Concurrent Communicating of Multimedia Information in a Multistandard Wireless Communication System

Abstract

Methods and systems for communicating information in a network are disclosed herein and may include receiving, at a mobile terminal, a first media signal via a first downlink communication path. A second media signal may be simultaneously received at the mobile terminal via a second downlink communication path. The first media signal and the second media signal may comprise the same media content. The first media signal received via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal received via the second downlink communication path may be selected in the mobile terminal for processing. The selection may be based on at least one downlink channel condition indicator corresponding to the first media signal or the second media signal.

1 . A method for communicating information in a network, the method comprising:
 receiving, at a mobile terminal, a first media signal via a first downlink communication path;   simultaneously receiving, at the mobile terminal, a second media signal via a second downlink communication path, wherein the second media signal and the first media signal comprise the same media content; and   selecting, in the mobile terminal, one of the following: the first media signal received via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal received via the second downlink communication path, for processing,   wherein the selection is based on at least one downlink channel condition indicator corresponding to the first media signal communicated via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal communicated via the second downlink communication path.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one downlink channel condition indicator comprises one or more of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a bit error rate (BER), a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR), a power level, or a signal gain corresponding to the first media signal communicated via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal communicated via the second downlink communication path. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising receiving a user input that indicates whether to select the received first media signal or the received second media signal. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , further comprising generating, in the mobile terminal, a signal that instructs a service provider to deliver content via the first downlink communication path. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the selection is further based on a preference indicated via the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising decoding the second media signal and the first media signal within a single chip integrated within the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising downconverting the received first media signal to a signal with a bit rate that can be handled by the mobile terminal under current conditions. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first downlink communication path comprises a DVB-H channel and the second downlink communication path comprises a cellular channel. 
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for communicating information in a network, the at least one code section comprising:
 code that receives, at a mobile terminal, a first media signal via a first downlink communication path;   code that simultaneously receives, at the mobile terminal, a second media signal via a second downlink communication path, wherein the second media signal and the first media signal comprise the same media content; and   code that selects, in the mobile terminal, one of the following: the first media signal received via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal received via the cellular downlink communication path, for processing,   wherein the selection is based on at least one downlink channel condition indicator corresponding to the first media signal communicated via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal communicated via the second downlink communication path.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one downlink channel condition indicator comprises one or more of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a bit error rate (BER), a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR), a power level, or a signal gain corresponding to the first media signal communicated via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal communicated via the second downlink communication path. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 9 , comprising code that receives a user input that indicates whether to select the received first media signal or the received second media signal. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 11 , further comprising code that generates, in the mobile terminal, a signal that instructs a service provider to deliver content via the first downlink communication path. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 12 , comprising code that configures the mobile terminal to display the received first media signal. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 9 , further comprising code that decodes the second media signal and the first media signal within a single chip integrated within the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         15 . A system for communicating information in a network, the system comprising:
 at least one circuitry that receives, at a mobile terminal, a first media signal via a first downlink communication path;   the at least one circuitry simultaneously receives, at the mobile terminal, a second media signal via a second downlink communication path,   wherein the first media signal and the second media signal comprise the same media content; and   the at least one circuitry selects, in the mobile terminal, one of the following:   the first media signal received via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal received via the second downlink communication path, for processing,   wherein the selection is based on at least one downlink channel condition indicator corresponding to the first media signal communicated via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal communicated via the second downlink communication path.   
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one downlink channel condition indicator comprises one or more of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a bit error rate (BER), a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR), a power level, or a signal gain corresponding to the first media signal communicated via the first downlink communication path and the second media signal communicated via the second downlink communication path. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the first downlink communication path comprises a DVB-H channel and the second downlink communication path comprises a cellular channel. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one circuitry generates, in the mobile terminal, a signal that instructs a service provider to deliver content via the first downlink communication path. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 18 , wherein the at least one circuitry configures the mobile terminal to display the received first media signal. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one circuitry decodes the first media signal and the second media signal within a single chip integrated within the mobile terminal.