US2003177173A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for the reception of content items

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Priority: Mar 15, 2002Filed: Mar 15, 2002Published: Sep 18, 2003
Est. expiryMar 15, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Petros BelimpasakisRod WalshToni Paila
H04H 20/24H04N 21/41407H04L 69/16H04N 21/482H04L 69/167H04N 21/6112H04L 67/02H04L 67/34H04N 21/2223H04L 65/1104H04N 21/47202H04L 67/51H04N 21/4355H04L 69/329H04N 21/278H04H 60/49H04W 48/20H04N 21/4431H04L 12/5692H04L 65/613H04L 65/612H04N 21/431
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Abstract

A system and method for the reception of content items, including the ability to handle a plurality of service announcement formats and the ability to select, for a plurality of network access points, the best access point for receiving items.

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method for receiving content items, comprising: 
 storing success properties;    receiving an ideality equation, said equation involving said success properties; and    using said equation to compute the ideality of employing a particular network access point to receive a particular content item.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said success properties are received.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said success properties are received from a network administrator.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said success properties are derived from historical experience.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of said success properties is content item type.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of said success properties is signal-to-noise ratio.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of said success properties is capacity.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of said success properties is quality of service.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of said success properties is cost.  
     
     
         10 . A method for processing service announcements, comprising: 
 receiving service announcements, each of said service announcements being in at least one of a plurality of formats;    extracting service properties from said service announcements; and    storing said service properties in a single predetermined format.    
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 choosing an appropriate graphical user interface; and    using said graphical interface to present to a user information relating to said service properties.    
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 choosing an appropriate voice interface; and    using said voice interface to present to a user information relating to said service properties.    
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said plurality of formats includes digital video broadcast service information format.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said plurality of formats includes session initiation protocol format.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said single predetermined format is extensible markup language.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the stored service properties are accessible by an external application.  
     
     
         17 . A system for receiving content items, comprising: 
 a memory having program code stored therein; and    a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;    wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of: 
 storing success properties;  
 receiving an ideality equation, said equation involving said success properties; and  
 using said equation to compute the ideality of employing a particular network access point to receive a particular content item.  
   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein said success properties are received.  
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein said success properties are received from a network administrator.  
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein said success properties are derived from historical experience.  
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein one of said success properties is content item type.  
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein one of said success properties is signal-to-noise ratio.  
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein one of said success properties is capacity.  
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein one of said success properties is quality of service.  
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein one of said success properties is cost.  
     
     
         26 . A system for processing service announcements, comprising: 
 a memory having program code stored therein; and    a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;    wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of: 
 receiving service announcements, each of said service announcements being in at least one of a plurality of formats;  
 extracting service properties from said service announcements; and  
 storing said service properties in a single predetermined format.  
   
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein said processor further performs the steps of: 
 choosing an appropriate graphical user interface; and    using said graphical interface to present to a user information relating to said service properties.    
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein said processor further performs the steps of: 
 choosing an appropriate voice interface; and    using said voice interface to present to a user information relating to said service properties.    
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 26  wherein said plurality of formats includes digital video broadcast service information format.  
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 26  wherein said plurality of formats includes session initiation protocol format.  
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 26  wherein said single predetermined format is extensible markup language.  
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 26  wherein the stored service properties are accessible by an external application.  
     
     
         33 . A method for processing service announcements, comprising: 
 receiving service announcements, each of said service announcements being in at least one of a plurality of formats;    storing said service announcements in a single predetermined format, said storing preserving the one or more formats corresponding to each service announcement; and    making the stored service announcements available to an external application.    
     
     
         34 . A system for processing service announcements, comprising: 
 a memory having program code stored therein; and    a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;    wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of: 
 receiving service announcements, each of said service announcements being in at least one of a plurality of formats;  
 storing said service announcements in a single predetermined format, said storing preserving the one or more formats corresponding to each service announcement; and  
 making the stored service announcements available to an external application.

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