Method and system for transmitting multimedia data with downstream data transfer over local TV broadcasting channel and for receiving request with upstream data transfer over another channel

A method for propagating multimedia data through local television (TV) broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer to at least one customer premise equipment, and for receiving customer's request through a telephone network as upstream data transfer from at least one the customer premise equipment, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing multimedia data in a database of at least one local broadcasting center,
• storing a summary of multimedia data in a database of the broadcasting control center, wherein the summary of multimedia data are used for representing each multimedia data in local broadcasting centers;
• receiving at least one customer's request from at least one customer premise equipment through the telephone network as upstream data transfer;
• generating a broadcasting applying signal according to the at least one customer's request, wherein the broadcasting applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of customers' information, a summary of multimedia data, and a summary related to local broadcasting center;
• transmitting the broadcasting applying signal to the local broadcasting center coupled to the customer premise equipment according to the customer's request;
• detecting desired multimedia data from the local broadcasting center's database according to the broadcasting applying signal;
• converting the detected digital multimedia data to analog broadcasting signal;
• and
• propagating the analog broadcasting signal to plurality of customer premise equipment limited service area through the local TV broadcasting channel.

A communication system for providing broadcasting applying signal to a local broadcasting center according to a customer's request, and for receiving the customer's request through a telephone network as upstream data transfer from at least one customer premise equipment, wherein the broadcasting applying signal is used for applying propagation of a multimedia data through a local television (TV) broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer to plurality of customer premise equipment, said communication system comprising:

• a database for storing at least one selected from the group consisting of the customers' information, a summary of multimedia data, and a summary related to at least one local broadcasting center;
• an automatic response service (ARS) server for receiving the customer's request, and providing service comments to the customer premise equipment through the telephone network;
• a generator for generating the broadcasting applying signal, wherein the broadcasting applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of customer's information, a summary of the multimedia data, and a summary related the local broadcasting center;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting the broadcasting applying signal to the local broadcasting center coupled to the customer premise equipment according to the customer's request.

A method for transmitting broadcasting applying signal to a local broadcasting center, the broadcasting applying signal is used for applying propagation of multimedia data through a local television (TV) broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer to plurality of customer premise equipment, and for receiving customer's request through a telephone network as upstream data transfer from at least one customer premise equipment, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing a summary of multimedia data and a summary related to at least one local broadcasting center, wherein the multimedia data are stored in the at least one local broadcasting center;
• receiving at least one customer's request from at least one customer premise equipment through the telephone network as upstream data transfer;
• generating a broadcasting applying signal, which is comprised of at least one selected from the group consisting of customer's information, a summary of the multimedia data, and a summary related to the local broadcasting center;
• and
• transmitting the broadcasting applying signal to the local broadcasting center coupled to the customer premise equipment according to the customer's request.

A communication system for propagating multimedia data through a local television (TV) broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer to plurality of customer premise equipment according to at least one customer's request, and receiving a broadcasting applying signal from a broadcasting control center according to the customer's request, wherein the customer's request is provided through a communication channel as upstream data transfer from at least one customer premise equipment, said communication system comprising:

• a database for storing multimedia data, wherein the multimedia data are propagated through the local TV broadcasting channel;
• a receiver for receiving the broadcasting applying signal from the broadcasting control center, wherein the broadcast applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of at least customer's information, a summary of the multimedia data, and a summary related to the local broadcasting center;
• a schedule manager for detecting the requested multimedia data from said database according to the broadcasting applying signal, and for controlling the propagation time of the detected multimedia data;
• a converter for converting the detected digital multimedia data to analog multimedia data;
• a caption editor for generating analog broadcasting signal added caption data, wherein the caption data are displayed on TV within customer premise equipment;
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• a broadcasting controller for controlling the propagation of the analog broadcasting signal to a plurality of customer premise equipment limited service area through the local TV broadcasting channel.

A method for propagating multimedia data through local television (TV) broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer to a plurality of customer premise equipment according to a customer's request, and for receiving a broadcasting applying signal from a broadcasting control center according to the customer's request, the customer's request is provided through a communication channel as upstream data transfer from at least one customer premise equipment, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing multimedia data, the multimedia data are used for propagating through the local TV broadcasting channel;
• receiving the broadcasting applying signal from the broadcasting control center, wherein the broadcasting applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of at least one customer's information, a summary of the multimedia data, and a summary related to the local broadcasting center;
• detecting a requested digital multimedia data from a database;
• converting the detected digital multimedia data to analog multimedia data;
• generating an analog broadcasting signal added caption data, wherein the caption data are displayed on TV within the customer premise equipment;
• and
• propagating the analog broadcasting signal to a plurality of customer premise equipment limited service area through the local TV broadcasting channel according to a broadcasting schedule.

A method for propagating multimedia data through a local television (TV) broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer to plurality of customer premise equipment, and for receiving at least one customer's request through the Internet as upstream data transfer from at least one customer premise equipment, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing multimedia data in a database of at least one local broadcasting center,
• storing a summary of multimedia data in a database of the broadcasting control center, the summary of multimedia data is used for representing multimedia data in local broadcasting centers;
• receiving at least one customer's request from the customer premise equipment through the Internet as upstream data transfer;
• generating a broadcasting applying signal according to the customer's request, the broadcasting applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of at least one customer's information, a summary of multimedia data and a summary related to local broadcasting center;
• transmitting the broadcasting applying signal to the local broadcasting center according to the customer's request;
• detecting desired multimedia data from local broadcasting center's database according to the broadcasting applying signal;
• converting the detected digital multimedia data to a analog broadcasting signal;
• and
• propagating the analog broadcasting signal to the plurality of customer premise equipment limited service area according to the customer's request through local TV broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:

• storing multimedia data in a database of at least one local broadcasting center,
• storing a summary of multimedia data in a database of the broadcasting control center, wherein the summary of multimedia data are used for representing each multimedia data in local broadcasting centers;
• receiving at least one customer's request from at least one customer premise equipment through the telephone network as upstream data transfer;
• generating a broadcasting applying signal according to the at least one customer's request, wherein the broadcasting applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of customers' information, a summary of multimedia data, and a summary related to local broadcasting center;
• transmitting the broadcasting applying signal to the local broadcasting center coupled to the customer premise equipment according to the customer's request;
• detecting desired multimedia data from the local broadcasting center's database according to the broadcasting applying signal;
• converting the detected digital multimedia data to analog broadcasting signal;
• and
• propagating the analog broadcasting signal to plurality of customer premise equipment limited service area through the local TV broadcasting channel.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:

• storing a summary of multimedia data and a summary related to at least one local broadcasting center, wherein the multimedia data are stored in the at least one local broadcasting center;
• receiving at least one customer's request from at least one customer premise equipment through the telephone network as upstream data transfer;
• generating a broadcasting applying signal, which is comprised of at least one selected from the group consisting of customer's information, a summary of the multimedia data, and a summary related to the local broadcasting center;
• and
• transmitting the broadcasting applying signal to the local broadcasting center coupled to the customer premise equipment according to the customer's request.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:

• storing multimedia data, the multimedia data are used for propagating through the local television (TV) broadcasting channel;
• receiving the broadcasting applying signal from the broadcasting control center, wherein the broadcasting applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of at least one customer's information, a summary of the multimedia data, and a summary related to the local broadcasting center;
• detecting a requested digital multimedia data from a database;
• converting the detected digital multimedia data to analog multimedia data;
• generating an analog broadcasting signal added caption data, wherein the caption data are displayed on TV within the customer premise equipment;
• and
• propagating the analog broadcasting signal to a plurality of customer premise equipment limited service area through the local TV broadcasting channel according to a broadcasting schedule.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:

• storing multimedia data in a database of at least one local broadcasting center,
• storing a summary of multimedia data in a database of the broadcasting control center, the summary of multimedia data is used for representing multimedia data in local broadcasting centers;
• receiving at least one customer's request from the customer premise equipment through the Internet as upstream data transfer;
• generating a broadcasting applying signal according to the customer's request, the broadcasting applying signal comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of at least one customer's information, a summary of multimedia data and a summary related to local broadcasting center;
• transmitting the broadcasting applying signal to the local broadcasting center according to the customer's request;
• detecting desired multimedia data from local broadcasting center's database according to the broadcasting applying signal;
• converting the detected digital multimedia data to a analog broadcasting signal;
• and
• propagating the analog broadcasting signal to the plurality of customer premise equipment limited service area according to the customer's request through local TV broadcasting channel as downstream data transfer.