US 8,429,705 B2 · System and method for transmitting interactive services associated with broadcast contents, in real time or off line

Abstract

A system is dedicated to the transmission of additional contents (CA) accessible in interactive mode and associated with contents (CP) broadcast to primary communication terminals (TP1, TP2), connected to a broadcasting network (R1) and associated with programming information (PI). This system comprises i) an equipment (ST) required to associate a data set (ES) with each additional content (CA), including a content definition, an address to access it and a broadcast date, depending on programming information (PI), and to transmit each set (ES) through the broadcasting network before the broadcast date contained in it, ii) primary communication terminals (TP1, TP2) required to store each transmitted set (ES) and to enable loading of the definition and the address contained in it during a time interval including the broadcast date contained in it, and iii) secondary communication terminals (TS11-TS23) each being capable of loading each definition and the associated address, stored by a neighboring primary communication terminal (TP1, TP2), during the associated time interval so as to immediately display and/or broadcast it and thus enable its user to select it to request transmission of the additional content associated with it to the associated address through a communication network (R2).

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Dependent claims

A method for transmitting additional contents accessible in interactive mode and associated with contents broadcast to primary communication terminals connected to a broadcasting network, the method comprising:

associating a data set with each additional content including a content definition, an address used to access the content and a broadcast date;
transmitting each data set through the broadcasting network before the broadcast date contained in the data set to the primary communication terminals;
loading each definition and the address associated with it during a loading time interval that includes the broadcast date associated with this definition and this address in a stored set, into at least one secondary communication terminal located in a neighbourhood of a primary communication terminal using a Bluetooth or WiFi interface;
displaying and/or broadcasting the loaded definition using the secondary communication terminal;
and
requesting transmission of an additional content associated with a displayed or broadcast definition selected by the user to the address associated with this selected definition using the secondary communication terminal through a two-directional mobile or cellular communication network.

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An equipment capable of being connected to a broadcasting network required to broadcast contents associated with additional contents, accessible in interactive mode and associated with information, the equipment being operative to:

i) associate a set of data with each additional content, including a content definition, an address used to access it and a broadcast date, as a function of the information, and
ii) transmit each data set through the broadcasting network before the broadcast date that the data set contains, to primary communication terminals designed to store each set of data and enable loading of the content definition and the address contained in the data set using a Bluetooth or WiFi interface during a loading time interval including the broadcast date contained in the data set, by at least one neighbouring secondary communication terminal.

A system for transmitting additional contents accessible in interactive mode and associated with contents broadcast to primary communication terminals connected to a broadcasting network, comprising:

an equipment;
primary communication terminals;
and
secondary communication terminals operative:
i) to load additional content definitions and addresses used to access these additional contents during chosen loading time intervals, stored by a neighbouring primary communication terminal,
ii) to display and/or broadcast at least some of the loaded definitions so that a user of the secondary communication terminal can select them, and
iii) to request transmission of the additional content associated with a selected definition to the address associated with this selected definition, through a two-directional mobile or cellular communication network;
the equipment being connected to the primary communication terminals through the broadcasting network so as to transmit sets of data to them;
each data set being associated with an additional content and each including a content definition, an address to access the additional content and a broadcast date, the equipment transmitting each data set being before the broadcast date in the data set, such that the primary communication terminals enable loading of a definition and an address contained in a data set received during a loading time interval including the broadcast date contained in the data set using a Bluetooth or WiFi interface;
and
the secondary communication terminals being operative to display and/or broadcast a loaded definition from a neighbouring primary communication terminal to enable users of the secondary communication terminals to select the loaded definition to request transmission of the additional content associated with it to the address associated with the definition through the two-directional mobile or cellular communication network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for transmitting interactive services associated with broadcast contents, in real time or off line

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System and method for transmitting interactive services associated with broadcast contents, in real time or off line

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