Qualcomm Incorporated

Eitan Pilipski

Binita Gupta

Nagaraju Naik

Qi Xue

Prasanna Kannan

Cherng-Shung Hsu

Amnon Silberger

Ankur Verma

Suryanarayana China Chittuluri

Rajkumar Pitchaimani

Carlos M D Pazos

Anthony G Persaud

George Joseph

Mark R Storch

Ed O Tiongson

Walker Curtis

Carla L Riney

Utkarsh A Mehta

Sachin Shah

John E Tinsman

Methods, systems, and apparatus for synchronizing interactive advertisements with linear advertisements, including: a traffic module configured to generate advertisement schedule information about slots for linear advertisements on channels; an automation module configured to detect cue messages in real-time media, each cue message indicating a respective start time and a respective index of a respective slot for respective linear advertisements, and to forward information about the cue messages; and an interactivity production module configured to receive the advertisement schedule information, the information about the cue messages, and information about interactive sequences, each interactive sequence to be synchronized with a respective spot for an associated linear advertisement, to generate an interactivity event for each respective interactive sequence, to calculate a start time for each respective interactivity event using information about a respective associated cue message, and to forward an activation message with the respective start time for each respective interactivity event.

Synchronization of interactivity with linear advertisement in a mobile broadcast network

Systems, apparatus and methods provide an automatic capability for generating interactivity event applications for execution on receiver devices within a broadcast network based upon interactivity event application data, information and sequence logic. Interactivity event content providers may provide to a broadcast network interactivity event application data, event metadata information and sequence logic a broadcast network. Interactivity resources for interactivity sequences associated with one or more real-time channels are broadcast over the broadcast network such that the resources share a file data flow, or such that they can be carried on separate file data flows. File data flow identifiers and overhead flow identifiers are indicated in the Service SI. Interactivity signaling messages for interactivity sequences associated with one or more real times channels are broadcast on auxiliary flows.

Notification of interactivity event asset delivery sources in a mobile broadcast communication system

Systems, apparatus and methods provide an automatic capability for delivering interactivity event applications for execution on receiver devices within a broadcast network based upon interactivity event application data, information and sequence logic. Interactivity event content providers may provide to a broadcast network interactivity event application data, event metadata information and sequence logic a broadcast network. Receiver devices may be configured to receive only real-time interactivity event assets relevant to a currently monitored real-time channel, or channels adjacent to the currently monitored channel. Receiver devices may also be configured to avoid acquiring assets for interactive sequences not related to a currently viewed or adjacent channel.

Optimized delivery of interactivity event assets in a mobile broadcast communication system

Systems, apparatus and methods provide an automatic capability for generating interactivity event applications for execution on receiver devices within a broadcast network based upon interactivity event application data, information and sequence logic. Interactivity event content providers may provide to a broadcast network interactivity event application data, event metadata information and sequence logic a broadcast network. Interactivity application data for an interactive sequence may be delivered out-of-band, such that the application data is not embedded in an interactivity event. Interactivity sequence application data may be sent out-of-band from the associated interactivity event signaling message. Application data may be sent on a different transport channels in advance of the interactivity event. The system may determine when data should be sent out-of-band and when it should be sent in-band.

Signaling mechanisms and systems for enabling, transmitting and maintaining interactivity features on mobile devices in a mobile broadcast communication system

Methods and systems enable mobile TV providers to select programs for broadcast based on viewer preference indications or votes. Information regarding candidate programs or content may be broadcast and displayed on mobile devices. A voting user interface may receive viewer preferences or votes and transmit vote information to the mobile TV broadcast network using a unicast network. Received voting information may be tallied to select a program or content for broadcast. Interim vote tallies may be broadcast to mobile devices until a voting session is terminated. Results of the voting session may be broadcasted followed by broadcast of the selected program.

Method and system for selecting media content for broadcast based on viewer preference indications

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Eitan Pilipski