Integrating telephony applications and television broadcasts on a multimedia device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9407451-B1
Application number	US-33089908-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2008
Priority date	May 16, 2008
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

Systems and methods for integrating telephony and multimedia content include concurrently displaying a graphical user interface and a video channel of a media broadcast on a screen of a multimedia device. The graphical user interface has a graphical element by which an end-user of the multimedia device can select execution of an interactive application that invokes a telephony service. In response to a selection of the interactive application by the end-user, a message is sent to a networked resource requesting the telephony service. The requested telephony service can be to ignore, reject, or forward the incoming telephone call. Alternatively, the requested telephony service can be a click-to-call. Other interactive applications can request access to an address book, acquire presence information, or request an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for integrating networked resource services and multimedia services, the method comprising:
concurrently displaying on a screen of a multimedia device a video channel of a media broadcast and a graphical user interface having a plurality of graphical elements by which an end-user of the multimedia device can interact with a plurality of interactive applications that are each associated with a different networked resource, wherein the multimedia device stores different protocol messages for interacting with the different networked resources;
receiving end-user input for interacting with one of the graphical elements;
communicating at least one protocol message to interact with the associated networked resource based on the received end-user input, wherein the protocol message is communicated to a server that includes a plurality of application services, each of which corresponds with and supports a respective one of the interactive applications; and
controlling the multimedia device based on a response to the at least one protocol message from the networked resource.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a caller ID associated with an incoming telephone call on the screen of the multimedia device, and wherein the at least one protocol message includes an instruction to reject the incoming telephone call.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a caller ID associated with an incoming telephone call on the screen of the multimedia device, and wherein the at least one protocol message includes an instruction to forward the incoming telephone call to another telephone number.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one protocol message includes an instruction to establish a telephone call between two parties, and further comprising prompting the end-user on the screen of the multimedia device, in response to the selection of the interactive application, to provide telephone numbers for the two parties.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed graphical user interface has a second graphical element by which an end-user of the multimedia device can select execution of a second interactive application; and
further comprising:
sending, in response to a selection of the second interactive application, one of the protocol messages for requesting an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed from one of the networked resources; and
displaying the RSS feed on the screen of the multimedia device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed graphical user interface has a second graphical element by which an end-user of the multimedia device can select execution of a second interactive application; and
further comprising:
sending, in response to a selection of the second interactive application, one of protocol messages for requesting access to an address book; and
displaying contacts in the address book on the screen of the multimedia device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed graphical user interface has a second graphical element by which an end-user of the multimedia device can select execution of a second interactive application; and
further comprising:
receiving notification at the multimedia device of an incoming SMS (Short Message Service) message in accordance with one or more of the protocol messages; and
displaying, in response to a selection of the second interactive application by the end-user, contents of the incoming SMS message on the screen of the multimedia device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed graphical user interface has a second graphical element by which an end-user of the multimedia device can select execution of a second interactive application; and
further comprising:
retrieving, in response to a selection of the second interactive application by the end-user, a log of telephone calls or of SMS messages involving the multimedia device in accordance with one or more of the protocol Messages; and
displaying the log of telephone calls or SMS messages on the screen of the multimedia device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed graphical user interface has a second graphical element by which an end-user of the multimedia device can select execution of a second interactive application; and
further comprising:
receiving notification at the multimedia device of a new voice mail message that awaits at a voice mail server in accordance with one or more of the protocol messages; and
establishing, in response to a selection of the second interactive application by the end-user, a telephone call between a communication device and the voice mail server.

10. A system for integrating networked resource services and multimedia services, the system comprising:
a server component configured to communicate with different networked resources by use of different protocol messages in order to provide a service to one or more client components that request the service; and
a client component in communication with the server component and configured to:
display concurrently on a screen of a multimedia device a video channel of a media broadcast and a graphical user interface having a plurality of graphical elements by which an end-user of the multimedia device can interact with a plurality of interactive applications that are each associated with different networked resources, wherein the multimedia device stores the different protocol messages for interacting with the different networked resources;
receive end-user input for interacting with one of the graphical elements;
communicate at least one protocol message to interact with the associated networked resource, via the server component, based on the received end-user input; and
control the multimedia device based on a response to the at least one protocol message;
wherein the server component is communicatively between the client component and the associated networked resource and is further configured to respond to the at least one protocol message by communicating with the associated networked resource to acquire a desired service, further wherein the server has a plurality of application services, each of which corresponds with and supports a respective one of the interactive applications.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the client component is further configured to display a caller ID associated with an incoming telephone call on the screen of the multimedia device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one protocol message includes an instruction to reject the incoming telephone call.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one protocol message includes an instruction to forward the incoming telephone call to another telephone number.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one protocol message includes an instruction to establish a telephone call between two parties, and the client component is further configured to prompt the end-user on the screen of the multimedia device, in response to the selection of the interactive application, to provide telephone numbers for the two parties.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the displayed graphical user interface has a second graphical element by which an end-user of the multimedia device can select execution of a second interactive application; and
wherein the client component is further configured to:
send, in response to a selection of the second interactive application, one of the protocol messages for requesting an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed from one of the networked resources; and
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Assignees

• Mistry Nalin
• Yao Zhonghui
• Genband Us Llc

Inventors

• Mistry Nalin
• Yao Zhonghui

Classifications

• H04L12/2801 Primary

  Broadband local area networks · CPC title

• H04N1/00106

  using land mobile radio networks, e.g. mobile telephone · CPC title