CN1981542A - Methods and apparatus for blackout, retune and subscription enforcement in a cellular network multimedia distribution system - Google Patents
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A method for blackout, retune and roaming enforcement in a cellular network multimedia distribution system is disclosed. The method includes the acts of receiving a plurality of service regions in the cellular network multimedia distribution system; determining an affiliation of the client with one of the service regions in the plurality of service regions; and processing a service region specific message based on the affiliation. An apparatus, as well as a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the stored instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method are also disclosed.
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Require priority based on 35U.S.C. § 119
The name that present patent application requires to submit on May 3rd, 2004 is called the provisional application No.60/568 of " MEDIAFLO LOIAFFILATION AND ROAMING ENFORCEMENT METHODS ", 053 priority, and the name that requires to submit on March 22nd, 2005 is called the provisional application No.60/664 of " METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLACKOUT; RETUNE ANDROAMING ENFORCEMENT IN A CELLULAR NETWORKMULTIMEDLA DISTRITION SYSTEM ", 453 priority, described provisional application transfers the application's assignee, thereby quotes described provisional application at this by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to determine the subordinate relation (affiliation) of client computer to media delivery service, particularly be used for media broadcasting system support to the client computer in the system prohibit broadcasting enforcements (enforcement of blackout), reset (retune) and the method and apparatus of wandering fee enforcement.
Background technology
The new service based on the IP grouped data has appearred in the deployment along with 3G and other cellular network.One of service of the tool challenge that coverage operator is seeking to open up is distributed to general marketplace with video content exactly.High-quality video is a kind of data-intensive content of top.Meanwhile, having the user experience that current family watches selection provides the target market to operator and content provider, and it has user experience should be and so on to determine idea.User's expection has proposed significant challenge with ambulant the combination to Virtual network operator and content provider.In a word, tempting business prototype, network control and management, access control, place capacity and enforceable user experience have proposed the aggregate of complementary challenge together, and this is fully solved in wireless industry as yet.
Current, the national piped program provider (national cableprogrammer) of broadcasting program is provided, for example ESPN is subject to the contract that has defined the zone of prohibiting broadcasting (blackout area) usually, and this zone of prohibiting broadcasting is associated with the market, ancestral home (home) of competing teams usually.In these geographic areas, match power may be sold to regional network, ad hoc network or pay-per-view service.In order to fulfil these contract agreements, piped program provider provides replacement content during prohibiting broadcasting.The satellite receiver that wired front end (cable head end) is located makes replacement content to be employed.Program provider uses from agreement in the band of piped program provider front end and controls the processing of resetting.
Prohibiting broadcasting is meant for a certain geographic area and forbids national program, and wherein this geographic area is under an embargo to the other national program distribution of special services.Feed (feed) is meant the specific multiplexing of channel.According to this definition, wide area operation infrastructure (WOI:wide area operationinfrastructure) can be set up a plurality of " feeds " of supporting the specific geographical area.The readjustment feed comprises and is used to the regional replacement content of prohibiting broadcasting.Validity based on the wide-area services of for example CNN and/or ESPN is predicted national media broadcast services, and wherein said wide-area services is distributed in most of area of country with single form.Thereby the overlap signal that allows constructively to add the adjacent service zone covers.The necessary condition of this feature normal operation is: " national " program is accurate bit and the symbol on adjacent service zone emission, the physical layer.And then require the decoding program key identical therefore, with key stream.
Yet the appearance of the readjustment situation business that makes is no longer mated the wide area feed.This makes the feature of the service of readjustment become and more is similar to local feed.According to definition, local feed is different in contiguous local operation infrastructure (LOI:local area operation infrastructure) coverage, and disturbs the local program from other LOI coverage.These " local services " will have independently program key and key stream probably.
The equipment and the method that are used for LOI are the required equipment of the single designated market area of support and the set of software.The Position Control of satellite readjustment system is (for example, ZIP sign indicating number) quite accurately.The expectation media broadcasting system is worked on the basis of LOI one by one.Because LOI is based on each market on paper, thereby above-mentioned situation is an acceptable for piped program provider.
Subordinate relation is to take place when client computer is positioned at or almost is positioned within the overlay area of LOI separately, and wherein said client computer is subordinated to this LOI." ancestral home " LOI has LOI under the single LOI situation that is defined as its basic LOI in each client computer.Nominally it is linked to the physical location of region code and/or the Billing Address of client computer.
Ad substitute, prohibit broadcasting and reset (replacement) program and reservation (subscription) all is the location sensitive services feature.If client computer is in the applied coverage of one of these mechanism, then it will be affected.For example, if outside the LOI of its ancestral home, then serving may be closed or need to add, client computer subscribes.Yet, for client computer when be positioned at its ancestral home LOI " outside " determine that not being is the part lead-pipe cinch.
People need be used for supporting that at media broadcasting system the method and apparatus of restriction enforcement is subscribed in prohibit broadcasting enforcements, biharmonic to client computer.
Summary of the invention
The disclosed embodiments provide and have been used for supporting the prohibit broadcasting method and apparatus of enforcements, biharmonic reservation of client computer at media broadcasting system.
In one embodiment, disclose a kind ofly be used for prohibiting broadcasting at cellular network multimedia distribution system, the method for retune and subscription enforcement.This method comprises following operation: define a plurality of coverages in the described cellular network multimedia distribution system; Determine that client computer is at least one subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages in described a plurality of coverages; And handle at least one coverage particular message based on described at least one subordinate relation.
In another embodiment, a kind of computer-readable medium that wherein stores instruction is disclosed, when processor was carried out the instruction stored, described instruction was carried out this processor to be used for prohibiting broadcasting at cellular network multimedia distribution system, biharmonic roaming implementation method.This method comprises following operation: define a plurality of coverages in the described cellular network multimedia distribution system; Determine that client computer is at least one subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages in described a plurality of coverages; And handle at least one coverage particular message based on described at least one subordinate relation.
In another embodiment, disclose a kind ofly be used for prohibiting broadcasting at cellular network multimedia distribution system, equipment that the biharmonic roaming is implemented.This equipment comprises: the device that is used for defining a plurality of coverages of described cellular network multimedia distribution system; Be used for determining at the device of described a plurality of coverages client computer at least one subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages; And the device that is used for handling at least one coverage particular message based on described at least one subordinate relation.
By following detailed description, those skilled in the art will know other purpose, the feature and advantage of disclosed embodiment.Yet although should be appreciated that detailed description and particular instance indication the preferred embodiments of the present invention, these describe in detail and particular instance provides by exemplary and nonrestrictive mode.
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Fig. 1 according to an embodiment dispose, based on the client computer of global positioning system view to the subordinate relation of coverage;
Fig. 2 according to another embodiment configuration, based on the client computer of the contact of local operation infrastructure (LOI) view to the subordinate relation of coverage;
Fig. 3 is according to another embodiment configuration, based on the client computer of the wireless network view to the subordinate relation of coverage;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart according to the subordinate method of an embodiment; And
The block diagram that Fig. 5 shows access point and accesses terminal.
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The disclosed embodiments provide the enforcement of prohibiting broadcasting, biharmonic specific region that the client computer that is subordinated to local area-specific operation infrastructure (LOI) or wide area operation infrastructure (WOI) is carried out to subscribe.In one embodiment, described enforcement is based on the client computer that is subordinated to coverage (for example LOI or WOI), and wherein said coverage is defined by global positioning system (GPS).In another embodiment, described enforcement is subordinated to the client computer of this coverage based on basis and getting in touch of coverage.In another embodiment, described enforcement is based on the client computer that is subordinated to the coverage according to wireless network.
Fig. 1 shows the GPS client computer slave system 100 with a plurality of coverages by GPS definition, described coverage comprises LOI 104, LOI 106 and LOI 108, wherein client computer 102 receives the geographical coordinate of closed geographic shape from each LOI, and described geographical coordinate has defined the coverage of LOI.In one embodiment, if client computer 102 is positioned within the shape of current definition, then it is subjected to prohibiting broadcasting of carrying out of this zone, biharmonic restriction.If client computer 102 be positioned at specific LOI define outside the shape, then do not implement the described restriction of prohibiting broadcasting and reset.In another embodiment, if client computer 102 be positioned at LOI define outside the shape, then implement the zone and subscribe charge.Use provides accurate control to the physics overlay area based on the system of GPS.As shown in Figure 1, LOI 104 and LOI 106 are polygons, and wherein LOI 104 is pentagons, and LOI 106 is hexagons.In another embodiment, the coverage can be other polygon or other geometry, and is for example circular or oval.In another embodiment, the coverage can be non-geometry, and for example LOI 108.The geographical coordinate database that is stored on the client computer 102 can periodically or one by one upgrade, with the change of shape of reflection LOI.Should be noted that under described each situation the zone that LOI covers needs not to be continuous also not needing and overlaps.
Yet, may guarantee that all GPS receives to all overlay areas.For example, can not the reliable reception gps signal in not having the automobile of exterior antenna.In one embodiment, if client computer 102 is implemented contract based on the GPS position, then when client computer 102 can not receive gps signal, it may be closed.In another embodiment, when client computer 102 can not receive gps signal, it will switch to another kind of subordinate pattern.
Although increased some complexity of system 100 to client computer definition and the coordinate that transmits each LOI coverage, but may support a plurality of coverages in the single LOI based on contractual right.Therefore, when the user knew that system has the GPS function, they may require the complete position-based of described support, and separated with specific LOI.For example, a plurality of concurrent possibilities of prohibiting broadcasting in single LOI, occur and can cause the customer requirements system each given shape of support of prohibiting broadcasting, rather than shape of each LOI.
Perhaps, the existence that should be noted that GPS can not guarantee that client computer 102 receives its normal needed message of function of carrying out.For example, do not receive the readjustment program if client computer 102 receives readjustment message from system 100, then it can not carry out this function.In one embodiment, client computer 102 can be stored the message of prohibiting broadcasting and reset, and carries out appropriate functional according to position of detecting and timestamp.In addition, its detection position can be stored and report to client computer 102, and carry out receiving from system 100 operation of message separately.For example, in the time of outside client computer 102 is positioned at its ancestral home LOI, client computer 102 can be roamed according to knowing of coverage shape detected it, and in the time can communicating by letter with system 100, client computer 102 its operating positions during this period of report.Therefore, receive, in case then it receives the shape of coverage, just can independently move, but can not send and receive message continuously if client computer 102 can receive GPS.
Fig. 2 shows system 200, and wherein the coverage comprises LOI 204 and LOI 206, and by with LOI get in touch the definition client computer 202 subordinate relation.In one embodiment, client computer 202 will only receive local media and local key in preset time from single LOI, and this is that the Carrier interference ratio of physical layer (C/I) requires probably greater than 0 dB because under the spectrum efficiency of 1 Bit/Hz.With the generation of communicating by letter of LOI client computer is defined as and is subordinated to the current LOI that gets in touch.In one embodiment, " get in touch " the ability that the medium that receive from LOI are decoded of being defined as.In another embodiment, " get in touch " ability that is defined as having the transmitter ID related of detection reliably with LOI.
The contact slave system provides the simple effective method of the approximate device position that is used for definite client computer 202.Exist this fact of communication to mean that the function that need communicate by letter with LOI will work.In addition, in this embodiment, suppose that client computer can receive national key of single feed network (SFN) and relevant medium, then client computer will suppose that it is allowed to watch, except as otherwise noted.Yet, if suppressed the local message business, potential distorting may appear, prohibit broadcasting to stop the program on the client computer 202.In one embodiment, by removing, can make described defective obtain in a way improvement by the national feed medium of prohibiting broadcasting of the quilt among the LOI that prohibits broadcasting.Although this has weakened the SFN covering, it has significantly reduced the illegal reception to the content of being prohibited broadcasting.In another embodiment, can remove key and stay content.
In one embodiment, the prohibit broadcasting resolution (resolution) in zone (being the coverage) is set to equal the resolution of LOI overlay area.Can predict, nominally that LOI covers is identical with the market area of appointment, but perhaps this only be approximate identical.Have following possibility: near the edge that covers, client computer 202 meetings occur between a plurality of subordinates back and forth owing to cover (shadowing), unless exist the method for stipulating in addition to control this phenomenon.In one embodiment, the largest percentage of getting in touch with specific LOI in the end X minute can be defined as this LOI the current subordinate of client computer 202.In another embodiment, wherein client computer 202 detects with the oscillatory of a plurality of LOI and gets in touch, and can keep the subordinate relation based on last contact.
Fig. 3 shows system 300, and wherein the subordinate relation of client computer 302 is by wireless network 304 definition.Also show second wireless network 308 among the figure.In system 300, the apparent position of client computer 302 is determined by the pilot tone that can observe at any given time.Thereby, in example shown in Figure 3, the specific coverage that has defined by shown in the wireless network 304 that is provided with of base station transceiver system (BTS) 306a-d, second of BTS 310a-d is provided with and has then defined by the coverage shown in second wireless network 308.Therefore, can keep residing in the BTS database in the coverage, and itself and the coverage client computer in covering is communicated.As mentioned above, in another embodiment, LOI can have a plurality of transmitters that are associated that are different from BTS, and each the sign (ID) in these transmitters is all inequality, so that client computer can be determined the LOI of its current institute subordinate mutually independently with the use of BTS.
The wireless network slave system provides the relatively directly scheme that is used to identify the current LOI subordinate of client computer.Described location schemes has than LOI coupled system 200 more accurate resolution.In one embodiment, utilize the level of pilot tone and relative intensity can improve location estimation.LOI and client computer 302 are kept for the accurate tabulation of current effective BTS identifier of current LOI.Wireless network covers and can be used for obtaining the media broadcast covering.Yet, if prohibit broadcasting, in one embodiment, must detect effective pilot tone, so that can carry out the operation that has the service that activates prohibit broadcasting (activeblackout) to any by client computer 302 to being better than with the obstruction of communicating by letter of wireless network.
In one embodiment, when client computer 302 can not observe effective BTS, it obtained new effective BTS tabulation.Obtain the beginning that tabulation may cause the generation of Network and may postpone potentially to serve.May have and activate the channel prohibit broadcasting and during this processing, to be under an embargo.For this reason, the program in the national feed will must prohibit broadcasting mark with activation probably.In another embodiment, client computer 302 will be stored one or more BTS tabulations, and it not is to be vital that feasible " in real time " to effective BTS obtains.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that the operation of the various embodiment that are applied to system disclosed herein usually is shown.In step 402, define a plurality of coverages.As mentioned above, the coverage can be determined by gps coordinate, the ability of customer contact coverage (LOI) and/or the border of wireless network.In other embodiments, can use other parameter-definition coverage.In step 404, determine the subordinate relation of client computer to regions of particular service, wherein client computer uses one of above-mentioned feature to determine whether it belongs to regions of particular service.For example, if the coverage is defined by the wireless network with one or more BTS, then client computer will determine whether the BTS that is just communicating with is the part of the LOI of institute's subordinate.In case determine the subordinate relation of client computer, just can handle coverage particular message or incident.In one embodiment, can handle and prohibit broadcasting or reset message.In another embodiment, can handle roaming message.Can handle described message by suitable among client computer or the LOI.For example, client computer may determine that it is positioned at outside the LOI of ancestral home, and is used for handling roaming message by send notice to system to produce roaming charges.On the contrary, system may detect client computer and be positioned at outside the LOI of its ancestral home, and by specifying roaming charges to be used for handling roaming message to the use of client computer.
Fig. 5 shows access point 110x and the block diagram of the 120x that accesses terminal.For reverse link, at the 120x place that accesses terminal, emission (TX) data processor 514 receives business datum from data buffer 512, handle (for example encode, interweave and sign map) each packet according to selected coding and modulation scheme, and data symbol is provided.Data symbol is a modulation symbols for data, and frequency pilot sign is the modulation symbol of pilot tone (priori is known).The signaling that modulator 516 receives data symbol, frequency pilot sign and may be used for reverse link is carried out the processing of (for example OFDM) modulation and/or system's appointment, and the output code laminar flow is provided.Transmitter unit (TMTR) 518 is handled (for example transforming to simulation, filtering, amplification and up-conversion) output code laminar flow, and generates from the modulation signal of antenna 520 emissions.
At access point 110x place, by the modulation signal of antenna 552 receptions by the access terminal 120x and the emission of other terminal of communicating by letter with access point 110x.Receiver unit (RCVR) 554 is handled (for example adjusting and digitlization) received signal from antenna 552, and the reception sampling is provided.Demodulator (Demod) 556 is handled (for example separate to be in harmonious proportion and detect) and is received sampling and the detection data symbol is provided, and it is to be transmitted into the Noise Estimation of the data symbol of AP 110x by terminal.Receiving (RX) data processor 558 handles the detection data symbol of (for example symbol de-maps, deinterleaving and decoding) each terminal and decoded data is offered this terminal.
For forward link, at AP 110x place, TX data processor 560 processing service data are to generate data symbol.Modulator 562 receives data symbol, frequency pilot sign and is used for the signaling of forward link, carry out (for example OFDM) modulation and/or other relevant processing, and the output code laminar flow is provided, and this output code laminar flow is further adjusted by transmitter unit 564 and is launched from antenna 552.The forward link signaling can comprise the power control command that is generated by controller 570, is used for launching on the reverse link of linking AP 110x for all terminals.At AT 120x place, the modulation signal of being launched by AP 110x is received by antenna 520, is received machine unit 522 and adjusts and digitlizations, and handled by demodulator 524, to obtain detecting data symbol.RX data processor 1026 is handled and is detected data symbol, and the decoded data and the forward link signaling of described terminal are provided.Controller 530 received power control commands, and be controlled at the transfer of data and the transmitting power of carrying out on the reverse link of linking AP 110x.Controller 530 and 570 instructs the operation of AT 120x and AP 110x respectively, for example determines optimum filter, report about the information of optimum filter and use desired filter decoded information, as above in conjunction with as described in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4.Memory cell 532 and 572 is stored respectively by controller 530 and 570 program code and the data of using.
" access terminal " is to point to the equipment that the user provides voice and/or data to connect.Accessing terminal to be connected to computing equipment, for example laptop computer or desktop computer, and perhaps accessing terminal can be autonomous device, for example personal digital assistant.Access terminal and to be known as subscriber unit, mobile radio station, travelling carriage, distant station, remote terminal, user terminal, user agent or subscriber equipment.Access terminal and to be that subscriber station, wireless device, cell phone, pcs telephone, cordless telephone, conversation initialized protocol (SIP) phone, wireless local loop (WLL) are stood, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), to have the handheld device of wireless connections function or be connected to other treatment facility of radio modem.
" access point " is meant in Access Network via air interface, by one or more sectors and the equipment that accesses terminal and communicate.Access point is transformed into IP grouping by the air interface frame that will be received, serve as access terminal and the remainder (can comprise IP network) of Access Network between router.Access point also assists to carry out the attribute management to air interface.
The disclosed embodiments can be applied to any one in the following technology or make up: code division multiple access (CDMA) system, CDMA multiple carrier (MC-CDMA), wideband CDMA (W-CDMA), high-speed downlink packet insert (HSDPA), time division multiple access (TDMA) system, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) system and OFDM (OFDMA) system.
Should be noted that method as herein described can realize in various communication hardwares well known by persons skilled in the art, processor and system.For example, to according to the general requirement of carrying out the client computer of work described herein being: client computer has the display that is used for displaying contents and information, be used to control the processor of client actions and be used to store the data that relate to client actions and the memory of program.In one embodiment, client computer is a cell phone.In another embodiment, client computer is the handheld computer with communication function.In another embodiment, client computer is the personal computer with communication function.Computer system among the LOI also can be suitably configured.In addition, where necessary, for example hardware of GPS receiver can be incorporated in the client computer, to realize various embodiment of the present invention.
The foregoing description is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Under the situation that does not break away from inventive concept disclosed herein, those skilled in the art can carry out various utilizations and modification to the foregoing description.Therefore, the present invention is only limited by the scope of claims.
Various illustrative logical, logical block, module and the circuit described in conjunction with embodiment disclosed herein can utilize following hardware to realize, i.e. general processor, digital signal processor (DSP), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components or be designed for the combination in any of carrying out function described herein.General processor can be a microprocessor, but alternatively, processor can be any conventional processors, controller, microcontroller or state machine.Processor can also be embodied as the combination of a plurality of computing equipments, the combination of for example combination of the combination of DSP and microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessor and DSP core or any other such configuration.
In the software module or both combinations that the method for describing in conjunction with embodiment disclosed herein or the step of algorithm can be embodied directly in hardware, carried out by processor.Software module can reside in the storage medium of RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, eprom memory, eeprom memory, register, hard disk, displacement disc, CD-ROM or any other form known in the art.Exemplary storage medium is connected to processor, makes processor to read information from storage medium and information is write storage medium.Alternatively, storage medium can be integrated in the processor.Processor and storage medium can reside among the ASIC.ASIC can reside in the user terminal.Alternatively, processor and storage medium can be used as discrete assembly and reside in the user terminal.
Those skilled in the art provide explanation to disclosed embodiment so that can realize or use the present invention.Those skilled in the art can easily understand the various modifications to these embodiment, and under the situation that does not break away from the spirit or scope of the present invention, the General Principle of this paper definition can be applied to other embodiment, for example instant message passing service or any general wireless data communication applications.Thereby the present invention is not intended to be limited to embodiment illustrated herein, and should give and principle disclosed herein and the corresponding to wide region of novel feature.Word " exemplary " specially refers to " example or illustration as an example, " in this article.Any embodiment that will this paper be described as " exemplary " is interpreted as being preferable over or is better than other embodiment
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1, a kind ofly be used for prohibiting broadcasting at cellular network multimedia distribution system, the method for retune and subscription enforcement, this method comprises:
Define a plurality of coverages in the described cellular network multimedia distribution system;
Determine that client computer is at least one subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages in described a plurality of coverages; And
Handle at least one coverage particular message based on described at least one subordinate relation.
2, method according to claim 1, wherein, the operation that defines described a plurality of coverages comprises: create a plurality of geographic areas, each geographic area has close-shaped.
3, method according to claim 2, wherein, described close-shaped be geometry.
4, method according to claim 2 wherein, utilizes the attribute of the received signal that comprises media services to determine the zone.
5, method according to claim 1, wherein, described a plurality of coverages are continuous.
6, method according to claim 1, wherein, described a plurality of coverages overlap.
7, method according to claim 1 wherein, is determined to comprise in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to described at least one subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages: determine the operation in the approximate geographical position of described client computer.
8, method according to claim 7 wherein, determines that the operation in the described geographical position of described client computer comprises: determine the operation of the gps coordinate of described client computer.
9, method according to claim 1, wherein, described at least one coverage particular message comprises at least one message of definition incident, described incident from comprise readjustment, prohibit broadcasting and the group of available reservation select.
10, method according to claim 1, wherein, determine to comprise: determine the operation of getting in touch between described client computer and the described coverage in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to described at least one subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages.
11, method according to claim 10 wherein, determines that described client computer comprises with the operation of getting in touch between the described coverage: detect communicating by letter between described client computer and the local operation infrastructure.
12, method according to claim 11, wherein, one of described a plurality of coverages are determined by the overlay area of described local operation infrastructure.
13, method according to claim 11 wherein, detects described communication between described client computer and the local operation infrastructure at scheduled time slot.
14, method according to claim 1 also comprises the operation that wireless network is associated with at least one coverage in described a plurality of coverages.
15, method according to claim 14, wherein, the operation that described wireless network is associated with at least one coverage in described a plurality of coverages comprises: the operation that one group of base station transceiver system (BTS) is associated with described at least one coverage in described a plurality of coverages.
16, method according to claim 1, wherein, determine to comprise in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages:
Base stations detected transceiver system (BTS); And
Determine that whether described BTS is the effective BTS in the institute slave service area territory.
17, method according to claim 16, wherein, the operation that detects described BTS comprises: detect the step from the pilot tone of described BTS.
18, method according to claim 1, wherein, determine to comprise: determine the level of a plurality of pilot tones of a plurality of base station transceiver system (BTS) and the operation of relative intensity in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages.
19, a kind of computer-readable medium that wherein stores instruction, when processor is carried out the instruction of being stored, the method that described instruction is carried out this processor to be used for and prohibited broadcasting at cellular network multimedia distribution system, the biharmonic roaming is implemented, this method comprises:
Receive a plurality of coverages in the described cellular network multimedia distribution system;
Determine that client computer is to the subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages in described a plurality of coverages; And
Handle the coverage particular message based on described subordinate relation.
20, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein, the operation that receives described a plurality of coverages comprises: create the operation of a plurality of geographic areas, each geographic area has close-shaped.
21, computer-readable medium according to claim 20, wherein, described close-shaped be geometry.
22, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein, described a plurality of coverages are continuous.
23, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein, described a plurality of coverages overlap.
24, computer-readable medium according to claim 19 wherein, is determined to comprise in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages: determine the operation in the geographical position of described client computer.
25, computer-readable medium according to claim 24 wherein, determines that the operation in the described geographical position of described client computer comprises: determine the operation of the gps coordinate of described client computer.
26, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein, described coverage particular message comprises: a message of selecting from comprise the group of roaming message, the message of resetting and the message of prohibiting broadcasting.
27, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein, determine to comprise: determine the operation of getting in touch between described client computer and the described coverage in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages.
28, computer-readable medium according to claim 27 wherein, determines that described client computer comprises with the operation of getting in touch between the described coverage: detect the operation of communicating by letter between described client computer and the local operation infrastructure.
29, computer-readable medium according to claim 28, wherein, one of described a plurality of coverages are determined by the overlay area of described local operation infrastructure.
30, computer-readable medium according to claim 28 wherein, detects described communication between described client computer and the local operation infrastructure at scheduled time slot.
31, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, described method also comprises: wireless network is associated with at least one coverage in described a plurality of coverages.
32, computer-readable medium according to claim 31, wherein, the operation that described wireless network is associated with at least one coverage in described a plurality of coverages comprises: the operation that one group of base station transceiver system (BTS) is associated with at least one coverage in described a plurality of coverages.
33, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein, determine to comprise in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages:
Base stations detected transceiver system (BTS); And
Determine that whether described BTS is the effective BTS in the institute slave service area territory.
34, computer-readable medium according to claim 33, wherein, the operation that detects described BTS comprises: detect the operation from the pilot tone of described BTS.
35, computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein, determine to comprise: determine the level of a plurality of pilot tones of a plurality of base station transceiver system (BTS) and the operation of relative intensity in the operation of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages.
36, the equipment of a kind ofly be used for prohibiting broadcasting at cellular network multimedia distribution system, the biharmonic roaming being implemented comprises:
Be used for receiving the device of a plurality of coverages of described cellular network multimedia distribution system;
Be used for determining at the device of described a plurality of coverages client computer to the subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages; And
Be used for handling the device of coverage particular message based on described subordinate relation.
37, equipment according to claim 36, wherein, the device that is used to receive described a plurality of coverages comprises: be used to create the device of a plurality of geographic areas, each geographic area has close-shaped.
38, according to the described equipment of claim 37, wherein, described close-shaped be geometry.
39, equipment according to claim 36, wherein, described a plurality of coverages are continuous.
40, equipment according to claim 36, wherein, described a plurality of coverages overlap.
41, equipment according to claim 36 wherein, is used to determine to comprise at the device of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages: the device that is used for the geographical position of definite described client computer.
42, according to the described equipment of claim 41, wherein, the device that is used for the described geographical position of definite described client computer comprises: the device that is used for the gps coordinate of definite described client computer.
43, equipment according to claim 36, wherein, described coverage particular message comprises: a message of selecting from comprise the group of roaming message, the message of resetting and the message of prohibiting broadcasting.
44, equipment according to claim 36, wherein, be used to determine to comprise: be used for the device of getting in touch between definite described client computer and the described coverage at the device of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages.
45, according to the described equipment of claim 44, wherein, be used for determining that the device of getting in touch between described client computer and the described coverage comprises: be used to detect the communicating devices between described client computer and the local operation infrastructure.
46, according to the described equipment of claim 45, wherein, one of described a plurality of coverages are determined by the overlay area of described local operation infrastructure.
47,, wherein, detect described communication between described client computer and the local operation infrastructure at scheduled time slot according to the described equipment of claim 45.
48, equipment according to claim 36 also comprises being used for device that wireless network is associated with at least one coverage of described a plurality of coverages.
49, according to the described equipment of claim 48, wherein, be used for described wireless network is comprised with the device that at least one coverage of described a plurality of coverages is associated: be used for device that one group of base station transceiver system (BTS) is associated with described at least one coverage of described a plurality of coverages.
50, equipment according to claim 36 wherein, is used to determine comprise at the device of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages:
The device that is used for base stations detected transceiver system (BTS); And
Be used for determining whether described BTS is the device of the effective BTS in the institute slave service area territory.
51, according to the described equipment of claim 50, wherein, the device that is used to detect described BTS comprises: be used to detect the device from the pilot tone of described BTS.
52, equipment according to claim 36, wherein, be used to determine to comprise: be used for determining the level of a plurality of pilot tones of a plurality of base station transceiver system (BTS) and the device of relative intensity at the device of client computer described in described a plurality of coverages to the described subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages.
53, at least a processor, it is configured to realize to be used for define the method for a plurality of coverages of cellular network multimedia distribution system, and this method comprises:
Define a plurality of coverages in the described cellular network multimedia distribution system;
Determine that client computer is at least one subordinate relation of one of described a plurality of coverages in described a plurality of coverages; And
Handle at least one coverage particular message based on described at least one subordinate relation.
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