Navigation aware news service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019356961-A1
Application number	US-201916434575-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 7, 2019
Priority date	May 30, 2000
Publication date	Nov 21, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mobile terminal simultaneously receives an interactive service, such as a betting service, and a web-based news service operating in conjunction with the interactive service across a wireless connection. Both services are simultaneously displayed in different windows on the same display of the mobile terminal. The user's selections, navigation of pages and other input in the interactive service are monitored and used to select related news items for a scrolling news frame.

First claim

1 . A method for providing video information to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
providing video content to the user over a wireless connection, wherein the video content includes:
an interactive video service; and
a video information service operating in conjunction with the interactive service;
monitoring video content items viewed by the user in the interactive video service; identifying at least one key element associated with the video content items viewed by the user, the at least one key element stored in a content server; searching a database associated with the video content items for video information relevant to the key element; and pushing the video information to the user via the video information service.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of pushing the video information comprises:
updating a scrolling frame portion of the video information service with the video information.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the key element comprises a keyword derived from the video content items viewed by the user in the interactive video service.

4 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and at least one memory storing computer program code, and storing at least one key element; wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
provide video content to a user over a wireless connection, wherein the video content includes:
an interactive video service; and
a video information service operating in conjunction with the interactive service;

monitor video content items viewed by the user in the interactive video service;
identify at least one key element associated with at least one of the video content items viewed by the user;
search a database for video information relevant to the key element; and
push the video information to the user via the video information service.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the apparatus is caused to push the video information by:
updating a scrolling frame portion of the video information service with the video information.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the key element comprises a keyword derived from the video content items viewed by the user in the interactive video service.

Assignees

• Conversant Wireless Licensing Sarl

Inventors

• Kopra Toni

Classifications

• G07F17/32

  for games, toys, sports, or amusements · CPC title

• G07F17/3223

  Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication · CPC title

• G06Q50/34

  Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting · CPC title

• G07F17/3288

  Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking · CPC title

• H04N21/488 Primary

  Data services, e.g. news ticker {(systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71)} · CPC title