currently of interest. A streaming video search engine may allow prospective viewers to locate at least one streaming video that is currently of interest from among several streaming videos. The engine may include a network interface configured to receive source alerts from real time streaming video capture, delivery, and alert systems, a memory system, a processing system, a searching system, and a viewer interface.

Abstract: A method for displaying digital broadcast channel information on a digital broadcasting receiver, which includes searching for an unused reserve communication path among all communication paths over which digital broadcast data is transmitted; sequentially extracting identifiers of channels other than the one currently selected from digital broadcast channel guide information and receiving video data of a program, which is being broadcast on a channel corresponding to a first extracted identifier, through the reserve communication path; processing the received video data to extract image data from the video data, extracting digital broadcast channel guide information corresponding to the image data and displaying the extracted information together with the image data; and receiving video data of a channel subsequent to the channel corresponding to the displayed image data through the reserve communication path and processing the video data.

Abstract: Method and system for performing fast channel switching in client-server systems, in which live media streams sent by a streaming server under the RTSP protocol are played by the client, are described. The seek functionality in the media player is overloaded to provide switching between live media streams by using standard RTSP message in-band within a single RTSP session.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which relate to browsing through search results on a handheld communications device, and displaying a desired search result on an external display device. The system includes a handheld communications device having a user interface to search for a plurality of media resources, an application server to deliver the media resources, and a set-top box to receive a request to display a desired media resource on a display device coupled to the set-top box, such as an IPTV. The user interface presents novel methods to send the desired search result to the IPTV via the application server. The user may “throw” the media resource to the set-top box using a hand gesture to invoke an accelerometer in the handheld communications device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for addressing fringe areas within a broadcast network are described. At least one broadcast stream may be transmitted at a broadcast network A determination may be made as to whether a fringe area exists in the broadcast network. Information of the fringe area may be provided to a receiver in at least one signaling section associated to the at least one broadcast stream. A fringe area may occur within a single transmitter coverage area or cell of the broadcast network or over a plurality of different transmitter coverage areas or cells within the broadcast network. The fringe areas may be represented by one or more generally elliptically shaped regions.

Abstract: Embodiments enable mobile devices to efficiently receive mobile broadcast content corresponding to a user's selections based upon content description metadata transmitted in a content description flow portion of broadcast transmissions. A content description flow may be in the form of broadcast data packets which include information about the nature of content elements to be broadcast. Using the information in the content description flow, a mobile device can determine whether a particular portion of content is of interest, as well as when the content will be broadcast and the content flow address on which it can be received. Enabling mobile devices to screen broadcast content flows by monitoring the content description flow for content of interest can extend their battery life since the content description flow can be quickly downloaded and the receiver de-energized if no content is of interest to the user.

Abstract: A current mobile multimedia signal time slice is captured using a mobile MM receiver in response to a current mobile multimedia stream-identifying command input. The current mobile multimedia signal time slice contains at least one portion of a currently selected mobile multimedia stream. At least one anticipated mobile multimedia time slice is selectively captured. The at least one anticipated mobile multimedia time slice contains at least one portion of a corresponding anticipated mobile multimedia stream.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile device having a controller to present media content provided by an interactive television (iTV) network, select a function during presentation of the media content to store at least a remaining portion of the media content, wherein the function is selected when the presentation of the media content is to be interrupted, store the media content in a memory location of the mobile device, select the function to retrieve the remaining portion of the media content from the memory location, and present the remaining portion of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preserving the video quality of encoded video signals when transmitted over a communications network. The video signals may comprise Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) encoded video signals and the communications network may comprise a WiMAX or an LTE network. Illustratively, an MPEG encoded video signal is decomposed into three component video streams made up of I-frames, P-frames and B-frames, respectively. The three video streams may then be independently transmitted as separate and independent flows with different Quality of Service (QoS) levels. For example, the video stream comprising I-frames may be assigned a highest QoS level, while the video stream comprising B-frames may be assigned a lowest QoS level (with the video stream comprising P-frames assigned a QoS level therebetween). A receiver at the receiving end receives the independently transmitted video streams and combines them together to reproduce the encoded video signal.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box (STB) having a controller to communicate with a location server on an interactive TV network used by the STB to find a mobile communication device of a targeted party, receive information from the location server that monitors a communication network to find a location of the mobile communication device when the mobile communication device approaches or traverses a predetermined boundary or approaches a targeted location where the targeted party carries the mobile communication device operating on the communication network that has location determining functionality, and presents the location of the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile terminal 10, which includes a TV receiver to receive a broadcast of a TV program and which is provided with the function of recording and pre-programming a received TV program, uses the detection parts (151, 152, 153) to detect the occurrence of an event which will preclude the operation of the TV program recording function, and uses the message transmission/reception part 155 to instruct the recording or pre-programming of an in-recording or pre-programmed TV program, based on an instruction from the event occurrence detection part 154, to a server device 20 or a video recorder 30, which is an external recording device having the TV program recording function and connected with the mobile terminal via a communication line (50).

Abstract: A method of providing interactive services to a mobile device, comprising: transmitting programming over-the-air to a mobile device by a first facility in communication with a service provider; and receiving by a second facility comprising a wireless access point in communication with the service provider first information based on the programming from the mobile device is provided. A method of providing interactive services to a mobile device, comprising: receiving programming over-the-air by a mobile device from a first facility in communication with a service provider; and transmitting by the mobile device to a second facility comprising a wireless access point in communication with the service provider first information based on the programming is provided.

Abstract: A system for a mobile wireless device to receive and display a video stream while preventing overflow or starvation of its receive buffer by requesting changes to the video streaming or encoding rates and by controlling the video playback frame rate. The current receive buffer level is used to make comparisons with several thresholds, the results of which are used to trigger actions. If the current receive buffer level has risen above a start level, then playback of the video can begin. If the current receive buffer level rises above an early detection threshold, then the video streaming device is requested to slow its streaming rate. If the current receive buffer level rises above a high level threshold, then the video streaming device is requested to stop streaming the video. If the current receive buffer level drops below a low level threshold, then the playback frame rate is slowed.

Abstract: A method and system includes a terminal having a function of receiving a DMB data broadcast, a service network information (SNI) application management server that transmits SNI to the mobile communication terminal in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal, a data broadcast server that provides information regarding the DMB data broadcast, a DMB transmitting station that transmits the information regarding the DMB data broadcast, and a Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) service provider that provides the SNI to the SNI management server, and data broadcast information including the SNI to the data broadcast server. The mobile communication terminal receives the SNI from the SNI management server via a cellular network to determine the time when a user's desired data broadcast starts, and receives a data broadcast from the DMB transmitting station only at that time.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus receives data of a program to be viewed selected from among broadcast programs, and notifies viewing information indicating the program to be viewed. A base station apparatus broadcasts the data of the program to a cell, mutually notifies the broadcast program between cells, acquires the viewing information from a terminal apparatus, and starts to broadcast the program in the destination cell when predicting that the terminal apparatus is moving into the cell where the program that is being viewed is not broadcast.

Abstract: A communication system 100 includes a plurality of user devices 110 and a content delivery network 120 that is in communication with the plurality of user devices 110. The content delivery network 120 communicates a participation signal to each of the plurality of communication devices. The content delivery network 120 communicates a secure authorization message signal to each of the plurality of user devices. The content delivery network 120 authenticates the participation signal for each of the plurality of user devices and, after authentication, communicates the content to the plurality of users.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. The method includes receiving a data processing method includes receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, acquiring transmission-parameter-channel signaling information including transmission parameter information of the mobile service data, and fast-information-channel signaling information, acquiring binding information describing a relationship between at least one ensemble transferring the mobile service data and a first virtual channel contained in the at least one ensemble by decoding the fast-information-channel, and acquiring status information of the first virtual channel, displaying content data contained in the mobile service data according to the binding information and the status information of the first virtual channel.

Abstract: There are provided a method and apparatus for providing and receiving a video service in digital audio broadcasting (DAB). The video service providing method includes: storing information related to encoding of a provided video service stream and information related to packetization of the video service stream in a channel different from a service data channel; and multiplexing the information related to encoding of the video service stream and the information related to packetization of the video service stream to create a DAB transmission frame, and transmitting the DAB transmission frame. Therefore, by allowing different types of DAB receivers to uniformly process video services, it is possible to achieve high efficiency in video service processing and controlling.

Abstract: Broadcast configuration data such as service information, program specific information and electronic service guide data may be misconfigured in non-standard or misconfigured broadcast networks. A network and data analysis server may be used to monitor network broadcasts for configuration information, check whether the configuration information is valid and transmit updated information to a central service discovery database system. The service discovery database system may be used to repair misconfigured or incomplete configuration information before storing it to a database. Terminals with fast service discovery enabled or that have received misconfigured data through the broadcast network may request configuration data from the service discovery database system. Additionally, terminals and/or network analysis servers may receive broadcast signals through a first network connection while communicating with the database system over a second network connection.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for portable digital entertainment system which melds direct microwave communications with digital technology to provide a system for “on demand” distribution of digital data, such as songs or video games. The apparatus includes a microwave cellular tower capable of transmitting and receiving a plurality of digital transmissions, a storage unit of user selectable songs and games coupled to the microwave cellular tower through a selection processor for managing the exchange of song and game selections between the storage unit and the microwave cellular tower, and a plurality of user portable digital cellular devices exchanging digitally encoded transmissions with the microwave cellular tower in response to a user's song or game selection request. The portable digital cellular devices include a liquid crystal display window which allows a user to select a desired song to be heard or game to be played.