Method and apparatus for sending notification about broadcast service in a mobile broadcast system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9692536-B2
Application number	US-201113274895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2011
Priority date	Jan 25, 2005
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting a notification about broadcasting services in a broadcasting system are provided. The method includes detecting a notification event related to a broadcasting service; generating a notification message about the notification event; determining which channel is used for a transmission of the notification message; and transmitting the notification message to a terminal or a group of terminals over the determined channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of transmitting a notification about broadcasting services in a broadcasting system, the method comprising:
detecting, by a network entity, a notification event about a broadcasting service, the notification event including a change of a service guide of the broadcasting service;
generating, by the network entity, a notification message about the notification event;
determining, by the network entity, which channel is used for a transmission of the notification message; and
transmitting, by the network entity, the notification message to a terminal or a group of terminals over the determined channel,
wherein determining which channel is used for the transmission of the notification message comprises determining whether the notification message is transmitted over a broadcast channel of a broadcast network or over an interaction channel of an interaction network, and
wherein the notification message includes a Service Identifier (ID) indicating the broadcasting service related with the notification message, a reason for transmitting the notification message, and a version number of the service guide of the broadcasting service.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining which channel is used for the transmission of the notification message comprises determining an availability of a channel and a number of terminals that will receive the notification message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification message has a format of a Short Messaging Service (SMS) message or a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message to be transmitted over an interaction channel of an interaction network.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification message further includes a service guide ID indicating the service guide related with the notification message.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification message further includes a header indicating a message type, a message length, and a number of notifications related to different services that are included in the notification message.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification message further includes a header indicating a message type, a message length, a number of at least one notification included in the notification message, and at least one notification related to different service guides.

7. A network entity for transmitting a notification about broadcasting services in a broadcasting system, the network entity comprising:
a processer for detecting a notification event related to a broadcasting service, generating a notification message about the notification event, and determining which channel is used for transmitting the notification message, the notification event including a change of a service guide of the broadcasting service; and
a transmitter for transmitting the notification message to a terminal or a group of terminals over the channel determined by the processor,
wherein the processor determines whether the notification message is transmitted over a broadcast channel of a broadcast network or over an interaction channel of an interaction network, and
wherein the notification message includes a Service Identifier (ID) indicating the broadcasting service related with the notification message, a reason for transmitting the notification message, and a version number of the service guide of the broadcasting service.

8. The network entity of claim 7 , wherein the channel to be used for a transmission of the notification message is determined according to an availability of a channel and a number of terminals that will receive the notification message.

9. The network entity of claim 7 , wherein the notification message has a format of a Short Messaging Service (SMS) message or a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message to be transmitted over an interaction channel of an interaction network.

10. The network entity of claim 7 , wherein the notification message further includes a service guide ID indicating the service guide related with the notification message.

11. The network entity of claim 7 , wherein the notification message further includes a header indicating a message type, a message length, and a number of notifications related to different services that are included in the notification message.

12. The network entity of claim 7 , wherein the notification message further includes a header indicating a message type, a message length, and a number of notifications related to a different service guide that are included in the notification message.

13. A method of receiving a notification about broadcasting services from a broadcasting system, the method comprising:
receiving, by a terminal, a notification message over a broadcast channel of a broadcast network or an interaction channel of an interaction network; and
detecting, by the terminal, a notification event about a broadcasting service based on the notification message,
wherein the channel over which the notification message is received is determined by a network entity,
wherein the notification event includes a change of a service guide of the broadcasting service, and
wherein the notification message includes a Service Identifier (ID) indicating a broadcasting service related with the notification message, a reason for transmitting the notification message, and a version number of the service guide of the broadcasting service.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the notification message is received via the broadcast channel or the interaction channel according to an availability of a channel and a number of terminals that will receive the notification message.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the notification message further includes a service guide ID indicating the service guide related with the notification message.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the notification message further includes a header indicating a message type, a message length, and a number of notifications related to different services that are included in the notification message.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the notification message further includes a header indicating a message type, a message length, and a number of notifications related to different service guides that are included in the notification message.

18. A terminal for receiving a notification about broadcasting services from a broadcasting system, the terminal comprising:
a receiver for receiving a notification message over a broadcast channel of a broadcast network or an interaction channel of an interaction network; and
a processor for detecting a notification event about a broadcasting service based on the received notification message,
wherein the channel over which the notification message is received is determined by a network entity,
wherein the notification event includes a change of a service guide of the broadcasting service, and
wherein the notification message includes a Service Identifier (ID) indicating a broadcasting service related with the notification message, a reason for transmitting the notification message, and a version number of the service guide of the broadcasting service.

19. The terminal of claim 18 , wherein the notification message is received via the broadcast channel or the interaction channel according to an availability of a channel and a number of terminals that will receive the notification message.

20. The terminal of claim 18 , wherein the notification message further includes a service guide ID indicating the service guide related with the notif

Assignees

• Hwang Sung-Oh
• Kim Eun-Jung
• Park Joon-Goo
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hwang Sung-Oh
• Kim Eun-Jung
• Park Joon-Goo

Classifications

• H04H20/57

  for mobile receivers · CPC title

• H04H20/72

  of terrestrial networks · CPC title

• F16K31/002

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• F16K27/02

  of lift valves (for reducing the flow resistance of screw-spindle lift-valves F16K1/06) · CPC title

• H04H60/14

  Arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services · CPC title