Automatic alert to start an audio/visual program
AssigneeInterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
InventorsMarc ELUARD, Jean-Ronan VIGOUROUX, Ludovic JEANNE, Siegfried LOEFFLER
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Abstract
A method and device is provided for of determining broadcast content availability. In one embodiment. The method comprises receiving a user selection for broadcast display of a program. The broadcast content includes a plurality of associated criteria. The user selection criteria is then analyzed to determine its characteristics. The method also includes continuously monitoring broadcast program dataflow to detect changes to the selected user program and updating information affecting broadcast of the selected user program upon detecting any changes.
Claims21
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A method of determining broadcast content availability, comprising:
- receiving a user selection for broadcast display of a program, wherein broadcast content of said program has a plurality of associated criteria;
- analyzing said user selection and said associated criteria to determine monitoring characteristics;
- monitoring broadcast program dataflow based on said monitoring characteristics to detect changes to said user selected program;
- and
- updating information affecting broadcast of said user selected program upon detecting any changes.
A device, comprising:
- a control module configured to activate a device responsive to a user selection for broadcast display of a program, wherein broadcast content of said program has a plurality of associated criteria;
- an analysis module for determining monitoring characteristics relating to said user selection and associated criteria;
- a tracking module for monitoring program dataflow based on said monitoring characteristics to detect changes to said selected user program;
- and
- said control module also configured to update information about said user selected program when said user selected program is modified.
A computer program product for a programmable apparatus, the computer program product comprising a sequence of instructions for implementing a method according to steps comprising:
- receiving a user selection for broadcast display of a program, wherein broadcast content of said program has a plurality of associated criteria;
- analyzing said user selection and said associated criteria to determine monitoring characteristics;
- monitoring broadcast program dataflow based on said monitoring characteristics to detect changes to said user selected program;
- and
- updating information affecting broadcast of said user selected program upon detecting any changes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.