Method and apparatus for providing an application control trigger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016019103-A1
Application number	US-201414335036-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 18, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An approach for implementing a live application control platform for providing live application control triggers via a multicast/broadcast transmission session. The approach includes receiving an input for specifying an application event trigger. The approach also includes delivering the application event trigger over a multicast data channel, wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving an input for specifying an application event trigger; and delivering the application event trigger over a multicast data channel, wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.

2 . A method of claim 1 , wherein the application event trigger specifies the event, content associated with the event, an application behavioral attribute, or a combination thereof.

3 . A method of claim 2 , wherein the application behavioral attribute includes an event trigger time, an event duration, an event repetition, or a combination thereof.

4 . A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
nesting another event to be performed by the one or more applications within another coverage area associated with another multicast data channel, wherein the another coverage area is contained at least partially within the coverage area; and delivering another application event trigger associated with the another event over the another multicast data channel.

5 . A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
encoding the application event trigger, the application event, or a combination thereof in an extensible markup language.

6 . A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a scheduling parameter for delivering the application event trigger over the multicast data channel.

7 . A method of claim 6 , further comprising:
presenting an acknowledgement of the scheduling parameter, via a user interface, to a provider associated with the application event trigger, the one or more applications, or a combination thereof.

8 . A method of claim 1 , wherein the application event trigger is received, performed, blocked, or a combination thereof by the device based on a user profile, a user preference, or a combination thereof.

9 . An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
receive an input for specifying an application event trigger; and deliver the application event trigger over a multicast data channel, wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.

10 . An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the application event trigger specifies the event, content associated with the event, an application behavioral attribute, or a combination thereof.

11 . An apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the application behavioral attribute includes an event trigger time, an event duration, an event repetition, or a combination thereof.

12 . An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
nest another event to be performed by the one or more applications within another coverage area associated with another multicast data channel, wherein the another coverage area is contained at least partially within the coverage area; and deliver another application event trigger associated with the another event over the another multicast data channel.

13 . An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
encode the application event trigger, the application event, or a combination thereof in an extensible markup language.

14 . An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a scheduling parameter for delivering the application event trigger over the multicast data channel.

15 . An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
present an acknowledgement of the scheduling parameter, via a user interface, to a provider associated with the application event trigger, the one or more applications, or a combination thereof.

16 . An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the application event trigger is received, performed, blocked, or a combination thereof by the device based on a user profile, a user preference, or a combination thereof.

17 . A system comprising a live application control platform configured to:
receive an input for specifying an application event trigger; and deliver the application event trigger over a multicast data channel, wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.

18 . A system of claim 17 , wherein the live application control platform is further configured to:
nest another event to be performed by the one or more applications within another coverage area associated with another multicast data channel, wherein the another coverage area is contained at least partially within the coverage area; and deliver another application event trigger associated with the another event over the another multicast data channel.

19 . A system of claim 17 , wherein the live application control platform is further configured to:
encode the application event trigger, the application event, or a combination thereof in an extensible markup language.

20 . A system of claim 17 , wherein the live application control platform is further configured to:
determine a scheduling parameter for delivering the application event trigger over the multicast data channel.

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Basra Arvind K

Classifications

• G06F9/542 Primary

  Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications · CPC title

• G06Q10/06 Primary

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• H04W4/06

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title