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US 8,792,899 B2Granted
Regionalized delivery of hybrid mobile broadcast services or channels in a mobile broadcast network
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsGordon Kent Walker, An Mei Chen
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer program products are defined for a hybrid mobile broadcast service. By forming hybrid services from both wide area components and local area components, hybrid services are able to be regionalized so as to meet the needs of the users in given a locale or region. In one example, a wide area video component may be combined with a local area alternate language to provide an alternate language service to a specified geographic region within the mobile broadcast network. In additional aspects, multiple local area infrastructures can be combined to form a regionalized infrastructure for the purpose of delivering the hybrid service across a designated region.
Claims51
A method for providing regionalized delivery of hybrid mobile broadcast services in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- providing for a hybrid mobile broadcast service that comprises a wide area component and a first local area component in a transmission frame;
- broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service across a plurality of local area transmitter groups;
- and
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component.
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A method for providing regionalized delivery of hybrid mobile broadcast services in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- providing for a hybrid mobile broadcast service that comprises a wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame;
- synchronizing the hybrid mobile broadcast service for the broadcast across the plurality of local area transmitter groups by re-labeling captured source in mobile broadcast network system time and providing synchronous time labeling to at least one of a 3G or 4G delivered local area component prior to broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service such that the local area component is synchronous to the wide area component;
- broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service across a plurality of local area transmitter groups;
- and
- reallocating bandwidth in other local area transmitter groups outside of a region of the plurality of local area transmitter groups based on bandwidth being conserved and reassigned as a result of providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service broadcasted across the plurality of local area transmitter groups.
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A method for providing regionalized delivery of hybrid mobile broadcast services in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- providing for a hybrid mobile broadcast service that comprises a wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame;
- broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service across a plurality of local area transmitter groups;
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component;
- reallocating bandwidth in other local area transmitter groups outside of a region of the plurality of local area transmitter groups based on bandwidth being conserved and reassigned as a result of providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service broadcasted across the plurality of local area transmitter groups.
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A method for providing regionalized delivery of hybrid mobile broadcast services in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- providing for a hybrid mobile broadcast service that comprises a wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame;
- broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service across a plurality of local area transmitter groups;
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the at least one local area component by providing a filtering mechanism that provides for one or more regional services to be placed in the local guide of all local area transmitter groups in a region;
- and
- reallocating bandwidth in other local area transmitter groups outside of a region of the plurality of local area transmitter groups based on bandwidth being conserved and reassigned as a result of providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service broadcasted across the plurality of local area transmitter groups.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor within a network apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- providing for a hybrid mobile broadcast service that comprises a wide area component and a first local area component in a transmission frame;
- broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service across a plurality of local area transmitter groups;
- and
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service that includes a wide area component and a first local area component in a transmission frame;
- means for broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service across a plurality of local area transmitter groups;
- and
- means for providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component.
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A network apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service that includes a wide area component and a first local area component in a transmission frame;
- configuring a plurality of local area transmitter groups into a regionalized infrastructure operable to broadcast the hybrid mobile broadcast service;
- and
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component.
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A network apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service that includes a wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame;
- synchronizing the hybrid mobile broadcast service for the broadcast across the plurality of local area transmitter groups by re-labeling captured source in mobile broadcast network system time and providing synchronous time labeling to at least one of a 3G or 4G local area component prior to broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service such that the local area component is synchronous to the wide area component;
- configuring a plurality of local area transmitter groups into a regionalized infrastructure operable to broadcast the hybrid mobile broadcast service;
- and
- reallocating bandwidth in other local area transmitter groups outside of a region of the plurality of local area transmitter groups based on bandwidth being conserved and reassigned as a result of providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service broadcasted across the plurality of local area transmitter groups.
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A network apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service that includes a wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame;
- configuring a plurality of local area transmitter groups into a regionalized infrastructure operable to broadcast the hybrid mobile broadcast service;
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that lists the hybrid mobile service according to a wide area component and a first local area component and the wide area component a second local area component;
- and
- reallocating bandwidth in other local area transmitter groups outside of a region of the plurality of local area transmitter groups based on bandwidth being conserved and reassigned as a result of providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service broadcasted across the plurality of local area transmitter groups.
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A network apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service that includes a wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame;
- configuring a plurality of local area transmitter groups into a regionalized infrastructure operable to broadcast the hybrid mobile broadcast service;
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the at least one local area component by providing a filtering mechanism that provides for one or more regional services to be placed in the local guide of all local area transmitter groups in a region;
- and
- reallocating bandwidth in other local area transmitter groups outside of a region of the plurality of local area transmitter groups based on bandwidth being conserved and reassigned as a result of providing a hybrid mobile broadcast service broadcasted across the plurality of local area transmitter groups.
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A method for receiving a regionalized hybrid mobile broadcast service in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- receiving broadcast signals transmitted from at least one local area transmitter from a group of local area transmitters that is included in a plurality of local area transmitter groups forming a regionalized infrastructure;
- receiving a hybrid mobile broadcast service from the broadcast signals, wherein the hybrid mobile broadcast service is associated with the regionalized infrastructure and comprises a wide area component and a first local area component in a transmission frame
- receiving and storing a mobile broadcast network guide that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast services according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component;
- and
- presenting the first local area component in association with the wide area component.
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A method for receiving a regionalized hybrid mobile broadcast service in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- receiving broadcast signals transmitted from at least one local area transmitter from a group of local area transmitters that is included in a plurality of local area transmitter groups forming a regionalized infrastructure;
- receiving a hybrid mobile broadcast service from the broadcast signals, wherein the hybrid mobile broadcast service is associated with the regionalized infrastructure and comprises at least one wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame, wherein the at least one local area component comprises content that is associated with the at least one wide area component;
- receiving and storing a mobile broadcast network guide that lists hybrid mobile broadcast services according to a wide area component and a first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component;
- and
- presenting the at least one local area component in association with the at least one wide area component.
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A method for receiving a regionalized hybrid mobile broadcast service in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- receiving broadcast signals transmitted from at least one local area transmitter from a group of local area transmitters that is included in a plurality of local area transmitter groups forming a regionalized infrastructure;
- receiving a hybrid mobile broadcast service from the broadcast signals, wherein:
- the hybrid mobile broadcast service is associated with the regionalized infrastructure and comprises at least one wide area component and at least one local area component in a transmission frame;
- the at least one local area component comprises content that is associated with the at least one wide area component, and
- synchronous time labeling has been provided to at least one of a 3G or 4G delivered local area component such that the local area component is synchronous to the wide area component;
- and
- presenting the at least one local area component in association with the at least one wide area component.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor of a network apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- receiving broadcast signals transmitted from at least one local area transmitter from a group of local area transmitters that is included in a plurality of local area transmitter groups forming a regionalized infrastructure;
- receiving a hybrid mobile broadcast service from the broadcast signals, wherein the hybrid mobile broadcast service is associated with the regionalized infrastructure and comprises a wide area component and a first local area component in a transmission frame, wherein the first local area component comprises content that is associated with the wide area component;
- receiving and storing a mobile broadcast network guide that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast services according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component;
- and
- presenting the first local area component in association with the wide area component.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for receiving broadcast signals transmitted from at least one local area transmitter from a group of local area transmitters that is included in a plurality of local area transmitter groups forming a regionalized infrastructure;
- means for receiving a hybrid mobile broadcast service from the broadcast signals, wherein the hybrid mobile broadcast service is associated with the regionalized infrastructure and comprises a wide area component and a first local area component in a transmission frame, wherein the first local area component comprises content that is associated with the wide area component;
- means for receiving and storing a mobile broadcast network guide that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast services according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component;
- and
- means for presenting the first local area component in association with the wide area component.
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A wireless device apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- receiving broadcast signals transmitted from at least one local area transmitter from a group of local area transmitters that is included in a plurality of local area transmitter groups forming a regionalized infrastructure;
- receiving a hybrid mobile broadcast service from the broadcast signals, wherein the hybrid mobile broadcast service is associated with the regionalized infrastructure and comprises a wide area component and first local area component in a transmission frame, wherein the first local area component comprises content that is associated with the wide area component;
- receiving and storing a mobile broadcast network guide that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast services according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component;
- and
- presenting the first local area component in association with the wide area component.
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A method for providing regionalized delivery of hybrid mobile broadcast services in a mobile broadcast network, comprising:
- providing for a hybrid mobile broadcast service that comprises a wide area component combined with a first local area component in a transmission frame, wherein the first local area component comprises content that is associated with the wide area component;
- providing for a local guide for each of the plurality of local area transmitter groups that identifies and lists the hybrid mobile broadcast service according to the wide area component and the first local area component and the wide area component and a second local area component;
- and
- broadcasting the hybrid mobile broadcast service across a plurality of local area transmitter groups.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.