Communication method, a network and a terminal using said method
OwnerMorteza Kalhourinventor
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Abstract
A method and a communication network are provided for supplying a receiver, such as a Set Top Box connected to the network, with tuning information for services provided on the network. A database is compiled comprising a plurality of service identifiers identifying the provided services and a plurality of sets of tuning parameters. Each of the sets is associated with a respective one of said plurality of service identifiers. Tuning parameters for a requested service are retrieved by accessing said database through one of said plurality of service identifiers and using said retrieved tuning parameters for tuning said receiver. The method and the network provide a flexible way of supplying information. A subscriber terminal and a computer program product are also provided.
Claims32
A method of supplying a receiver with tuning information for provided services, comprising the following steps:
- compiling a database comprising the following information items:
- a plurality of service identifiers identifying said provided services;
- and
- a plurality of sets of tuning parameters, each of which sets is associated with a respective one of said plurality of service identifiers;
- retrieving a set of tuning parameters for a requested service by accessing said database through one of said plurality of service identifiers;
- and
- using said retrieved tuning parameters for tuning said receiver.
A communication network comprising:
- at least one service provider system;
- at least one subscriber terminal arranged to receive and process information from said at least one service provider system;
- database comprising the following information items:
- a plurality of service identifiers identifying services provided by said at least one service provider system;
- and
- a plurality of sets of tuning parameters, each of which sets is associated with a respective one of said plurality of service identifiers;
- wherein said subscriber terminal is arranged to be tuned to a requested service by accessing said database through said service identifier of said requested service and retrieving tuning parameters associated with said requested service.
A subscriber terminal in a communication network, wherein said terminal is arranged to store a database comprising the following information items:
- a plurality of service identifiers identifying services provided by a service provider systems;
- and
- a plurality of sets of tuning parameters, each of which sets is associated with a respective one of said plurality of service identifiers;
- wherein said subscriber terminal is arranged to be tuned to a requested service by accessing said database through said service identifier of said requested service and retrieving tuning parameters associated with said requested service.
A computer program product directly loadable into the internal memory of a digital computer connected to a communication network, to which network providers of digital services are connected, said computer program product comprising software code portions for performing the following steps:
- compiling a database comprising the following information items:
- a plurality of service identifiers identifying provided services;
- and
- a plurality of sets of tuning parameters, each of which sets is associated with a respective one of said plurality of service identifiers;
- retrieving a set of tuning parameters for a requested service by accessing said database through one of said plurality of service identifiers;
- and
- using said retrieved tuning parameters for tuning said receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.