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US 8,509,678 B2Granted
Method and system of activating display of multimedia data on a mobile device
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorFrederick M. Baumgartner
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Abstract
Embodiments include methods and systems for activating display of content items on a mobile device based on event criteria associated with a profile of a user. For example, one embodiment comprises a method of activating reception of multimedia data on a mobile device. The method includes receiving metadata identified with at least a portion of one of plurality of broadcasts, determining, based on the metadata identified with the portion of broadcast content, whether the portion contains event metadata satisfying event criteria associated with a profile of a user, and instructing a receiver of a mobile device of the user to tune to the broadcast for receipt of the portion of the broadcast.
Claims24
A method of receiving multimedia data on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving broadcast content, the broadcast content comprising information about broadcasts and metadata defining events corresponding to the broadcasts;
- identifying information about a broadcast associated with at least one event metadata satisfying event criteria associated with a user, wherein the at least one event metadata is configured to identify at least a particular portion of a content item in the broadcast;
- tuning a receiver of the mobile device to the broadcast at the particular portion of the content item in the broadcast corresponding to the at least one event metadata, wherein the particular portion of the content item is identified prior to the tuning of the receiver to receive the broadcast;
- outputting at least the particular portion of the content item in the received broadcast;
- and
- discontinuing the outputting of the content item based on a lack of user input within a selected time period.
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A device for accessing content items, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive broadcast content, the broadcast content having identified therewith metadata defining events in the broadcast content;
- a storage configured to store at least one profile for accessing multimedia content items;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- identify a broadcast of a content item having identified therewith at least one event metadata satisfying event criteria associated with a user, wherein the at least one event metadata is configured to identify at least a particular portion of the content item in the broadcast;
- tune the receiver to the broadcast at the particular portion of the content item in the broadcast having identified therewith the at least one event metadata, wherein the particular portion of the content item in the broadcast is identified prior to the receiver being tuned to receive the content item in the broadcast;
- output at least the particular portion of the content item in the received broadcast;
- discontinue output of the content item based on a lack of user input;
- and
- identify the lack of user input based on lack of user input within a selected time period.
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A device for accessing content items, comprising:
- means for receiving broadcast content, the broadcast content having identified therewith metadata defining events in the broadcast content;
- means for storing at least one profile for accessing multimedia content items;
- and
- means for processing, the processing means configured to:
- identify a broadcast of a content item having identified therewith at least one event metadata satisfying event criteria associated with a user, wherein the at least one event metadata is configured to identify at least a particular portion of the content item in the broadcast;
- tune the receiving means to the broadcast at the particular portion of the content item in the broadcast having identified therewith the at least one event metadata, wherein the particular portion of the content item in the broadcast is identified prior to the receiver being tuned to receive the content item in the broadcast;
- output at least the particular portion of the content item in the received broadcast;
- discontinue output of the content item based on a lack of user input;
- and
- identify the lack of user input based on lack of user input within a selected time period.
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A computer-program product, comprising:
- a computer readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one processor of a mobile device to:
- receive broadcast content, the broadcast content having identified therewith metadata defining events in the broadcast content;
- identify a broadcast of a content item having identified therewith at least one event metadata satisfying event criteria associated with a user, wherein the at least one event metadata is configured to identify at least a particular portion of the broadcast content;
- tune a receiver of the mobile device to the broadcast at the particular portion of the broadcast containing the at least one event metadata, wherein the identified particular portion of the broadcast content is identified prior to the receiver being tuned to receive the broadcast;
- output at least the particular portion of the received broadcast
- discontinue output of the content based on a lack of user input;
- and
- identify the lack of user input based on lack of user input within a selected time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.